Anthony Davis vs. Franz Wagner: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Franz Wagner and Anthony Davis to determine who has the better numbers. Here you can compare their career totals, points per game, games of 40+ points, 50+, etc. and their year-by-year scoring averages side by side, both in the Regular Season and Playoffs.

Anthony Davis has one of the highest career point averages in NBA history, and here we compare his scoring stats with those recorded by Franz Wagner.

By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Anthony Davis has better scoring stats than Franz Wagner in averages and totals, both in the regular season and Playoffs. However, we won't stop there and we'll go into detail to analyze what these statistics are made up of, from how many games they had in each threshold (30+ points, 40+, 50+, etc.) to their season-by-season scoring averages.

Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?

Points in the Regular Season

In his 14 NBA regular seasons played, Anthony Davis averages 5 points more than Franz Wagner in his 5 seasons (24.1 points against 19.1), and he also scored a total of 13,418 points more (19,082 vs. 5,664).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Anthony Davis 24.1
+5.0
14
Franz Wagner 19.1
5

Total Points

Seasons
Anthony Davis 19,082
+13,418
14
Franz Wagner 5,664
5

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Anthony Davis has a better career point average than Franz Wagner (+4.3 points per game) and he also scored more points (+1,305).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Anthony Davis 26.1
+4.3
6
Franz Wagner 21.8
2

Total Points

Playoffs
Anthony Davis 1,566
+1,305
6
Franz Wagner 261
2

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

Anthony Davis 5
+5
Franz Wagner 0

40+ Point Games

Anthony Davis 45
+45
Franz Wagner 0

30+ Point Games

Anthony Davis 225
+200
Franz Wagner 25

20+ Point Games

Anthony Davis 537
+399
Franz Wagner 138

10+ Point Games

Anthony Davis 735
+465
Franz Wagner 270

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Anthony Davis 789
+495
Franz Wagner 294

0 Point Games (games without points)

Anthony Davis 3
+1
Franz Wagner 2

Playoffs

40+ Point Games

Anthony Davis 3
+3
Franz Wagner 0

30+ Point Games

Anthony Davis 23
+21
Franz Wagner 2

20+ Point Games

Anthony Davis 46
+39
Franz Wagner 7

10+ Point Games

Anthony Davis 58
+47
Franz Wagner 11

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Anthony Davis 59
+47
Franz Wagner 12

0 Point Games (games without points)

Anthony Davis 1
+1
Franz Wagner 0

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Anthony Davis 24.1 9.0 17.3 52.2 0.5 1.6 29.5 5.6 7.0 79.4 14 792
difference:+5.0+1.9+2.4+4.7+1.0+2.9+2.8+2.1+2.9+5.7+9+496
Franz Wagner 19.1 7.1 14.9 47.5 1.5 4.5 32.3 3.5 4.1 85.1 5 296

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Anthony Davis 19,082 7,139 13,664 52.2 378 1,280 29.5 4,426 5,577 79.4 14 792
difference:+13,418+5,036+9,239+4.7+54+56+2.8+3,400+4,372+5.7+9+496
Franz Wagner 5,664 2,103 4,425 47.5 432 1,336 32.3 1,026 1,205 85.1 5 296

Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Anthony Davis 26.1 9.6 17.7 54.2 0.6 1.9 31.3 6.4 7.6 84.0 6 60
difference:+4.3+1.8+0.5+11.5+0.7+4.0+8.8+1.5+1.8+0.3+4+48
Franz Wagner 21.8 7.8 18.2 42.7 1.3 5.9 22.5 4.9 5.8 84.3 2 12

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Anthony Davis 1,566 574 1,059 54.2 36 115 31.3 382 455 84.0 6 60
difference:+1,305+481+841+11.5+20+44+8.8+323+385+0.3+4+48
Franz Wagner 261 93 218 42.7 16 71 22.5 59 70 84.3 2 12

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Anthony Davis 13.5
201364
Franz Wagner 15.2
+1.7
202279

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Anthony Davis 20.8
+2.2
201467
Franz Wagner 18.6
202380

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Anthony Davis 24.4
+4.7
201568
Franz Wagner 19.7
202472

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Anthony Davis 24.3
+0.1
201661
Franz Wagner 24.2
202560

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Anthony Davis 28.0
+5.6
201775
Franz Wagner 22.4
20265

Anthony Davis' additional seasons:

* Anthony Davis played 9 seasons more than Franz Wagner in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 6 to 14, from 2018 to 2026—he averaged 25.4 points in a total of 457 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 28.1 ppg and his lowest 20.8.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Anthony Davis -
DNP
20130
Franz Wagner -
DNP
20220

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Anthony Davis -
DNP
20140
Franz Wagner -
DNP
20230

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Anthony Davis 31.5
+12.6
20154
Franz Wagner 18.9
20247

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Anthony Davis -
DNP
20160
Franz Wagner 25.8
+25.8
20255

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Anthony Davis -
DNP
20170
Franz Wagner -
DNP *
20260
* season in progress

Anthony Davis' additional Playoffs:

* During his 9 additional NBA seasons, Anthony Davis played in 5 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship. In those postseasons he averaged 25.7 points in a total of 56 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 30.1 ppg and his lowest 17.4.