Bradley Beal vs. Franz Wagner: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Franz Wagner and Bradley Beal 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.

By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Bradley Beal 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
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Points in the Regular Season

In his 13 NBA regular seasons played, Bradley Beal averages 2.4 points more than Franz Wagner in his 4 seasons (21.5 points against 19.1), and he also scored a total of 11,705 points more (17,257 vs. 5,552).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Bradley Beal 21.5
+2.4
13
Franz Wagner 19.1
4

Total Points

Seasons
Bradley Beal 17,257
+11,705
13
Franz Wagner 5,552
4

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Bradley Beal has a better career point average than Franz Wagner (+1.1 points per game) and he also scored more points (+862).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Bradley Beal 22.9
+1.1
6
Franz Wagner 21.8
2

Total Points

Playoffs
Bradley Beal 1,123
+862
6
Franz Wagner 261
2

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

60+ Point Games

Bradley Beal 1
+1
Franz Wagner 0

50+ Point Games

Bradley Beal 5
+5
Franz Wagner 0

40+ Point Games

Bradley Beal 31
+31
Franz Wagner 0

30+ Point Games

Bradley Beal 147
+122
Franz Wagner 25

20+ Point Games

Bradley Beal 448
+314
Franz Wagner 134

10+ Point Games

Bradley Beal 726
+461
Franz Wagner 265

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Bradley Beal 800
+511
Franz Wagner 289

0 Point Games (games without points)

Bradley Beal 1
Franz Wagner 2
+1

Playoffs

30+ Point Games

Bradley Beal 11
+9
Franz Wagner 2

20+ Point Games

Bradley Beal 30
+23
Franz Wagner 7

10+ Point Games

Bradley Beal 47
+36
Franz Wagner 11

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Bradley Beal 49
+37
Franz Wagner 12

0 Point Games (games without points)

Bradley Beal 0
Franz Wagner 0

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Bradley Beal 21.5 7.9 17.1 46.4 2.1 5.7 37.6 3.6 4.3 82.1 13 801
difference:+2.4+0.8+2.2+1.0+0.6+1.2+5.4+0.2+0.3+3.5+9+510
Franz Wagner 19.1 7.1 14.9 47.4 1.5 4.5 32.2 3.4 4.0 85.6 4 291

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Bradley Beal 17,257 6,346 13,664 46.4 1,717 4,569 37.6 2,848 3,467 82.1 13 801
difference:+11,705+4,283+9,314+1.0+1,293+3,252+5.4+1,846+2,296+3.5+9+510
Franz Wagner 5,552 2,063 4,350 47.4 424 1,317 32.2 1,002 1,171 85.6 4 291

Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Bradley Beal 22.9 8.3 18.9 44.2 2.3 6.5 35.3 3.9 4.8 82.8 6 49
difference:+1.1+0.5+0.7+1.5+1.0+0.6+12.8+1.0+1.0+1.5+4+37
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
Bradley Beal 1,123 409 926 44.2 112 317 35.3 193 233 82.8 6 49
difference:+862+316+708+1.5+96+246+12.8+134+163+1.5+4+37
Franz Wagner 261 93 218 42.7 16 71 22.5 59 70 84.3 2 12

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Bradley Beal 13.9
201356
Franz Wagner 15.2
+1.3
202279

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Bradley Beal 17.1
201473
Franz Wagner 18.6
+1.5
202380

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Bradley Beal 15.3
201563
Franz Wagner 19.7
+4.4
202472

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Bradley Beal 17.4
201655
Franz Wagner 24.2
+6.8
202560

Bradley Beal's additional seasons:

* Bradley Beal played 9 seasons more than Franz Wagner in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 5 to 13, from 2017 to 2025—he averaged 24.0 points in a total of 554 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 31.3 ppg and his lowest 17.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Bradley Beal -
DNP
20130
Franz Wagner -
DNP
20220

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Bradley Beal 19.2
+19.2
201411
Franz Wagner -
DNP
20230

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Bradley Beal 23.4
+4.5
201510
Franz Wagner 18.9
20247

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Bradley Beal -
DNP
20160
Franz Wagner 25.8
+25.8
20255

Bradley Beal's additional Playoffs:

* During his 9 additional NBA seasons, Bradley Beal played in 4 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 24.2 points in a total of 28 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 30 ppg and his lowest 16.5.