Brandon Jennings vs. Franz Wagner: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Franz Wagner and Brandon Jennings 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.

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By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Franz Wagner has better scoring averages both in the regular season and Playoffs and also scored more points in during the postseason while Brandon Jennings scored more points in the regular season. 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 5 NBA regular seasons played, Franz Wagner averages 5.3 points more than Brandon Jennings in his 9 seasons (19.4 points against 14.1). On the other hand Brandon Jennings scored a total of 1,704 points more than Franz Wagner (7,801 vs. 6,097).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Brandon Jennings 14.1
9
Franz Wagner 19.4
+5.3
5

Total Points

Seasons
Brandon Jennings 7,801
+1,704
9
Franz Wagner 6,097
5

Points in the Playoffs

In the NBA postseason Franz Wagner has a better career point average than Brandon Jennings (+12.9 points per game) and he also scored more points (+38).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Brandon Jennings 8.9
4
Franz Wagner 21.8
+12.9
2

Total Points

Playoffs
Brandon Jennings 223
4
Franz Wagner 261
+38
2

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

Brandon Jennings 1
+1
Franz Wagner 0

40+ Point Games

Brandon Jennings 1
+1
Franz Wagner 0

30+ Point Games

Brandon Jennings 33
+6
Franz Wagner 27

20+ Point Games

Brandon Jennings 150
Franz Wagner 152
+2

10+ Point Games

Brandon Jennings 358
+70
Franz Wagner 288

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Brandon Jennings 535
+222
Franz Wagner 313

0 Point Games (games without points)

Brandon Jennings 20
+18
Franz Wagner 2

Playoffs

30+ Point Games

Brandon Jennings 1
Franz Wagner 2
+1

20+ Point Games

Brandon Jennings 4
Franz Wagner 7
+3

10+ Point Games

Brandon Jennings 10
Franz Wagner 11
+1

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Brandon Jennings 18
+6
Franz Wagner 12

0 Point Games (games without points)

Brandon Jennings 7
+7
Franz Wagner 0

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Brandon Jennings 14.1 5.0 12.8 38.7 1.6 4.8 34.5 2.5 3.1 79.6 9 555
difference:+5.3+2.1+2.2+8.8+0.1+0.3+2.0+1.1+1.1+5.6+4+240
Franz Wagner 19.4 7.1 15.0 47.5 1.5 4.5 32.5 3.6 4.2 85.2 5 315

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Brandon Jennings 7,801 2,750 7,099 38.7 914 2,648 34.5 1,387 1,743 79.6 9 555
difference:+1,704+500+2,367+8.8+454+1,231+2.0+250+408+5.6+4+240
Franz Wagner 6,097 2,250 4,732 47.5 460 1,417 32.5 1,137 1,335 85.2 5 315

Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Brandon Jennings 8.9 3.2 8.6 37.2 0.8 3.4 23.8 1.7 2.2 79.6 4 25
difference:+12.9+4.6+9.6+5.5+0.5+2.5+1.3+3.2+3.6+4.7+2+13
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
Brandon Jennings 223 80 215 37.2 20 84 23.8 43 54 79.6 4 25
difference:+38+13+3+5.5+4+13+1.3+16+16+4.7+2+13
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
Brandon Jennings 15.5
+0.3
201082
Franz Wagner 15.2
202279

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Brandon Jennings 16.2
201163
Franz Wagner 18.6
+2.4
202380

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Brandon Jennings 19.1
201266
Franz Wagner 19.7
+0.6
202472

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Brandon Jennings 17.5
201380
Franz Wagner 24.2
+6.7
202560

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Brandon Jennings 15.5
201480
Franz Wagner 22.7
+7.2
202624

Brandon Jennings' additional seasons:

- Brandon Jennings played 4 seasons more than Franz Wagner in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 6 to 9, from 2015 to 2018—he averaged 8.8 points in a total of 184 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 15.4 ppg and his lowest 5.2.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Brandon Jennings 18.7
+18.7
20107
Franz Wagner -
DNP
20220

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Brandon Jennings -
DNP
20110
Franz Wagner -
DNP
20230

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Brandon Jennings -
DNP
20120
Franz Wagner 18.9
+18.9
20247

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Brandon Jennings 13.3
20134
Franz Wagner 25.8
+12.5
20255

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Brandon Jennings -
DNP
20140
Franz Wagner -
DNP *
20260
* season in progress

Brandon Jennings' additional Playoffs:

- During his 4 additional NBA seasons, Brandon Jennings played in two Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 2.8 points in a total of 14 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 2.8 ppg and his lowest 2.