Franz Wagner vs. Victor Wembanyama: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Victor Wembanyama and Franz Wagner 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.

Victor Wembanyama 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 in the regular season Victor Wembanyama has a better scoring average and Franz Wagner scored more points, and since Victor Wembanyama didn't play in the postseason, you could also say that Franz Wagner has better playoff stats. 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 2 NBA regular seasons played, Victor Wembanyama averages 3.4 points more than Franz Wagner in his 4 seasons (22.5 points against 19.1). On the other hand Franz Wagner scored a total of 2,914 points more than Victor Wembanyama (5,552 vs. 2,638).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Franz Wagner 19.1
4
Victor Wembanyama 22.5
+3.4
2

Total Points

Seasons
Franz Wagner 5,552
+2,914
4
Victor Wembanyama 2,638
2

Points in the Playoffs

Victor Wembanyama didn't play in the NBA postseason, so obviously Franz Wagner has better playoff stats in points per game and total points scored.

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Franz Wagner 21.8
+21.8
2
Victor Wembanyama 0
0

Total Points

Playoffs
Franz Wagner 261
+261
2
Victor Wembanyama 0
0

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

Franz Wagner 0
Victor Wembanyama 1
+1

40+ Point Games

Franz Wagner 0
Victor Wembanyama 4
+4

30+ Point Games

Franz Wagner 25
+2
Victor Wembanyama 23

20+ Point Games

Franz Wagner 134
+61
Victor Wembanyama 73

10+ Point Games

Franz Wagner 265
+152
Victor Wembanyama 113

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Franz Wagner 289
+172
Victor Wembanyama 117

0 Point Games (games without points)

Franz Wagner 2
+2
Victor Wembanyama 0

Playoffs

Victor Wembanyama didn't play in the NBA postseason, so Franz Wagner's point thresholds are omited here.

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Franz Wagner 19.1 7.1 14.9 47.4 1.5 4.5 32.2 3.4 4.0 85.6 4 291
difference:+3.4+1.1+2.6+0.5+0.8+2.3+1.7+0.4+0.8+4.7+2+174
Victor Wembanyama 22.5 8.2 17.5 46.9 2.3 6.8 33.9 3.8 4.8 80.9 2 117

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Franz Wagner 5,552 2,063 4,350 47.4 424 1,317 32.2 1,002 1,171 85.6 4 291
difference:+2,914+1,104+2,307+0.5+154+520+1.7+552+615+4.7+2+174
Victor Wembanyama 2,638 959 2,043 46.9 270 797 33.9 450 556 80.9 2 117

Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Franz Wagner 21.8 7.8 18.2 42.7 1.3 5.9 22.5 4.9 5.8 84.3 2 12
difference:+21.8+7.8+18.2+42.7+1.3+5.9+22.5+4.9+5.8+84.3+2+12
Victor Wembanyama DNP - - - - - - - - - 0 0

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Franz Wagner 261 93 218 42.7 16 71 22.5 59 70 84.3 2 12
difference:+261+93+218+42.7+16+71+22.5+59+70+84.3+2+12
Victor Wembanyama DNP - - - - - - - - - 0 0

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Franz Wagner 15.2
202279
Victor Wembanyama 21.4
+6.2
202471

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Franz Wagner 18.6
202380
Victor Wembanyama 24.3
+5.7
202546

Franz Wagner's additional seasons:

* Franz Wagner played 2 seasons more than Victor Wembanyama in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 3 to 4, from 2024 to 2025—he averaged 21.7 points in a total of 132 regular season games.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Franz Wagner -
DNP
20220
Victor Wembanyama -
DNP
20240

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Franz Wagner -
DNP
20230
Victor Wembanyama -
DNP
20250

Franz Wagner's additional Playoffs:

* During his 2 additional NBA seasons, Franz Wagner played in two Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 21.8 points in a total of 12 games.