Shai Gilgeous-Alexander vs. Franz Wagner: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Franz Wagner and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 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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Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 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 Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 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.

On this page we compare:

Who has better scoring stats? Career Numbers
Games of 30+ points, 40+, 50+, etc
Shooting Stats
Points Year by Year

Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?

Points in the Regular Season

In his 7 NBA regular seasons played, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander averages 5.3 points more than Franz Wagner in his 4 seasons (24.4 points against 19.1), and he also scored a total of 5,742 points more (11,294 vs. 5,552).

Points Per Game

Seasons
S. Gilgeous-Alexander 24.4
+5.3
7
Franz Wagner 19.1
4

Total Points

Seasons
S. Gilgeous-Alexander 11,294
+5,742
7
Franz Wagner 5,552
4

Scoring Titles

S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1
Scoring leader
+1
Franz Wagner 0

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has a better career point average than Franz Wagner (+4 points per game) and he also scored more points (+925).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
S. Gilgeous-Alexander 25.8
+4.0
4
Franz Wagner 21.8
2

Total Points

Playoffs
S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1,186
+925
4
Franz Wagner 261
2

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4
+4
Franz Wagner 0

40+ Point Games

S. Gilgeous-Alexander 26
+26
Franz Wagner 0

30+ Point Games

S. Gilgeous-Alexander 178
+153
Franz Wagner 25

20+ Point Games

S. Gilgeous-Alexander 313
+179
Franz Wagner 134

10+ Point Games

S. Gilgeous-Alexander 421
+156
Franz Wagner 265

1+ Point Games (games with points)

S. Gilgeous-Alexander 460
+171
Franz Wagner 289

0 Point Games (games without points)

S. Gilgeous-Alexander 2
Franz Wagner 2

Playoffs

40+ Point Games

S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1
+1
Franz Wagner 0

30+ Point Games

S. Gilgeous-Alexander 22
+20
Franz Wagner 2

20+ Point Games

S. Gilgeous-Alexander 34
+27
Franz Wagner 7

10+ Point Games

S. Gilgeous-Alexander 41
+30
Franz Wagner 11

1+ Point Games (games with points)

S. Gilgeous-Alexander 46
+34
Franz Wagner 12

0 Point Games (games without points)

S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0
Franz Wagner 0

Career Shooting Stats Comparison

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 24.4 8.5 17.0 50.1 1.3 3.7 35.5 6.0 7.0 86.2 7 462
difference:+5.3+1.4+2.1+2.7+0.2+0.8+3.3+2.6+3.0+0.6+3+171
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
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 11,294 3,943 7,872 50.1 614 1,729 35.5 2,794 3,243 86.2 7 462
difference:+5,742+1,880+3,522+2.7+190+412+3.3+1,792+2,072+0.6+3+171
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
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 25.8 8.9 19.1 46.8 1.5 4.4 35.0 6.4 7.4 85.9 4 46
difference:+4.0+1.1+0.9+4.2+0.2+1.5+12.5+1.5+1.6+1.6+2+34
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
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 1,186 411 878 46.8 71 203 35.0 293 341 85.9 4 46
difference:+925+318+660+4.2+55+132+12.5+234+271+1.6+2+34
Franz Wagner 261 93 218 42.7 16 71 22.5 59 70 84.3 2 12

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

Scoring leader= NBA Scoring Leader
NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
S. Gilgeous-Alexander 10.8
201982
Franz Wagner 15.2
+4.4
202279

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
S. Gilgeous-Alexander 19.0
+0.4
202070
Franz Wagner 18.6
202380

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
S. Gilgeous-Alexander 23.7
+4.0
202135
Franz Wagner 19.7
202472

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
S. Gilgeous-Alexander 24.5
+0.3
202256
Franz Wagner 24.2
202560

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander's additional seasons:

* Shai Gilgeous-Alexander played 3 seasons more than Franz Wagner in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 5 to 7, from 2023 to 2025—he averaged 31.4 points in a total of 219 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 32.7 ppg and his lowest 30.1.

In those 3 extra years over Franz Wagner, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander won 1 scoring title.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
S. Gilgeous-Alexander 13.7
+13.7
20196
Franz Wagner -
DNP
20220

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
S. Gilgeous-Alexander 16.3
+16.3
20207
Franz Wagner -
DNP
20230

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
S. Gilgeous-Alexander -
DNP
20210
Franz Wagner 18.9
+18.9
20247

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
S. Gilgeous-Alexander -
DNP
20220
Franz Wagner 25.8
+25.8
20255

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander's additional Playoffs:

* During his 3 additional NBA seasons, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander played in two Playoffs and won one NBA Championship. In those postseasons he averaged 30.0 points in a total of 33 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 30.2 ppg and his lowest 29.9.

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