Ben McLemore vs. Franz Wagner Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Franz Wagner and Ben McLemore, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season / Games against each other

Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.

Ben McLemore played 9 years in the NBA, 6 more than Franz Wagner, who played 3. Ben McLemore had the first of his seasons in 2013-14, while Franz Wagner had his rookie season in 2021-22. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achivements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.

Their Careers

Player		 Total Seasons Playoffs Played NBA Years
Ben McLemore 9 2 2013-14 to 2021-22
Franz Wagner 3 1 2021-22 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Ben McLemore Franz Wagner
Season 2013-142021-22
Team Sacramento KingsOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ben McLemore 82 26.7 8.8 0.6 2.2 2.9 1.0 0.5 0.2 1.2 2.5 3.1 8.3 .376 1.2 3.6 .320 1.4 1.7 .804
Franz Wagner 79 30.7 15.2 1.1 3.4 4.5 2.9 0.9 0.4 1.5 2.1 5.8 12.3 .468 1.2 3.4 .354 2.4 2.8 .863
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ben McLemore ------- --- ----------
Franz Wagner ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Ben McLemore Franz Wagner
Season 2014-152022-23
Team Sacramento KingsOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ben McLemore 82 32.6 12.1 0.4 2.6 2.9 1.7 0.9 0.2 1.7 2.7 4.4 10.1 .437 1.7 4.8 .358 1.6 2.0 .813
Franz Wagner 80 32.6 18.6 0.9 3.2 4.1 3.5 1.0 0.2 2.1 2.3 6.8 14.0 .485 1.6 4.5 .361 3.4 4.0 .842
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ben McLemore ------- --- ----------
Franz Wagner ------- --- ----------

Season 3
Ben McLemore Franz Wagner
Season 2015-162023-24
Team Sacramento KingsOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayMagic Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ben McLemore 68 21.2 7.8 0.5 1.7 2.2 1.2 0.8 0.1 1.5 2.1 2.9 6.7 .429 1.0 2.7 .362 1.1 1.5 .718
Franz Wagner 72 32.5 19.7 1.0 4.3 5.3 3.7 1.1 0.4 1.9 2.3 7.3 15.2 .482 1.3 4.6 .281 3.8 4.4 .850
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ben McLemore ------- --- ----------
Franz Wagner 7 37.0 18.9 1.4 5.4 6.9 4.4 0.7 1.3 1.3 2.9 6.0 14.7 .408 1.3 4.9 .265 5.6 6.3 .886

Season 4
Ben McLemore Franz Wagner
Season 2016-17-
Team Sacramento Kings-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ben McLemore 61 19.3 8.1 0.3 1.8 2.1 0.8 0.5 0.1 1.0 1.8 3.0 6.9 .430 1.1 2.8 .382 1.1 1.5 .753
Franz Wagner ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ben McLemore ------- --- ----------
Franz Wagner ------- --- ----------

Season 5
Ben McLemore Franz Wagner
Season 2017-18-
Team Memphis Grizzlies-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ben McLemore 56 19.5 7.5 0.6 1.9 2.5 0.9 0.7 0.3 1.1 2.5 2.8 6.7 .421 1.0 2.8 .346 0.9 1.1 .828
Franz Wagner ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ben McLemore ------- --- ----------
Franz Wagner ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Ben McLemore Franz Wagner
Season 2018-19-
Team Sacramento Kings-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ben McLemore 19 8.3 3.9 0.2 0.7 0.9 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.3 1.2 1.3 3.4 .391 0.9 2.2 .415 0.4 0.6 .667
Franz Wagner ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ben McLemore ------- --- ----------
Franz Wagner ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Ben McLemore Franz Wagner
Season 2019-20-
Team Houston Rockets-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Rockets Lost West Conf Semis-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ben McLemore 71 22.8 10.1 0.3 1.9 2.2 0.8 0.6 0.2 0.7 2.2 3.4 7.7 .444 2.5 6.4 .400 0.7 0.9 .746
Franz Wagner ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ben McLemore 11 11.8 4.0 0.2 0.8 1.0 0.5 0.4 0.0 0.3 0.7 1.4 3.6 .375 1.3 3.3 .389 0.0 0.0 -
Franz Wagner ------- --- ----------

Season 8
Ben McLemore Franz Wagner
Season 2020-21-
Team Houston Rockets, Los Angeles Lakers-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Lakers Lost West Conf 1st Rd-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ben McLemore 53 17.1 7.7 0.3 1.6 1.9 0.7 0.4 0.2 0.8 1.7 2.5 6.9 .370 1.8 5.3 .346 0.7 1.0 .736
Franz Wagner ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ben McLemore 4 9.0 1.5 0.3 1.5 1.8 0.3 0.3 0.0 0.3 1.3 0.5 2.3 .222 0.5 1.5 .333 0.0 0.0 -
Franz Wagner ------- --- ----------

Season 9
Ben McLemore Franz Wagner
Season 2021-22-
Team Portland Trail Blazers-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ben McLemore 64 20.1 10.2 0.2 1.4 1.6 0.9 0.6 0.2 0.9 1.6 3.4 8.4 .401 2.4 6.5 .362 1.1 1.4 .818
Franz Wagner ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ben McLemore ------- --- ----------
Franz Wagner ------- --- ----------
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