Eduardo Najera vs. Franz Wagner Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Franz Wagner and Eduardo Najera, 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

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.

Eduardo Najera played 12 years in the NBA, 9 more than Franz Wagner, who played 3. Eduardo Najera had the first of his seasons in 2000-01, 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
Eduardo Najera 12 9 2000-01 to 2011-12
Franz Wagner 3 1 2021-22 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Eduardo Najera Franz Wagner
Season 2000-012021-22
Team Dallas MavericksOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Mavericks Lost West Conf SemisDid 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 %
Eduardo Najera 40 10.8 3.3 1.0 1.4 2.4 0.7 0.3 0.2 0.4 1.2 1.5 2.8 .523 0.0 0.1 .333 0.4 0.8 .424
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 %
Eduardo Najera 7 6.0 3.0 1.0 1.1 2.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 1.1 1.3 2.4 .529 0.4 0.6 .750 0.0 0.0 -
Franz Wagner ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Eduardo Najera Franz Wagner
Season 2001-022022-23
Team Dallas MavericksOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Mavericks Lost West Conf SemisDid 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 %
Eduardo Najera 62 21.9 6.5 2.4 3.1 5.5 0.6 0.9 0.5 0.6 2.5 2.4 4.8 .500 0.0 0.0 .000 1.6 2.4 .676
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 %
Eduardo Najera 8 15.4 4.6 0.4 1.3 1.6 0.1 0.4 0.0 0.3 2.8 2.0 2.9 .696 0.0 0.0 - 0.6 1.0 .625
Franz Wagner ------- --- ----------

Season 3

Eduardo Najera Franz Wagner
Season 2002-032023-24
Team Dallas MavericksOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Mavericks Lost West Conf FinalsMagic 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 %
Eduardo Najera 48 23.0 6.7 1.9 2.8 4.6 1.0 0.8 0.5 0.5 2.7 2.7 4.8 .558 0.0 0.0 .000 1.3 1.9 .681
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 %
Eduardo Najera 19 20.8 6.1 1.9 2.0 3.9 0.8 0.7 0.2 0.8 2.8 2.1 4.5 .453 0.0 0.0 - 2.0 2.5 .792
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

Eduardo Najera Franz Wagner
Season 2003-04-
Team Dallas Mavericks-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Mavericks 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 %
Eduardo Najera 58 12.4 3.0 1.2 1.5 2.7 0.4 0.6 0.3 0.5 1.6 1.2 2.8 .444 0.0 0.1 .500 0.5 0.8 .652
Franz Wagner ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Eduardo Najera 5 11.2 2.4 2.0 1.4 3.4 0.6 0.6 0.4 0.4 2.4 1.0 2.2 .455 0.0 0.0 - 0.4 0.4 1.000
Franz Wagner ------- --- ----------

Season 5

Eduardo Najera Franz Wagner
Season 2004-05-
Team Golden State Warriors, Denver Nuggets-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nuggets 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 %
Eduardo Najera 68 17.4 5.2 1.5 2.1 3.6 1.0 0.6 0.4 0.9 2.2 2.1 4.7 .450 0.1 0.3 .286 0.9 1.3 .637
Franz Wagner ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Eduardo Najera 2 6.0 0.0 0.5 0.5 1.0 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.5 0.0 1.0 .000 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -
Franz Wagner ------- --- ----------

Season 6

Eduardo Najera Franz Wagner
Season 2005-06-
Team Denver Nuggets-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nuggets 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 %
Eduardo Najera 64 22.6 5.4 2.0 3.1 5.1 0.8 0.8 0.5 0.8 2.6 2.0 4.7 .422 0.1 0.2 .333 1.4 1.8 .781
Franz Wagner ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Eduardo Najera 4 22.3 2.0 1.0 2.8 3.8 0.5 0.8 0.0 1.0 3.3 0.8 3.5 .214 0.0 0.0 - 0.5 1.0 .500
Franz Wagner ------- --- ----------

Season 7

Eduardo Najera Franz Wagner
Season 2006-07-
Team Denver Nuggets-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nuggets 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 %
Eduardo Najera 75 22.1 6.6 1.7 2.4 4.1 0.9 1.0 0.3 0.7 2.8 2.7 4.7 .576 0.0 0.2 .083 1.2 1.6 .715
Franz Wagner ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Eduardo Najera 5 19.2 1.8 2.2 3.4 5.6 0.4 0.4 0.2 0.4 2.0 0.8 3.4 .235 0.0 0.6 .000 0.2 0.4 .500
Franz Wagner ------- --- ----------

Season 8

Eduardo Najera Franz Wagner
Season 2007-08-
Team Denver Nuggets-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nuggets 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 %
Eduardo Najera 78 21.3 5.9 1.4 2.9 4.3 1.2 0.9 0.5 0.8 2.6 2.2 4.7 .473 0.7 1.9 .361 0.8 1.1 .708
Franz Wagner ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Eduardo Najera 4 19.5 4.0 1.3 2.0 3.3 1.5 0.8 0.3 1.3 3.8 1.8 3.5 .500 0.5 1.3 .400 0.0 0.0 -
Franz Wagner ------- --- ----------

Season 9

Eduardo Najera Franz Wagner
Season 2008-09-
Team New Jersey Nets-
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 %
Eduardo Najera 27 11.8 2.9 0.6 1.9 2.5 0.7 0.4 0.1 0.7 1.9 1.2 2.7 .446 0.2 0.9 .200 0.3 0.8 .364
Franz Wagner ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Eduardo Najera ------- --- ----------
Franz Wagner ------- --- ----------

Season 10

Eduardo Najera Franz Wagner
Season 2009-10-
Team New Jersey Nets, Dallas Mavericks-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Mavericks 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 %
Eduardo Najera 46 14.9 3.4 0.7 1.8 2.5 0.6 0.6 0.3 0.5 2.0 1.3 3.2 .425 0.4 1.4 .297 0.3 0.5 .583
Franz Wagner ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Eduardo Najera 5 7.2 0.8 1.0 0.8 1.8 0.0 0.4 0.0 0.2 1.6 0.4 1.6 .250 0.0 1.0 .000 0.0 0.0 -
Franz Wagner ------- --- ----------

Season 11

Eduardo Najera Franz Wagner
Season 2010-11-
Team Charlotte Bobcats-
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 %
Eduardo Najera 31 12.0 2.2 0.5 1.0 1.4 0.6 0.4 0.2 0.4 1.7 0.8 2.3 .361 0.4 1.1 .324 0.2 0.4 .545
Franz Wagner ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Eduardo Najera ------- --- ----------
Franz Wagner ------- --- ----------

Season 12

Eduardo Najera Franz Wagner
Season 2011-12-
Team Charlotte Bobcats-
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 %
Eduardo Najera 22 12.3 2.6 0.5 1.8 2.3 0.5 0.9 0.2 0.3 1.8 1.1 2.9 .375 0.4 1.3 .276 0.1 0.2 .500
Franz Wagner ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Eduardo Najera ------- --- ----------
Franz Wagner ------- --- ----------