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Anthony Davis
Wizards · F-C · 33
Anthony Davis
vs
2025-26
Franz Wagner
Magic · F · 25
Franz Wagner
Head to head · 2025-26 regular season · stats.nba.com

Anthony Davis vs Franz Wagner

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Davis · Wagner
Anthony Davis
Davis
Wizards
2025-26
Wagner
Magic
Franz Wagner
20
Games
availability
34
31.3
Minutes
per game
30.0
20.4
Points
per game
20.6
11.1
Rebounds
per game
5.2
2.8
Assists
per game
3.3
2.8
Steals + blocks
per game
1.2
2.1
Turnovers
per game · lower is better
1.7
50.6%
Field goal %
48.1%
27.0%
Three-point %
1.9 vs 4.1 attempts
34.5%
72.8%
Free throw %
82.3%
55.1%
True shooting
TS%
58.8%
27.2%
Usage
USG%
25.6%
14.0%
Assist %
of teammates' baskets
17.5%
17.2%
Rebound %
of available
8.4%
-4.6
Net rating
on court
+3.6
15.1%
PIE
player impact estimate
13.4%
-2.5
Plus-minus
per game
+2.4
Bars show each player's share of the pair's total; the better number is in the club's color (turnovers: fewer is better).

Where the gap is

from the numbers above

Franz Wagner scored more in 2025-26, 0.2 points a game apart (20.6 vs 20.4), on Davis's heavier usage (27.2% vs 25.6%).

Wagner is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 58.8% to 55.1%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to Wagner (3.3 vs 2.8 assists), the glass to Davis (11.1 vs 5.2 rebounds).

Availability is part of the comparison: Wagner played 14 more games (34 vs 20 of 82).

With Wagner on the floor his team outscored opponents by +3.6 per 100 possessions, against -4.6 for Davis; on-court net rating carries the teammates with it, so read it next to PIE.

On the books for 2026-27: Davis $58.5M through 2027-28, Wagner $41.8M through 2029-30. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs
Davis
2025-26
Wagner
10-10
Record when playing
20-14
21.6
Points at home
21.2
18.5
Points on the road
19.8
22.2
Points in wins
22.3
18.5
Points in losses
18.1
35
Season high
37
3
30-point games
2
13
Double-doubles
0

Last games & contracts

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Davis · last 5
Wed, Oct 21 vs MIL34 pts · 12 reb · 4 ast
Fri, Oct 16 at NOP14 pts · 11 reb · 1 ast
Mon, Oct 12 vs BKN0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Sat, Oct 10 vs DET10 pts · 11 reb · 4 ast
Thu, Oct 8 at NYK16 pts · 7 reb · 2 ast
Wagner · last 5
Wed, Oct 21 vs ATL22 pts · 6 reb · 5 ast
Fri, Oct 16 vs MIA11 pts · 6 reb · 6 ast
Tue, Oct 13 vs CLE20 pts · 4 reb · 8 ast
Sun, Oct 11 at CLE10 pts · 5 reb · 3 ast
Wed, Oct 7 at MEM6 pts · 2 reb · 7 ast
Davis · contract
2026-27$58.5M
2027-28player option$62.8M
Wagner · contract
2026-27$41.8M
2027-28$44.8M
2028-29$47.9M
2029-30$51.0M

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Per-game numbers and percentages are 2025-26 regular season from stats.nba.com; splits and last games from our own game logs; contract figures are cap hits from public salary data and can lag a signing by a day. Bold marks the better number in each row (turnovers: fewer is better).