Maurice Stokes vs. Franz Wagner Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Franz Wagner and Maurice Stokes, 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.

Maurice Stokes and Franz Wagner both played 3 years in the NBA. Maurice Stokes had the first of his seasons in 1955-56, 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
Maurice Stokes 3 1 1955-56 to 1957-58
Franz Wagner 3 1 2021-22 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Maurice Stokes Franz Wagner
Season 1955-562021-22
Team Rochester RoyalsOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement Rookie of the Year-
-Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Achievement All-Star Game-
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 %
Maurice Stokes 67 34.7 16.8 - - 16.3 4.9 - - - 4.1 6.0 17.0 .354 - - - 4.8 6.7 .714
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 %
Maurice Stokes ------- --- ----------
Franz Wagner ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Maurice Stokes Franz Wagner
Season 1956-572022-23
Team Rochester RoyalsOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement Rebounds Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
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 %
Maurice Stokes 72 38.3 15.6 - - 17.4 4.6 - - - 4.0 6.0 17.3 .347 - - - 3.6 5.3 .665
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 %
Maurice Stokes ------- --- ----------
Franz Wagner ------- --- ----------

Season 3
Maurice Stokes Franz Wagner
Season 1957-582023-24
Team Cincinnati RoyalsOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Royals Lost West Div SemisMagic 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 %
Maurice Stokes 63 39.0 16.9 - - 18.1 6.4 - - - 3.6 6.6 18.7 .351 - - - 3.8 5.3 .715
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 %
Maurice Stokes 1 39.0 12.0 - - 15.0 2.0 - - - 3.0 3.0 12.0 .250 - - - 6.0 7.0 .857
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
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