Bill Bradley vs. Franz Wagner Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Franz Wagner and Bill Bradley, 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.

Bill Bradley played 10 years in the NBA, 7 more than Franz Wagner, who played 3. Bill Bradley had the first of his seasons in 1967-68, 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
Bill Bradley 10 8 1967-68 to 1976-77
Franz Wagner 3 1 2021-22 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Bill Bradley Franz Wagner
Season 1967-682021-22
Team New York KnicksOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Div 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 %
Bill Bradley 45 19.4 8.0 - - 2.5 3.0 - - - 3.1 3.2 7.6 .416 - - - 1.7 2.3 .731
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 %
Bill Bradley 6 10.7 5.5 - - 1.0 0.3 - - - 1.2 2.0 4.7 .429 - - - 1.5 2.2 .692
Franz Wagner ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Bill Bradley Franz Wagner
Season 1968-692022-23
Team New York KnicksOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Div FinalsDid 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 %
Bill Bradley 82 29.4 12.4 - - 4.3 3.7 - - - 3.6 5.0 11.6 .429 - - - 2.5 3.1 .814
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 %
Bill Bradley 10 41.9 16.0 - - 7.3 4.0 - - - 3.8 6.5 14.1 .461 - - - 3.0 3.9 .769
Franz Wagner ------- --- ----------

Season 3

Bill Bradley Franz Wagner
Season 1969-702023-24
Team New York KnicksOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionMagic 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 %
Bill Bradley 67 31.3 14.5 - - 3.6 4.0 - - - 3.3 6.2 13.4 .460 - - - 2.2 2.6 .824
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 %
Bill Bradley 19 32.4 12.4 - - 3.8 3.2 - - - 3.1 5.3 12.3 .429 - - - 1.8 2.3 .814
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

Bill Bradley Franz Wagner
Season 1970-71-
Team New York Knicks-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Conf Finals-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bill Bradley 78 29.5 12.4 - - 3.3 3.6 - - - 3.1 5.3 11.7 .453 - - - 1.8 2.2 .823
Franz Wagner ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bill Bradley 12 30.7 10.5 - - 3.4 3.6 - - - 3.3 4.7 11.0 .424 - - - 1.2 1.6 .737
Franz Wagner ------- --- ----------

Season 5

Bill Bradley Franz Wagner
Season 1971-72-
Team New York Knicks-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Knicks Lost NBA Finals-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bill Bradley 78 35.6 15.1 - - 3.2 4.0 - - - 3.3 6.5 13.9 .465 - - - 2.2 2.6 .849
Franz Wagner ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bill Bradley 16 37.1 16.2 - - 2.9 3.4 - - - 4.1 6.6 14.2 .467 - - - 2.9 3.5 .839
Franz Wagner ------- --- ----------

Season 6

Bill Bradley Franz Wagner
Season 1972-73-
Team New York Knicks-
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA Champion-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bill Bradley 82 36.6 16.1 - - 3.7 4.5 - - - 3.3 7.0 15.3 .459 - - - 2.1 2.4 .871
Franz Wagner ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bill Bradley 17 34.5 14.0 - - 3.4 2.6 - - - 3.5 5.8 13.0 .448 - - - 2.4 2.9 .800
Franz Wagner ------- --- ----------

Season 7

Bill Bradley Franz Wagner
Season 1973-74-
Team New York Knicks-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Conf Finals-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bill Bradley 82 34.3 14.0 0.7 2.4 3.1 3.0 0.5 0.3 - 3.4 6.1 13.6 .451 - - - 1.8 2.0 .874
Franz Wagner ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bill Bradley 12 35.4 12.6 0.7 1.7 2.3 1.1 0.6 0.3 - 3.3 5.3 13.3 .396 - - - 2.1 2.4 .862
Franz Wagner ------- --- ----------

Season 8

Bill Bradley Franz Wagner
Season 1974-75-
Team New York Knicks-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Knicks 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 %
Bill Bradley 79 35.3 13.3 0.8 2.4 3.2 3.1 0.9 0.2 - 3.6 5.7 13.1 .436 - - - 1.8 2.1 .873
Franz Wagner ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bill Bradley 3 29.3 6.7 1.3 1.7 3.0 2.0 0.7 0.0 - 1.7 3.0 8.0 .375 - - - 0.7 0.7 1.000
Franz Wagner ------- --- ----------

Season 9

Bill Bradley Franz Wagner
Season 1975-76-
Team New York Knicks-
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 %
Bill Bradley 82 33.0 11.1 0.6 2.3 2.9 3.0 0.8 0.2 - 3.1 4.8 11.0 .433 - - - 1.6 1.8 .878
Franz Wagner ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bill Bradley ------- --- ----------
Franz Wagner ------- --- ----------

Season 10

Bill Bradley Franz Wagner
Season 1976-77-
Team New York Knicks-
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 %
Bill Bradley 67 15.3 4.3 0.4 1.1 1.5 1.9 0.4 0.1 - 1.8 1.9 4.1 .464 - - - 0.5 0.6 .810
Franz Wagner ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bill Bradley ------- --- ----------
Franz Wagner ------- --- ----------