Bill Gabor vs. Franz Wagner Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Franz Wagner and Bill Gabor, 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 Gabor played 6 years in the NBA, 3 more than Franz Wagner, who played 3. Bill Gabor had the first of his seasons in 1949-50, 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 Gabor 6 5 1949-50 to 1954-55
Franz Wagner 3 1 2021-22 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Bill Gabor Franz Wagner
Season 1949-502021-22
Team Syracuse NationalsOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Nationals Lost NBA 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 Gabor 56 - 10.9 - - - 1.9 - - - 3.5 4.0 12.0 .337 - - - 2.8 4.1 .689
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 Gabor 10 - 7.6 - - - 2.5 - - - 2.7 2.5 9.7 .258 - - - 2.6 3.1 .839
Franz Wagner ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Bill Gabor Franz Wagner
Season 1950-512022-23
Team Syracuse NationalsOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nationals 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 Gabor 61 - 11.3 - - 2.5 2.0 - - - 3.5 4.2 12.2 .342 - - - 2.9 4.0 .740
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 Gabor 7 - 9.0 - - 2.9 2.6 - - - 3.4 3.9 10.3 .375 - - - 1.3 2.0 .643
Franz Wagner ------- --- ----------

Season 3

Bill Gabor Franz Wagner
Season 1951-522023-24
Team Syracuse NationalsOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nationals Lost East Div 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 %
Bill Gabor 57 19.0 8.6 - - 1.6 1.5 - - - 3.3 3.0 9.4 .322 - - - 2.5 3.2 .776
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 Gabor 7 11.4 4.9 - - 0.9 1.4 - - - 2.3 1.6 4.7 .333 - - - 1.7 2.3 .750
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 Gabor Franz Wagner
Season 1952-53-
Team Syracuse Nationals-
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Nationals Lost East Div 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 %
Bill Gabor 69 19.4 9.4 - - 1.5 1.9 - - - 3.8 3.1 8.9 .350 - - - 3.1 4.1 .764
Franz Wagner ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bill Gabor 2 14.0 9.0 - - 1.5 1.0 - - - 6.0 2.5 6.0 .417 - - - 4.0 6.5 .615
Franz Wagner ------- --- ----------

Season 5

Bill Gabor Franz Wagner
Season 1953-54-
Team Syracuse Nationals-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nationals 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 Gabor 61 19.9 9.0 - - 1.6 2.7 - - - 3.0 3.3 9.0 .370 - - - 2.3 3.2 .716
Franz Wagner ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bill Gabor 10 19.6 7.6 - - 2.8 1.9 - - - 3.6 2.4 8.3 .289 - - - 2.8 4.0 .700
Franz Wagner ------- --- ----------

Season 6

Bill Gabor Franz Wagner
Season 1954-55-
Team Syracuse Nationals-
Honors & Awards
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 Gabor 3 15.7 5.7 - - 1.7 3.7 - - - 2.0 2.3 7.3 .318 - - - 1.0 1.7 .600
Franz Wagner ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bill Gabor ------- --- ----------
Franz Wagner ------- --- ----------