Chuck Noble vs. Franz Wagner Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Franz Wagner and Chuck Noble, 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.

Chuck Noble played 7 years in the NBA, 4 more than Franz Wagner, who played 3. Chuck Noble 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
Chuck Noble 7 6 1955-56 to 1961-62
Franz Wagner 3 1 2021-22 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Chuck Noble Franz Wagner
Season 1955-562021-22
Team Fort Wayne PistonsOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Pistons 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 %
Chuck Noble 72 28.0 9.5 - - 3.6 3.9 - - - 3.5 3.8 10.7 .352 - - - 2.0 2.7 .749
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 %
Chuck Noble 10 26.1 7.4 - - 3.0 4.1 - - - 3.0 2.9 9.2 .315 - - - 1.6 1.7 .941
Franz Wagner ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Chuck Noble Franz Wagner
Season 1956-572022-23
Team Fort Wayne PistonsOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pistons Lost West 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 %
Chuck Noble 54 23.3 8.8 - - 2.5 3.3 - - - 3.0 3.7 10.3 .360 - - - 1.4 1.9 .745
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 %
Chuck Noble 2 22.5 10.5 - - 1.5 2.0 - - - 2.5 5.0 13.0 .385 - - - 0.5 1.0 .500
Franz Wagner ------- --- ----------

Season 3
Chuck Noble Franz Wagner
Season 1957-582023-24
Team Detroit PistonsOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pistons Lost West 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 %
Chuck Noble 61 22.3 7.4 - - 2.3 2.5 - - - 2.7 3.3 9.9 .331 - - - 0.9 1.3 .727
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 %
Chuck Noble 7 10.3 2.9 - - 1.9 0.9 - - - 1.3 1.1 5.4 .211 - - - 0.6 1.1 .500
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
Chuck Noble Franz Wagner
Season 1958-59-
Team Detroit Pistons-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pistons Lost West 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 %
Chuck Noble 65 14.4 7.1 - - 1.8 1.8 - - - 1.9 2.9 8.6 .338 - - - 1.3 1.7 .735
Franz Wagner ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Chuck Noble 3 9.3 4.0 - - 0 0.3 - - - 1.0 1.7 5.7 .294 - - - 0.7 0.7 1.000
Franz Wagner ------- --- ----------

Season 5
Chuck Noble Franz Wagner
Season 1959-60-
Team Detroit Pistons-
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Pistons Lost West 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 %
Chuck Noble 58 27.9 11.3 - - 3.5 4.6 - - - 3.0 4.8 13.3 .357 - - - 1.7 2.4 .732
Franz Wagner ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Chuck Noble 2 30.5 7.0 - - 4.5 6.5 - - - 3.0 3.5 13.0 .269 - - - 0.0 0.0 -
Franz Wagner ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Chuck Noble Franz Wagner
Season 1960-61-
Team Detroit Pistons-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pistons Lost West 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 %
Chuck Noble 75 22.2 6.3 - - 2.4 3.8 - - - 2.6 2.6 7.5 .346 - - - 1.1 1.5 .713
Franz Wagner ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Chuck Noble 5 24.8 9.0 - - 1.6 4.2 - - - 3.6 4.0 9.0 .444 - - - 1.0 1.4 .714
Franz Wagner ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Chuck Noble Franz Wagner
Season 1961-62-
Team Detroit Pistons-
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 %
Chuck Noble 26 13.9 2.8 - - 1.7 2.4 - - - 2.1 1.2 4.3 .283 - - - 0.3 0.6 .533
Franz Wagner ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Chuck Noble ------- --- ----------
Franz Wagner ------- --- ----------
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