Dolph Schayes vs. Franz Wagner Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Franz Wagner and Dolph Schayes, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.
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.
Dolph Schayes played 15 years in the NBA, 11 more than Franz Wagner, who played 4. Dolph Schayes 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 achievements, 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 |
| Dolph Schayes |
15 |
14 |
1949-50 to 1963-64 |
| Franz Wagner |
4 |
2 |
2021-22 to 2024-25 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Dolph Schayes |
64 |
- |
16.8 |
- |
- |
- |
4.0 |
- |
- |
- |
3.5 |
5.4 |
14.1 |
.385 |
- |
- |
- |
5.9 |
7.6 |
.774 |
| difference: | +15 | | +1.6 | | | | +1.1 | | | | -1.4 | +0.4 | +1.8 | +.083 | | | | +3.5 | +4.8 | +.089 |
| 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 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Dolph Schayes |
11 |
- |
17.1 |
- |
- |
- |
2.5 |
- |
- |
- |
3.9 |
5.2 |
13.5 |
.385 |
- |
- |
- |
6.7 |
9.2 |
.733 |
| Franz Wagner |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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2nd Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Dolph Schayes |
66 |
- |
17.0 |
- |
- |
16.4 |
3.8 |
- |
- |
- |
4.1 |
5.0 |
14.1 |
.357 |
- |
- |
- |
6.9 |
9.2 |
.752 |
| difference: | +14 | | +1.6 | | | +12.3 | +0.3 | | | | -1.8 | +1.8 | +0.1 | +.128 | | | | +3.5 | +5.2 | +.090 |
| 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 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Dolph Schayes |
7 |
- |
20.4 |
- |
- |
14.6 |
2.9 |
- |
- |
- |
4.0 |
6.7 |
15.0 |
.448 |
- |
- |
- |
7.0 |
9.1 |
.766 |
| Franz Wagner |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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3rd Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Dolph Schayes |
63 |
31.8 |
13.8 |
- |
- |
12.3 |
2.9 |
- |
- |
- |
3.4 |
4.2 |
11.7 |
.355 |
- |
- |
- |
5.4 |
6.7 |
.807 |
| difference: | +9 | +0.7 | +5.9 | | | +7.0 | +0.8 | | | | -1.1 | +3.1 | +3.5 | +.127 | | | | +1.6 | +2.3 | +.043 |
| 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 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Dolph Schayes |
7 |
35.4 |
20.3 |
- |
- |
12.9 |
2.1 |
- |
- |
- |
4.9 |
5.9 |
13.0 |
.451 |
- |
- |
- |
8.6 |
11.1 |
.769 |
| difference: | | +1.6 | +1.4 | | | +6.0 | +2.3 | | | | -2.0 | +0.1 | +1.7 | +.043 | | | | +3.0 | +4.8 | +.117 |
| 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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4th Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Dolph Schayes |
71 |
37.6 |
17.8 |
- |
- |
13.0 |
3.2 |
- |
- |
- |
3.8 |
5.3 |
14.1 |
.374 |
- |
- |
- |
7.2 |
8.7 |
.827 |
| difference: | +11 | +3.9 | +6.4 | | | +7.3 | +1.5 | | | | -1.3 | +3.7 | +5.3 | +.089 | | | | +2.7 | +3.5 | +.044 |
| Franz Wagner |
60 |
33.7 |
24.2 |
0.9 |
4.8 |
5.7 |
4.7 |
1.3 |
0.4 |
2.3 |
2.5 |
9.0 |
19.4 |
.463 |
1.7 |
5.9 |
.295 |
4.5 |
5.2 |
.871 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Dolph Schayes |
2 |
29.0 |
9.0 |
- |
- |
8.5 |
0.5 |
- |
- |
- |
3.5 |
2.0 |
8.0 |
.250 |
- |
- |
- |
5.0 |
6.5 |
.769 |
| difference: | +3 | +10.0 | +16.8 | | | +3.7 | +5.1 | | | | -0.3 | +8.2 | +15.0 | +.193 | | | | +1.0 | +1.3 | |
| Franz Wagner |
5 |
39.0 |
25.8 |
0.6 |
4.2 |
4.8 |
5.6 |
1.2 |
0.4 |
2.0 |
3.2 |
10.2 |
23.0 |
.443 |
1.4 |
7.4 |
.189 |
4.0 |
5.2 |
.769 |
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Additional Years |
* Dolph Schayes played 11 seasons more than Franz Wagner in the NBA.
In that period—his seasons 5 to 15, from 1954 to 1964—Dolph Schayes played in 10 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship. In those 11 extra years over Franz Wagner, Dolph Schayes got these achievements: |
| Honors & Awards |  4 All-NBA First Team
4 All-NBA Second Team
9 All-Star Game
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