Donnie Butcher vs. Franz Wagner Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Franz Wagner and Donnie Butcher, 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.

Donnie Butcher played 5 years in the NBA, 2 more than Franz Wagner, who played 3. Donnie Butcher had the first of his seasons in 1961-62, 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
Donnie Butcher 5 0 1961-62 to 1965-66
Franz Wagner 3 1 2021-22 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Donnie Butcher Franz Wagner
Season 1961-622021-22
Team New York KnicksOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
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 %
Donnie Butcher 47 10.2 2.9 - - 1.7 1.1 - - - 1.3 1.0 3.3 .310 - - - 0.9 1.5 .609
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 %
Donnie Butcher ------- --- ----------
Franz Wagner ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Donnie Butcher Franz Wagner
Season 1962-632022-23
Team New York KnicksOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards
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 %
Donnie Butcher 68 17.5 7.0 - - 2.6 2.0 - - - 2.4 2.5 6.2 .406 - - - 1.9 2.9 .675
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 %
Donnie Butcher ------- --- ----------
Franz Wagner ------- --- ----------

Season 3

Donnie Butcher Franz Wagner
Season 1963-642023-24
Team New York Knicks, Detroit PistonsOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayMagic 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 %
Donnie Butcher 78 25.3 7.2 - - 4.2 3.1 - - - 3.2 2.6 6.5 .398 - - - 2.0 3.3 .621
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 %
Donnie Butcher ------- --- ----------
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

Donnie Butcher Franz Wagner
Season 1964-65-
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 %
Donnie Butcher 71 16.3 5.8 - - 2.8 1.7 - - - 2.6 2.0 5.0 .405 - - - 1.8 2.9 .618
Franz Wagner ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Donnie Butcher ------- --- ----------
Franz Wagner ------- --- ----------

Season 5

Donnie Butcher Franz Wagner
Season 1965-66-
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 %
Donnie Butcher 15 19.0 7.2 - - 2.2 2.0 - - - 2.7 3.0 6.4 .469 - - - 1.2 2.3 .529
Franz Wagner ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Donnie Butcher ------- --- ----------
Franz Wagner ------- --- ----------