Greg Kelser vs. Franz Wagner Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Franz Wagner and Greg Kelser, 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.

Greg Kelser played 6 years in the NBA, 3 more than Franz Wagner, who played 3. Greg Kelser had the first of his seasons in 1979-80, 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
Greg Kelser 6 2 1979-80 to 1984-85
Franz Wagner 3 1 2021-22 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Greg Kelser Franz Wagner
Season 1979-802021-22
Team Detroit PistonsOrlando 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 %
Greg Kelser 50 24.7 14.2 2.5 3.0 5.5 2.2 1.2 0.7 2.8 3.5 5.6 11.9 .472 0.1 0.3 .200 2.9 4.1 .719
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 %
Greg Kelser ------- --- ----------
Franz Wagner ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Greg Kelser Franz Wagner
Season 1980-812022-23
Team Detroit PistonsOrlando 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 %
Greg Kelser 25 26.2 12.3 2.1 2.7 4.8 1.8 1.4 1.2 3.1 3.6 4.8 11.4 .421 0.0 0.1 .000 2.7 4.2 .642
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 %
Greg Kelser ------- --- ----------
Franz Wagner ------- --- ----------

Season 3
Greg Kelser Franz Wagner
Season 1981-822023-24
Team Detroit Pistons, Seattle SupersonicsOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Supersonics Lost West Conf SemisMagic 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 %
Greg Kelser 60 12.4 5.6 1.3 1.9 3.2 1.0 0.3 0.4 1.4 2.2 1.9 4.5 .428 0.0 0.1 .000 1.8 2.7 .656
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 %
Greg Kelser 3 2.0 1.3 0.3 0.7 1.0 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.7 0.7 0.0 0.7 .000 0.0 0.0 - 1.3 1.3 1.000
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
Greg Kelser Franz Wagner
Season 1982-83-
Team Seattle Supersonics-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Supersonics Lost West 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 %
Greg Kelser 80 18.8 8.3 2.0 3.1 5.0 1.2 0.7 0.4 1.9 3.0 3.1 5.6 .549 0.0 0.0 .000 2.2 3.2 .673
Franz Wagner ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Greg Kelser 2 9.5 2.0 1.5 1.5 3.0 0.5 0.5 0.0 0.0 2.0 1.0 2.5 .400 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -
Franz Wagner ------- --- ----------

Season 5
Greg Kelser Franz Wagner
Season 1983-84-
Team San Diego Clippers-
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 %
Greg Kelser 80 22.3 11.0 2.4 2.5 4.9 1.1 0.9 0.4 2.4 3.1 3.9 7.5 .519 0.0 0.1 .333 3.1 4.5 .702
Franz Wagner ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Greg Kelser ------- --- ----------
Franz Wagner ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Greg Kelser Franz Wagner
Season 1984-85-
Team Indiana Pacers-
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 %
Greg Kelser 10 11.4 6.2 0.6 1.3 1.9 1.3 0.7 0.0 1.2 1.6 2.1 5.3 .396 0.0 0.1 .000 2.0 2.8 .714
Franz Wagner ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Greg Kelser ------- --- ----------
Franz Wagner ------- --- ----------
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