Jim Paxson, Sr. vs. Franz Wagner Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Franz Wagner and Jim Paxson, Sr., 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.
Jim Paxson, Sr. played 2 years in the NBA, 1 less than Franz Wagner, who played 3. Jim Paxson, Sr. had the first of his seasons in 1956-57, 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 |
| Jim Paxson, Sr. |
2 |
2 |
1956-57 to 1957-58 |
| Franz Wagner |
3 |
1 |
2021-22 to 2023-24 |
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| Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
| Jim Paxson, Sr. |
71 |
17.9 |
6.3 |
- |
- |
3.7 |
1.2 |
- |
- |
- |
2.3 |
1.9 |
6.8 |
.285 |
- |
- |
- |
2.4 |
3.3 |
.720 |
| 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 |
% |
| Jim Paxson, Sr. |
5 |
10.8 |
5.0 |
- |
- |
2.8 |
0.6 |
- |
- |
- |
0.8 |
1.8 |
5.4 |
.333 |
- |
- |
- |
1.4 |
2.8 |
.500 |
| Franz Wagner |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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| Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
| Jim Paxson, Sr. |
67 |
26.8 |
9.8 |
- |
- |
5.2 |
2.1 |
- |
- |
- |
2.7 |
3.4 |
9.5 |
.352 |
- |
- |
- |
3.1 |
4.3 |
.733 |
| 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 |
% |
| Jim Paxson, Sr. |
2 |
15.0 |
6.0 |
- |
- |
4.0 |
2.5 |
- |
- |
- |
3.5 |
1.5 |
10.0 |
.150 |
- |
- |
- |
3.0 |
4.0 |
.750 |
| Franz Wagner |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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| Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
| Jim Paxson, Sr. |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 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 |
% |
| Jim Paxson, Sr. |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 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 |
All-Rookie First Team