Kenny Sears vs. Franz Wagner Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Franz Wagner and Kenny Sears, 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.

Kenny Sears played 8 years in the NBA, 5 more than Franz Wagner, who played 3. Kenny Sears 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
Kenny Sears 8 2 1955-56 to 1963-64
Franz Wagner 3 1 2021-22 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Kenny Sears Franz Wagner
Season 1955-562021-22
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 %
Kenny Sears 70 29.6 12.8 - - 8.8 1.6 - - - 2.9 4.6 10.4 .438 - - - 3.7 4.6 .796
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 %
Kenny Sears ------- --- ----------
Franz Wagner ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Kenny Sears Franz Wagner
Season 1956-572022-23
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 %
Kenny Sears 72 34.9 14.8 - - 8.5 1.4 - - - 3.1 4.8 11.4 .418 - - - 5.3 6.7 .790
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 %
Kenny Sears ------- --- ----------
Franz Wagner ------- --- ----------

Season 3

Kenny Sears Franz Wagner
Season 1957-582023-24
Team New York KnicksOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
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 %
Kenny Sears 72 37.3 18.6 - - 10.9 1.8 - - - 3.5 6.2 14.1 .439 - - - 6.3 7.6 .822
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 %
Kenny Sears ------- --- ----------
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

Kenny Sears Franz Wagner
Season 1958-59-
Team New York Knicks-
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Knicks Lost East 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 %
Kenny Sears 71 35.2 21.0 - - 9.3 1.9 - - - 3.3 6.9 14.1 .490 - - - 7.1 8.3 .861
Franz Wagner ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kenny Sears 2 32.0 16.5 - - 8.5 3.0 - - - 3.0 5.0 13.5 .370 - - - 6.5 7.5 .867
Franz Wagner ------- --- ----------

Season 5

Kenny Sears Franz Wagner
Season 1959-60-
Team New York Knicks-
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 %
Kenny Sears 64 32.8 18.5 - - 13.7 2.0 - - - 3.0 6.4 13.5 .477 - - - 5.7 6.5 .868
Franz Wagner ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kenny Sears ------- --- ----------
Franz Wagner ------- --- ----------

Season 6

Kenny Sears Franz Wagner
Season 1960-61-
Team New York Knicks-
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 %
Kenny Sears 52 26.8 14.4 - - 5.6 2.0 - - - 3.2 4.6 10.9 .424 - - - 5.2 6.3 .825
Franz Wagner ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kenny Sears ------- --- ----------
Franz Wagner ------- --- ----------

Note: Kenny Sears didn't play in 1961-62.

Season 7

Kenny Sears Franz Wagner
Season 1962-63-
Team New York Knicks, San Francisco Warriors-
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 %
Kenny Sears 77 14.8 5.9 - - 2.7 1.2 - - - 1.7 2.1 3.9 .530 - - - 1.7 2.2 .780
Franz Wagner ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kenny Sears ------- --- ----------
Franz Wagner ------- --- ----------

Season 8

Kenny Sears Franz Wagner
Season 1963-64-
Team San Francisco Warriors-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Warriors Lost NBA Finals-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kenny Sears 51 10.2 3.3 - - 1.8 0.8 - - - 1.4 1.0 2.4 .442 - - - 1.3 1.5 .810
Franz Wagner ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kenny Sears 7 3.4 1.7 - - 1.7 0.4 - - - 0.6 0.9 1.4 .600 - - - 0.0 0.0 -
Franz Wagner ------- --- ----------