Ralph Johnson vs. Franz Wagner Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Franz Wagner and Ralph Johnson, 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.

Ralph Johnson played 4 years in the NBA, 1 more than Franz Wagner, who played 3. Ralph Johnson 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 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
Ralph Johnson 4 3 1949-50 to 1952-53
Franz Wagner 3 1 2021-22 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Ralph Johnson Franz Wagner
Season 1949-502021-22
Team Anderson Packers, Fort Wayne PistonsOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Pistons Lost Cent Div FinalsDid 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 %
Ralph Johnson 67 - 8.8 - - - 2.6 - - - 3.1 3.6 11.6 .312 - - - 1.6 1.9 .806
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 %
Ralph Johnson 4 - 7.0 - - - 2.0 - - - 3.3 2.0 8.0 .250 - - - 3.0 4.0 .750
Franz Wagner ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Ralph Johnson Franz Wagner
Season 1950-512022-23
Team Fort Wayne PistonsOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pistons Lost West Div SemisDid 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 %
Ralph Johnson 68 - 8.6 - - 4.0 2.7 - - - 3.6 3.5 10.8 .319 - - - 1.7 2.4 .704
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 %
Ralph Johnson 3 - 8.3 - - 2.3 2.3 - - - 5.7 4.0 10.7 .375 - - - 0.3 0.7 .500
Franz Wagner ------- --- ----------

Season 3
Ralph Johnson Franz Wagner
Season 1951-522023-24
Team Fort Wayne PistonsOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pistons Lost West Div 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 %
Ralph Johnson 66 34.3 7.9 - - 3.4 3.2 - - - 3.7 3.2 9.0 .356 - - - 1.5 2.1 .721
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 %
Ralph Johnson 2 35.0 8.5 - - 3.0 3.5 - - - 5.5 4.0 11.5 .348 - - - 0.5 0.5 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
Ralph Johnson Franz Wagner
Season 1952-53-
Team Fort Wayne 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 %
Ralph Johnson 3 10.0 2.7 - - 0.3 1.7 - - - 2.0 1.0 3.0 .333 - - - 0.7 1.0 .667
Franz Wagner ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ralph Johnson ------- --- ----------
Franz Wagner ------- --- ----------
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