Richie Guerin vs. Franz Wagner Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Franz Wagner and Richie Guerin, 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.

Richie Guerin played 13 years in the NBA, 10 more than Franz Wagner, who played 3. Richie Guerin 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
Richie Guerin 13 7 1956-57 to 1969-70
Franz Wagner 3 1 2021-22 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Richie Guerin Franz Wagner
Season 1956-572021-22
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 %
Richie Guerin 72 24.9 9.7 - - 4.6 2.5 - - - 2.6 3.6 9.7 .368 - - - 2.5 4.1 .620
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 %
Richie Guerin ------- --- ----------
Franz Wagner ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Richie Guerin Franz Wagner
Season 1957-582022-23
Team New York KnicksOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
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 %
Richie Guerin 63 37.6 16.5 - - 7.8 5.0 - - - 3.2 5.5 15.4 .354 - - - 5.6 8.1 .691
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 %
Richie Guerin ------- --- ----------
Franz Wagner ------- --- ----------

Season 3

Richie Guerin Franz Wagner
Season 1958-592023-24
Team New York KnicksOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Knicks Lost East 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 %
Richie Guerin 71 36.0 18.2 - - 7.3 5.1 - - - 3.6 6.2 14.7 .424 - - - 5.7 7.1 .802
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 %
Richie Guerin 2 38.5 15.0 - - 9.0 7.5 - - - 5.5 4.5 17.5 .257 - - - 6.0 7.0 .857
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

Richie Guerin Franz Wagner
Season 1959-60-
Team New York Knicks-
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
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 %
Richie Guerin 74 32.8 21.8 - - 6.8 6.3 - - - 3.3 7.8 18.6 .420 - - - 6.2 8.0 .773
Franz Wagner ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Richie Guerin ------- --- ----------
Franz Wagner ------- --- ----------

Season 5

Richie Guerin Franz Wagner
Season 1960-61-
Team New York Knicks-
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
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 %
Richie Guerin 79 38.3 21.8 - - 7.9 6.4 - - - 3.9 7.7 19.6 .396 - - - 6.3 7.9 .792
Franz Wagner ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Richie Guerin ------- --- ----------
Franz Wagner ------- --- ----------

Season 6

Richie Guerin Franz Wagner
Season 1961-62-
Team New York Knicks-
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
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 %
Richie Guerin 78 42.9 29.5 - - 6.4 6.9 - - - 3.8 10.8 24.3 .442 - - - 8.0 9.8 .820
Franz Wagner ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Richie Guerin ------- --- ----------
Franz Wagner ------- --- ----------

Season 7

Richie Guerin Franz Wagner
Season 1962-63-
Team New York Knicks-
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
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 %
Richie Guerin 79 34.3 21.5 - - 4.2 4.4 - - - 2.9 7.5 17.5 .432 - - - 6.4 7.6 .848
Franz Wagner ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Richie Guerin ------- --- ----------
Franz Wagner ------- --- ----------

Season 8

Richie Guerin Franz Wagner
Season 1963-64-
Team New York Knicks, St. Louis Hawks-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Hawks Lost West Div 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 %
Richie Guerin 80 29.6 13.1 - - 3.2 4.7 - - - 3.5 4.4 10.6 .415 - - - 4.3 5.3 .818
Franz Wagner ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Richie Guerin 12 35.7 18.1 - - 4.2 4.1 - - - 4.5 6.3 14.1 .444 - - - 5.6 7.1 .788
Franz Wagner ------- --- ----------

Season 9

Richie Guerin Franz Wagner
Season 1964-65-
Team St. Louis Hawks-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Hawks Lost West 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 %
Richie Guerin 57 29.4 14.4 - - 2.6 4.8 - - - 3.4 5.2 11.6 .446 - - - 4.1 5.3 .767
Franz Wagner ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Richie Guerin 4 31.3 17.3 - - 2.0 5.3 - - - 3.5 6.3 16.3 .385 - - - 4.8 6.3 .760
Franz Wagner ------- --- ----------

Season 10

Richie Guerin Franz Wagner
Season 1965-66-
Team St. Louis Hawks-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Hawks Lost West Div 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 %
Richie Guerin 80 29.5 14.9 - - 3.9 4.9 - - - 3.2 5.2 12.5 .415 - - - 4.5 5.6 .812
Franz Wagner ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Richie Guerin 10 39.9 20.6 - - 3.7 7.9 - - - 4.1 7.2 15.9 .453 - - - 6.2 7.6 .816
Franz Wagner ------- --- ----------

Season 11

Richie Guerin Franz Wagner
Season 1966-67-
Team St. Louis Hawks-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Hawks Lost West Div 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 %
Richie Guerin 80 28.4 13.7 - - 2.4 4.3 - - - 3.1 4.9 11.3 .436 - - - 3.8 5.2 .731
Franz Wagner ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Richie Guerin 9 25.3 10.7 - - 2.6 4.3 - - - 2.6 4.0 9.6 .419 - - - 2.7 3.3 .800
Franz Wagner ------- --- ----------

Note: Richie Guerin didn't play in 1967-68.

Season 12

Richie Guerin Franz Wagner
Season 1968-69-
Team Atlanta Hawks-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Hawks Lost West Div 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 %
Richie Guerin 27 17.5 5.6 - - 2.2 3.7 - - - 2.4 1.7 4.1 .423 - - - 2.1 2.7 .770
Franz Wagner ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Richie Guerin 3 10.7 1.0 - - 1.7 2.3 - - - 2.7 0.3 1.3 .250 - - - 0.3 0.7 .500
Franz Wagner ------- --- ----------

Season 13

Richie Guerin Franz Wagner
Season 1969-70-
Team Atlanta Hawks-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Hawks Lost West Div 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 %
Richie Guerin 8 8.0 0.9 - - 0.3 1.5 - - - 1.1 0.4 1.4 .273 - - - 0.1 0.1 1.000
Franz Wagner ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Richie Guerin 2 28.0 16.5 - - 4.0 2.0 - - - 3.0 6.5 10.5 .619 - - - 3.5 3.5 1.000
Franz Wagner ------- --- ----------