Russ Schoene vs. Franz Wagner Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Franz Wagner and Russ Schoene, 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.

Russ Schoene played 4 years in the NBA, 1 more than Franz Wagner, who played 3. Russ Schoene had the first of his seasons in 1982-83, 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
Russ Schoene 4 3 1982-83 to 1988-89
Franz Wagner 3 1 2021-22 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Russ Schoene Franz Wagner
Season 1982-832021-22
Team Philadelphia 76ers, Indiana PacersOrlando 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 %
Russ Schoene 77 15.9 6.2 1.2 2.1 3.3 0.8 0.3 0.3 1.1 2.5 2.7 5.6 .476 0.0 0.1 .250 0.8 1.1 .735
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 %
Russ Schoene ------- --- ----------
Franz Wagner ------- --- ----------

Note: Russ Schoene didn't play in 1983-84, 1984-85 and 1985-86.

Season 2
Russ Schoene Franz Wagner
Season 1986-872022-23
Team Seattle SupersonicsOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Supersonics Lost West Conf 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 %
Russ Schoene 63 9.2 2.7 0.8 1.0 1.9 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.7 1.5 1.1 3.0 .374 0.0 0.2 .154 0.5 0.7 .630
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 %
Russ Schoene 14 8.8 2.2 0.4 1.4 1.9 0.2 0.1 0.3 0.1 1.1 0.7 2.0 .357 0.1 0.4 .333 0.6 0.9 .750
Franz Wagner ------- --- ----------

Season 3
Russ Schoene Franz Wagner
Season 1987-882023-24
Team Seattle SupersonicsOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Supersonics Lost West Conf 1st RdMagic 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 %
Russ Schoene 81 12.0 6.0 1.0 1.5 2.4 0.7 0.5 0.2 0.7 1.9 2.6 5.6 .458 0.2 0.7 .293 0.6 0.8 .810
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 %
Russ Schoene 5 7.8 3.2 0.2 1.2 1.4 0.4 0.2 0.0 0.4 1.6 1.4 2.4 .583 0.4 0.8 .500 0.0 0.0 -
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
Russ Schoene Franz Wagner
Season 1988-89-
Team Seattle Supersonics-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Supersonics Lost West Conf 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 %
Russ Schoene 69 11.2 5.2 0.8 1.6 2.4 0.5 0.5 0.3 0.7 2.0 2.0 5.1 .387 0.6 1.6 .382 0.7 0.8 .807
Franz Wagner ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Russ Schoene 3 14.3 4.3 1.0 0.7 1.7 0.7 0.7 0.0 0.0 2.3 1.3 5.7 .235 0.0 2.3 .000 1.7 2.0 .833
Franz Wagner ------- --- ----------
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