Stu Lantz vs. Franz Wagner Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Franz Wagner and Stu Lantz, 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.

Stu Lantz played 8 years in the NBA, 5 more than Franz Wagner, who played 3. Stu Lantz had the first of his seasons in 1968-69, 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
Stu Lantz 8 2 1968-69 to 1975-76
Franz Wagner 3 1 2021-22 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Stu Lantz Franz Wagner
Season 1968-692021-22
Team San Diego RocketsOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Rockets 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 %
Stu Lantz 73 18.9 7.8 - - 3.2 1.4 - - - 2.4 3.0 6.6 .456 - - - 1.8 2.3 .772
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 %
Stu Lantz 6 34.7 13.5 - - 3.5 1.7 - - - 3.7 5.0 11.5 .435 - - - 3.5 4.5 .778
Franz Wagner ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Stu Lantz Franz Wagner
Season 1969-702022-23
Team San Diego RocketsOrlando 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 %
Stu Lantz 82 30.1 14.5 - - 3.1 3.5 - - - 2.9 5.5 12.5 .443 - - - 3.4 4.4 .770
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 %
Stu Lantz ------- --- ----------
Franz Wagner ------- --- ----------

Season 3
Stu Lantz Franz Wagner
Season 1970-712023-24
Team San Diego RocketsOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards
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 %
Stu Lantz 82 37.8 20.6 - - 5.0 4.2 - - - 2.8 7.1 15.9 .448 - - - 6.3 7.9 .806
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 %
Stu Lantz ------- --- ----------
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
Stu Lantz Franz Wagner
Season 1971-72-
Team Houston Rockets-
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 %
Stu Lantz 81 38.2 18.5 - - 4.3 4.2 - - - 2.6 6.9 15.8 .435 - - - 4.8 5.7 .838
Franz Wagner ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Stu Lantz ------- --- ----------
Franz Wagner ------- --- ----------

Season 5
Stu Lantz Franz Wagner
Season 1972-73-
Team Detroit 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 %
Stu Lantz 51 31.4 9.6 - - 3.4 2.7 - - - 2.3 3.6 8.9 .407 - - - 2.4 2.9 .800
Franz Wagner ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Stu Lantz ------- --- ----------
Franz Wagner ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Stu Lantz Franz Wagner
Season 1973-74-
Team Detroit Pistons-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pistons 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 %
Stu Lantz 50 19.6 8.9 0.7 1.6 2.3 1.9 0.8 0.1 - 1.6 3.1 7.2 .427 - - - 2.8 3.3 .848
Franz Wagner ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Stu Lantz 7 32.4 12.0 1.4 2.7 4.1 2.0 0.3 0.0 - 2.7 4.0 8.4 .475 - - - 4.0 4.6 .875
Franz Wagner ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Stu Lantz Franz Wagner
Season 1974-75-
Team New Orleans Jazz, Los Angeles Lakers-
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 %
Stu Lantz 75 23.8 8.6 1.2 1.4 2.6 2.5 0.7 0.2 - 2.2 3.0 7.5 .406 - - - 2.6 3.1 .838
Franz Wagner ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Stu Lantz ------- --- ----------
Franz Wagner ------- --- ----------

Season 8
Stu Lantz Franz Wagner
Season 1975-76-
Team Los Angeles Lakers-
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 %
Stu Lantz 53 16.1 4.7 0.5 1.3 1.9 1.4 0.5 0.1 - 2.0 1.6 3.8 .417 - - - 1.5 1.7 .899
Franz Wagner ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Stu Lantz ------- --- ----------
Franz Wagner ------- --- ----------
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