Adrian Smith vs. Franz Wagner Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Franz Wagner and Adrian Smith, 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.

Adrian Smith played 10 years in the NBA, 7 more than Franz Wagner, who played 3. Adrian Smith had the first of his seasons in 1961-62, 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
Adrian Smith 10 6 1961-62 to 1970-71
Franz Wagner 3 1 2021-22 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Adrian Smith Franz Wagner
Season 1961-622021-22
Team Cincinnati RoyalsOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Royals 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 %
Adrian Smith 80 18.3 7.2 - - 1.9 2.1 - - - 1.3 2.5 6.2 .405 - - - 2.2 2.8 .775
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 %
Adrian Smith 4 13.3 5.3 - - 1.3 0.8 - - - 0.5 2.0 4.8 .421 - - - 1.3 1.3 1.000
Franz Wagner ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Adrian Smith Franz Wagner
Season 1962-632022-23
Team Cincinnati RoyalsOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Royals Lost East 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 %
Adrian Smith 79 19.3 8.9 - - 2.2 1.8 - - - 2.0 3.1 6.9 .443 - - - 2.8 3.5 .811
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 %
Adrian Smith 12 16.7 8.1 - - 1.3 2.3 - - - 1.6 2.8 6.8 .402 - - - 2.6 3.7 .705
Franz Wagner ------- --- ----------

Season 3
Adrian Smith Franz Wagner
Season 1963-642023-24
Team Cincinnati RoyalsOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Royals Lost East Div FinalsMagic 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 %
Adrian Smith 66 23.1 9.4 - - 2.2 2.2 - - - 2.5 3.5 8.7 .406 - - - 2.3 3.0 .782
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 %
Adrian Smith 7 9.4 3.0 - - 1.3 0.6 - - - 1.1 1.1 3.7 .308 - - - 0.7 1.0 .714
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
Adrian Smith Franz Wagner
Season 1964-65-
Team Cincinnati Royals-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Royals 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 %
Adrian Smith 80 34.3 15.1 - - 2.8 3.0 - - - 2.5 5.8 12.7 .456 - - - 3.6 4.3 .830
Franz Wagner ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Adrian Smith 4 37.5 14.3 - - 2.8 5.3 - - - 2.8 4.5 12.0 .375 - - - 5.3 5.5 .955
Franz Wagner ------- --- ----------

Season 5
Adrian Smith Franz Wagner
Season 1965-66-
Team Cincinnati Royals-
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Achievement All-Star Game NVP-
Playoffs Royals 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 %
Adrian Smith 80 37.3 18.4 - - 3.6 3.2 - - - 3.5 6.6 16.4 .405 - - - 5.1 6.0 .850
Franz Wagner ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Adrian Smith 5 31.4 13.0 - - 2.4 2.6 - - - 2.4 4.4 11.8 .373 - - - 4.2 4.4 .955
Franz Wagner ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Adrian Smith Franz Wagner
Season 1966-67-
Team Cincinnati Royals-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Royals 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 %
Adrian Smith 81 32.5 16.6 - - 2.5 2.3 - - - 3.4 6.2 14.2 .438 - - - 4.2 4.7 .903
Franz Wagner ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Adrian Smith 4 30.0 11.3 - - 2.0 2.8 - - - 2.0 4.5 12.0 .375 - - - 2.3 3.0 .750
Franz Wagner ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Adrian Smith Franz Wagner
Season 1967-68-
Team Cincinnati Royals-
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 %
Adrian Smith 82 33.9 15.6 - - 2.3 3.3 - - - 3.2 5.9 12.6 .464 - - - 3.9 4.7 .829
Franz Wagner ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Adrian Smith ------- --- ----------
Franz Wagner ------- --- ----------

Season 8
Adrian Smith Franz Wagner
Season 1968-69-
Team Cincinnati Royals-
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 %
Adrian Smith 73 18.3 9.6 - - 1.4 1.7 - - - 2.3 3.3 7.7 .432 - - - 3.0 3.7 .807
Franz Wagner ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Adrian Smith ------- --- ----------
Franz Wagner ------- --- ----------

Season 9
Adrian Smith Franz Wagner
Season 1969-70-
Team Cincinnati Royals, 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 %
Adrian Smith 77 14.1 5.9 - - 1.1 1.7 - - - 1.6 2.0 5.4 .368 - - - 2.0 2.2 .894
Franz Wagner ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Adrian Smith ------- --- ----------
Franz Wagner ------- --- ----------

Season 10
Adrian Smith Franz Wagner
Season 1970-71-
Team 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 %
Adrian Smith 21 11.8 5.3 - - 1.1 1.4 - - - 1.1 1.8 4.2 .427 - - - 1.7 2.0 .854
Franz Wagner ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Adrian Smith ------- --- ----------
Franz Wagner ------- --- ----------
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