Campy Russell vs. Franz Wagner Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Franz Wagner and Campy Russell, 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.

Campy Russell played 9 years in the NBA, 6 more than Franz Wagner, who played 3. Campy Russell had the first of his seasons in 1974-75, 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
Campy Russell 9 4 1974-75 to 1984-85
Franz Wagner 3 1 2021-22 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Campy Russell Franz Wagner
Season 1974-752021-22
Team Cleveland CavaliersOrlando 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 %
Campy Russell 68 11.1 6.2 0.6 1.6 2.2 0.7 0.3 0.0 - 1.5 2.2 5.4 .411 - - - 1.8 2.4 .752
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 %
Campy Russell ------- --- ----------
Franz Wagner ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Campy Russell Franz Wagner
Season 1975-762022-23
Team Cleveland CavaliersOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Cavaliers Lost East 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 %
Campy Russell 82 23.9 15.0 1.6 2.6 4.2 1.3 0.8 0.1 - 2.8 5.9 12.2 .482 - - - 3.2 4.2 .773
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 %
Campy Russell 13 25.2 13.6 1.9 3.5 5.5 1.1 0.6 0.5 - 3.9 5.0 12.4 .404 - - - 3.6 4.2 .855
Franz Wagner ------- --- ----------

Season 3
Campy Russell Franz Wagner
Season 1976-772023-24
Team Cleveland CavaliersOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Cavaliers Lost East 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 %
Campy Russell 70 30.1 16.5 2.1 3.9 6.0 2.7 1.0 0.3 - 2.8 6.2 14.3 .434 - - - 4.1 5.3 .778
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 %
Campy Russell 3 33.3 17.7 3.3 5.3 8.7 3.3 1.0 0.3 - 3.3 7.0 18.0 .389 - - - 3.7 5.0 .733
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
Campy Russell Franz Wagner
Season 1977-78-
Team Cleveland Cavaliers-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Cavaliers 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 %
Campy Russell 72 35.0 19.4 2.1 4.2 6.4 3.9 1.2 0.2 2.9 2.7 7.3 16.2 .448 - - - 4.9 6.5 .751
Franz Wagner ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Campy Russell 2 44.0 27.5 3.5 4.0 7.5 5.5 1.5 0.5 5.0 4.5 9.5 19.5 .487 - - - 8.5 10.5 .810
Franz Wagner ------- --- ----------

Season 5
Campy Russell Franz Wagner
Season 1978-79-
Team Cleveland Cavaliers-
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 %
Campy Russell 74 38.6 21.9 2.0 4.8 6.8 4.7 1.3 0.3 3.5 3.0 8.1 17.1 .476 - - - 5.6 7.1 .797
Franz Wagner ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Campy Russell ------- --- ----------
Franz Wagner ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Campy Russell Franz Wagner
Season 1979-80-
Team Cleveland Cavaliers-
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 %
Campy Russell 41 32.5 18.2 1.9 3.6 5.5 4.2 1.8 0.5 3.6 2.8 6.9 15.4 .451 0.0 0.2 .111 4.3 5.8 .745
Franz Wagner ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Campy Russell ------- --- ----------
Franz Wagner ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Campy Russell Franz Wagner
Season 1980-81-
Team New York Knicks-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Knicks 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 %
Campy Russell 79 36.3 16.4 1.4 3.1 4.5 3.3 1.3 0.1 2.7 3.1 6.4 13.9 .464 0.1 0.3 .308 3.4 4.3 .781
Franz Wagner ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Campy Russell 2 44.5 23.0 0.5 4.0 4.5 4.5 2.0 0.5 4.0 4.5 7.5 17.0 .441 0.0 1.0 .000 8.0 8.5 .941
Franz Wagner ------- --- ----------

Season 8
Campy Russell Franz Wagner
Season 1981-82-
Team New York Knicks-
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 %
Campy Russell 77 30.6 13.9 1.1 1.9 3.1 3.7 1.0 0.2 2.5 2.9 5.3 11.1 .478 0.3 0.7 .439 3.0 3.8 .776
Franz Wagner ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Campy Russell ------- --- ----------
Franz Wagner ------- --- ----------

Note: Campy Russell didn't play in 1982-83 and 1983-84.

Season 9
Campy Russell Franz Wagner
Season 1984-85-
Team Cleveland Cavaliers-
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 %
Campy Russell 3 8.0 2.0 0.0 1.7 1.7 1.0 0.0 0.0 1.7 1.0 0.7 2.3 .286 0.0 0.3 .000 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 %
Campy Russell ------- --- ----------
Franz Wagner ------- --- ----------
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