Charlie Criss vs. Franz Wagner Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Franz Wagner and Charlie Criss, 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.

Charlie Criss played 8 years in the NBA, 5 more than Franz Wagner, who played 3. Charlie Criss had the first of his seasons in 1977-78, 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
Charlie Criss 8 4 1977-78 to 1984-85
Franz Wagner 3 1 2021-22 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Charlie Criss Franz Wagner
Season 1977-782021-22
Team Atlanta HawksOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Hawks Lost East Conf 1st RdDid 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 %
Charlie Criss 77 25.1 11.4 0.3 1.3 1.6 3.8 1.4 0.1 1.9 1.9 4.1 9.8 .425 - - - 3.1 3.8 .797
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 %
Charlie Criss 2 32.5 13.5 0.0 2.0 2.0 1.5 2.0 0.5 2.5 2.5 5.0 12.0 .417 - - - 3.5 4.5 .778
Franz Wagner ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Charlie Criss Franz Wagner
Season 1978-792022-23
Team Atlanta HawksOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Hawks Lost East Conf 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 %
Charlie Criss 54 16.3 5.3 0.4 0.8 1.1 2.6 0.8 0.1 1.5 1.3 2.0 5.4 .377 - - - 1.2 1.6 .779
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 %
Charlie Criss 9 11.0 3.7 0.2 0.3 0.6 1.8 0.3 0.0 0.3 0.6 1.3 3.2 .414 - - - 1.0 1.1 .900
Franz Wagner ------- --- ----------

Season 3
Charlie Criss Franz Wagner
Season 1979-802023-24
Team Atlanta HawksOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Hawks Lost East Conf 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 %
Charlie Criss 81 22.1 8.3 0.3 1.1 1.4 3.0 0.9 0.0 1.6 1.6 3.1 7.1 .431 0.0 0.2 .059 2.1 2.6 .811
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 %
Charlie Criss 5 30.4 14.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 4.4 1.2 0.0 2.2 2.4 5.8 11.8 .492 0.2 0.6 .333 2.2 2.4 .917
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
Charlie Criss Franz Wagner
Season 1980-81-
Team Atlanta Hawks-
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 %
Charlie Criss 66 25.9 9.5 0.4 1.1 1.5 4.3 0.9 0.0 2.0 1.3 3.3 7.3 .454 0.0 0.3 .048 2.8 3.2 .864
Franz Wagner ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Charlie Criss ------- --- ----------
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Season 5
Charlie Criss Franz Wagner
Season 1981-82-
Team Atlanta Hawks, San Diego Clippers-
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 %
Charlie Criss 55 25.3 10.8 0.2 1.3 1.5 3.4 0.8 0.1 1.5 1.7 4.0 9.1 .446 0.2 0.5 .345 2.6 2.9 .887
Franz Wagner ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Charlie Criss ------- --- ----------
Franz Wagner ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Charlie Criss Franz Wagner
Season 1982-83-
Team Milwaukee Bucks-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bucks Lost East Conf 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 %
Charlie Criss 66 14.0 6.2 0.2 1.0 1.2 1.9 0.4 0.0 0.7 0.7 2.6 5.7 .451 0.1 0.5 .194 1.0 1.2 .895
Franz Wagner ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Charlie Criss 9 12.9 5.2 0.1 1.4 1.6 1.3 1.0 0.0 0.3 1.3 1.7 3.8 .441 0.0 0.1 .000 1.9 2.0 .944
Franz Wagner ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Charlie Criss Franz Wagner
Season 1983-84-
Team Milwaukee Bucks, Atlanta Hawks-
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 %
Charlie Criss 15 14.3 3.5 0.3 1.0 1.3 2.5 0.5 0.0 0.7 0.7 1.3 3.5 .385 0.1 0.4 .167 0.8 1.1 .750
Franz Wagner ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Charlie Criss ------- --- ----------
Franz Wagner ------- --- ----------

Season 8
Charlie Criss Franz Wagner
Season 1984-85-
Team Atlanta Hawks-
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 %
Charlie Criss 4 28.8 4.5 0.5 3.0 3.5 5.5 0.8 0.0 2.8 1.3 1.8 4.3 .412 0.0 0.5 .000 1.0 1.5 .667
Franz Wagner ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Charlie Criss ------- --- ----------
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