Jim Price vs. Franz Wagner Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Franz Wagner and Jim Price, 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.

Jim Price played 7 years in the NBA, 4 more than Franz Wagner, who played 3. Jim Price had the first of his seasons in 1972-73, 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
Jim Price 7 5 1972-73 to 1978-79
Franz Wagner 3 1 2021-22 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Jim Price Franz Wagner
Season 1972-732021-22
Team Los Angeles LakersOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First TeamAchievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Lakers Lost NBA 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 %
Jim Price 59 14.0 6.4 - - 1.9 1.6 - - - 2.0 2.7 6.1 .440 - - - 1.0 1.2 .822
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 %
Jim Price 3 5.3 2.0 - - 1.3 0.7 - - - 0.7 1.0 3.7 .273 - - - 0.0 0.0 -
Franz Wagner ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Jim Price Franz Wagner
Season 1973-742022-23
Team Los Angeles LakersOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
Playoffs Lakers Lost West 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 %
Jim Price 82 32.0 15.4 1.5 3.1 4.6 4.5 1.9 0.4 - 2.8 6.6 14.6 .449 - - - 2.3 2.9 .799
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 %
Jim Price 5 32.2 11.8 1.6 2.2 3.8 2.6 1.4 0.0 - 4.2 5.0 13.2 .379 - - - 1.8 2.6 .692
Franz Wagner ------- --- ----------

Season 3

Jim Price Franz Wagner
Season 1974-752023-24
Team Los Angeles Lakers, Milwaukee BucksOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
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 %
Jim Price 50 37.4 16.1 1.2 2.7 4.0 5.7 2.2 0.5 - 3.6 6.3 14.3 .442 - - - 3.4 3.9 .871
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 %
Jim Price ------- --- ----------
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

Jim Price Franz Wagner
Season 1975-76-
Team Milwaukee Bucks-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bucks Lost West 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 %
Jim Price 80 31.6 11.7 0.9 2.3 3.3 4.9 1.9 0.4 - 3.3 5.0 12.0 .415 - - - 1.8 2.1 .849
Franz Wagner ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jim Price 1 19.0 10.0 0.0 0.0 0 4.0 1.0 0.0 - 1.0 3.0 8.0 .375 - - - 4.0 7.0 .571
Franz Wagner ------- --- ----------

Season 5

Jim Price Franz Wagner
Season 1976-77-
Team Milwaukee Bucks, Buffalo Braves, Denver Nuggets-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nuggets 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 %
Jim Price 81 22.6 7.3 0.6 2.2 2.9 3.2 1.6 0.2 - 3.0 3.1 7.0 .446 - - - 1.0 1.3 .806
Franz Wagner ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jim Price 6 26.3 7.2 1.0 3.0 4.0 4.2 2.0 0.2 - 3.0 3.2 8.8 .358 - - - 0.8 1.3 .625
Franz Wagner ------- --- ----------

Season 6

Jim Price Franz Wagner
Season 1977-78-
Team Denver Nuggets, 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 %
Jim Price 83 23.2 8.7 0.7 2.4 3.1 3.1 1.4 0.1 2.1 2.4 3.5 7.9 .448 - - - 1.6 2.0 .799
Franz Wagner ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jim Price ------- --- ----------
Franz Wagner ------- --- ----------

Season 7

Jim Price Franz Wagner
Season 1978-79-
Team Los Angeles Lakers-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Lakers 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 %
Jim Price 75 16.1 5.3 0.3 1.3 1.6 2.9 0.9 0.2 1.3 1.7 2.3 4.6 .497 - - - 0.7 1.1 .696
Franz Wagner ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jim Price 8 16.0 2.5 0.1 0.9 1.0 2.3 0.6 0.0 1.0 2.4 1.1 3.8 .300 - - - 0.3 0.5 .500
Franz Wagner ------- --- ----------