Kim Hughes vs. Franz Wagner Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Franz Wagner and Kim Hughes, 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.

Kim Hughes played 5 years in the NBA, 2 more than Franz Wagner, who played 3. Kim Hughes had the first of his seasons in 1976-77, 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
Kim Hughes 5 1 1976-77 to 1980-81
Franz Wagner 3 1 2021-22 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Kim Hughes Franz Wagner
Season 1976-772021-22
Team New York NetsOrlando 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 %
Kim Hughes 81 25.7 4.0 2.3 4.6 7.0 1.2 1.5 1.5 - 3.8 1.9 4.4 .427 - - - 0.2 0.9 .275
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 %
Kim Hughes ------- --- ----------
Franz Wagner ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Kim Hughes Franz Wagner
Season 1977-782022-23
Team New Jersey NetsOrlando 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 %
Kim Hughes 56 15.3 2.2 1.7 2.6 4.3 0.7 0.9 0.9 1.0 2.9 1.0 2.9 .356 - - - 0.2 0.5 .310
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 %
Kim Hughes ------- --- ----------
Franz Wagner ------- --- ----------

Season 3

Kim Hughes Franz Wagner
Season 1978-792023-24
Team Denver NuggetsOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West 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 %
Kim Hughes 81 13.4 2.6 1.4 2.8 4.1 0.9 0.7 1.3 1.0 2.7 1.2 2.2 .538 - - - 0.2 0.6 .400
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 %
Kim Hughes 3 11.7 1.0 1.0 2.7 3.7 0.0 0.7 0.0 1.0 2.7 0.3 0.7 .500 - - - 0.3 0.7 .500
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

Kim Hughes Franz Wagner
Season 1979-80-
Team Denver Nuggets-
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 %
Kim Hughes 70 17.3 3.1 1.8 2.9 4.7 1.1 0.9 1.1 0.7 2.6 1.5 2.9 .505 0.0 0.0 - 0.2 0.6 .366
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Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kim Hughes ------- --- ----------
Franz Wagner ------- --- ----------

Season 5

Kim Hughes Franz Wagner
Season 1980-81-
Team Denver Nuggets, 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 %
Kim Hughes 53 9.2 1.0 0.9 1.5 2.4 0.7 0.5 0.7 0.8 2.0 0.5 1.3 .386 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 .500
Franz Wagner ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kim Hughes ------- --- ----------
Franz Wagner ------- --- ----------