Deandre Ayton vs. Aron Baynes Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Aron Baynes and Deandre Ayton, 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 / Games against each other

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.

Deandre Ayton played 6 years in the NBA, 3 less than Aron Baynes, who played 9. Deandre Ayton had the first of his seasons in 2018-19, while Aron Baynes had his rookie season in 2012-13. 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
Deandre Ayton 6 3 2018-19 to 2023-24
Aron Baynes 9 6 2012-13 to 2020-21

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Deandre Ayton Aron Baynes
Season 2018-192012-13
Team Phoenix SunsSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
Playoffs Did Not PlaySpurs Lost NBA 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 %
Deandre Ayton 71 30.7 16.3 3.1 7.1 10.3 1.8 0.9 0.9 1.8 2.9 7.2 12.3 .585 0.0 0.1 .000 2.0 2.7 .746
Aron Baynes 16 8.8 2.7 0.8 1.3 2.0 0.3 0.1 0.4 0.7 1.4 1.1 2.3 .500 0.0 0.1 .000 0.4 0.8 .583
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Deandre Ayton ------- --- ----------
Aron Baynes 4 5.8 2.0 0.5 0.8 1.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 1.0 1.0 1.8 .571 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -

Season 2
Deandre Ayton Aron Baynes
Season 2019-202013-14
Team Phoenix SunsSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayNBA Champion NBA Champion
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Deandre Ayton 38 32.5 18.2 3.9 7.6 11.5 1.9 0.7 1.5 2.1 3.1 8.2 14.9 .546 0.1 0.3 .231 1.8 2.3 .753
Aron Baynes 53 9.3 3.0 1.1 1.7 2.7 0.6 0.0 0.1 0.7 1.5 1.3 3.1 .436 0.0 0.0 - 0.4 0.4 .905
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Deandre Ayton ------- --- ----------
Aron Baynes 14 7.2 2.3 0.9 1.4 2.2 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.5 1.1 0.9 1.7 .500 0.0 0.1 .000 0.6 0.7 .800

Season 3
Deandre Ayton Aron Baynes
Season 2020-212014-15
Team Phoenix SunsSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Suns Lost NBA FinalsSpurs 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 %
Deandre Ayton 69 30.7 14.4 3.3 7.2 10.5 1.4 0.6 1.2 1.5 2.8 6.2 10.0 .626 0.1 0.3 .200 1.9 2.5 .769
Aron Baynes 70 16.0 6.6 1.6 3.0 4.5 0.5 0.2 0.3 0.9 2.3 2.6 4.7 .566 0.0 0.1 .250 1.3 1.5 .865
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Deandre Ayton 22 36.4 15.8 3.0 8.8 11.8 1.1 0.8 1.1 1.3 2.9 7.0 10.6 .658 0.0 0.0 - 1.8 2.4 .736
Aron Baynes 4 10.0 2.3 0.8 1.8 2.5 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.8 2.3 0.8 2.5 .300 0.0 0.0 - 0.8 0.8 1.000

Season 4
Deandre Ayton Aron Baynes
Season 2021-222015-16
Team Phoenix SunsDetroit Pistons
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Suns Lost West Conf SemisPistons 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 %
Deandre Ayton 58 29.5 17.2 2.6 7.7 10.2 1.4 0.7 0.7 1.6 2.4 7.6 12.0 .634 0.1 0.3 .368 1.8 2.4 .746
Aron Baynes 81 15.2 6.3 1.7 3.0 4.7 0.6 0.3 0.6 0.8 1.9 2.4 4.7 .505 0.0 0.0 .000 1.6 2.0 .764
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Deandre Ayton 13 30.5 17.9 2.5 6.4 8.9 1.7 0.4 0.8 1.5 2.6 8.1 12.6 .640 0.2 0.3 .500 1.6 2.5 .636
Aron Baynes 4 11.0 2.5 0.8 1.3 2.0 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.8 1.0 1.0 2.3 .444 0.0 0.0 - 0.5 0.8 .667

Season 5
Deandre Ayton Aron Baynes
Season 2022-232016-17
Team Phoenix SunsDetroit Pistons
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Suns 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 %
Deandre Ayton 67 30.4 18.0 2.6 7.4 10.0 1.7 0.6 0.8 1.8 2.8 7.8 13.2 .589 0.1 0.4 .292 2.3 3.0 .760
Aron Baynes 75 15.5 4.9 1.5 3.0 4.4 0.4 0.2 0.5 0.7 2.2 1.9 3.7 .513 0.0 0.0 - 1.1 1.3 .840
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Deandre Ayton 10 31.9 13.4 2.9 6.8 9.7 1.0 0.6 0.7 1.7 3.5 6.1 11.1 .550 0.0 0.0 - 1.2 2.3 .522
Aron Baynes ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Deandre Ayton Aron Baynes
Season 2023-242017-18
Team Portland Trail BlazersBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayCeltics 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 %
Deandre Ayton 55 32.4 16.7 3.2 7.9 11.1 1.6 1.0 0.8 1.8 2.0 7.8 13.6 .570 0.0 0.2 .100 1.2 1.4 .823
Aron Baynes 81 18.3 6.0 1.6 3.8 5.4 1.1 0.3 0.6 1.0 2.5 2.6 5.5 .471 0.0 0.3 .143 0.7 1.0 .756
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Deandre Ayton ------- --- ----------
Aron Baynes 19 20.5 6.0 2.4 3.8 6.2 1.0 0.2 0.6 0.4 2.3 2.4 4.7 .506 0.6 1.2 .478 0.7 0.9 .722

Season 7
Deandre Ayton Aron Baynes
Season -2018-19
Team -Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Celtics Lost East 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 %
Deandre Ayton ------- --- ----------
Aron Baynes 51 16.1 5.6 1.7 3.0 4.7 1.1 0.2 0.7 0.8 2.5 2.1 4.4 .471 0.4 1.2 .344 1.0 1.2 .855
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Deandre Ayton ------- --- ----------
Aron Baynes 9 12.8 2.1 0.7 2.1 2.8 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.6 2.2 0.9 1.6 .571 0.2 0.7 .333 0.1 0.2 .500

Season 8
Deandre Ayton Aron Baynes
Season -2019-20
Team -Phoenix Suns
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 %
Deandre Ayton ------- --- ----------
Aron Baynes 42 22.3 11.5 1.7 4.0 5.6 1.6 0.2 0.5 1.2 3.4 4.4 9.1 .480 1.4 4.0 .351 1.3 1.8 .747
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Deandre Ayton ------- --- ----------
Aron Baynes ------- --- ----------

Season 9
Deandre Ayton Aron Baynes
Season -2020-21
Team -Toronto Raptors
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 %
Deandre Ayton ------- --- ----------
Aron Baynes 53 18.5 6.1 1.6 3.5 5.2 0.9 0.3 0.4 0.9 2.2 2.5 5.7 .441 0.5 1.9 .262 0.5 0.8 .707
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Deandre Ayton ------- --- ----------
Aron Baynes ------- --- ----------
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