Deandre Ayton vs. Dean Garrett Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Dean Garrett 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

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 and Dean Garrett both played 6 years in the NBA. Deandre Ayton had the first of his seasons in 2018-19, while Dean Garrett had his rookie season in 1996-97. 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
Dean Garrett 6 4 1996-97 to 2001-02

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Deandre Ayton Dean Garrett
Season 2018-191996-97
Team Phoenix SunsMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
Playoffs Did Not PlayTimberwolves 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 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
Dean Garrett 68 24.5 8.0 2.2 5.1 7.3 0.6 0.6 1.4 0.5 2.3 3.3 5.7 .573 0.0 0.0 - 1.4 2.0 .696
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Deandre Ayton ------- --- ----------
Dean Garrett 3 39.0 12.7 6.3 5.3 11.7 1.3 0.7 1.0 0.3 3.7 5.0 9.7 .517 0.0 0.0 - 2.7 3.3 .800

Season 2
Deandre Ayton Dean Garrett
Season 2019-201997-98
Team Phoenix SunsDenver Nuggets
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 %
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
Dean Garrett 82 32.1 7.3 2.8 5.1 7.9 1.1 0.7 1.6 1.0 2.4 3.0 6.9 .428 0.0 0.0 - 1.4 2.1 .648
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Deandre Ayton ------- --- ----------
Dean Garrett ------- --- ----------

Season 3
Deandre Ayton Dean Garrett
Season 2020-211998-99
Team Phoenix SunsMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Suns Lost NBA FinalsTimberwolves 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
Dean Garrett 49 21.5 5.5 2.0 3.2 5.2 0.6 0.6 0.9 0.6 2.3 2.4 4.7 .502 0.0 0.0 - 0.8 1.0 .745
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
Dean Garrett 4 23.0 5.5 2.3 1.8 4.0 1.3 0.5 0.8 0.5 4.0 2.5 4.5 .556 0.0 0.0 - 0.5 1.3 .400

Season 4
Deandre Ayton Dean Garrett
Season 2021-221999-00
Team Phoenix SunsMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Suns Lost West Conf SemisTimberwolves 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 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
Dean Garrett 56 10.8 2.0 0.7 1.8 2.5 0.3 0.1 0.7 0.4 1.7 0.9 1.9 .444 0.0 0.0 - 0.3 0.5 .692
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
Dean Garrett 3 5.3 1.0 0.3 0.3 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.7 0.3 0.7 .500 0.0 0.0 - 0.3 0.7 .500

Season 5
Deandre Ayton Dean Garrett
Season 2022-232000-01
Team Phoenix SunsMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Suns Lost West Conf SemisTimberwolves 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 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
Dean Garrett 70 11.9 2.5 0.9 2.2 3.1 0.3 0.4 0.7 0.4 1.3 1.1 2.2 .481 0.0 0.0 - 0.4 0.6 .692
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
Dean Garrett 3 14.0 4.3 0.7 2.3 3.0 0.0 0.3 0.3 0.0 2.0 1.3 4.0 .333 0.0 0.0 - 1.7 2.0 .833

Season 6
Deandre Ayton Dean Garrett
Season 2023-242001-02
Team Portland Trail BlazersMinnesota Timberwolves, Golden State Warriors
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 %
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
Dean Garrett 34 5.4 1.1 0.5 1.2 1.7 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.9 0.5 1.6 .327 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.1 .000
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Deandre Ayton ------- --- ----------
Dean Garrett ------- --- ----------
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