Deandre Ayton vs. Earl Watson Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Earl Watson 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 played 6 years in the NBA, 7 less than Earl Watson, who played 13. Deandre Ayton had the first of his seasons in 2018-19, while Earl Watson had his rookie season in 2001-02. 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
Earl Watson	13	3	2001-02 to 2013-14

Comparison Season by Season
Jump to season: 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13


Rookie Season
	Deandre Ayton	Earl Watson
Season	2018-19	2001-02
Team	Phoenix Suns	Seattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards	All-Rookie First Team	-
Playoffs	Did Not Play	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	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
Earl Watson	64	15.1	3.6	0.5	0.8	1.3	2.0	0.9	0.1	0.8	1.5	1.5	3.3	.453	0.3	0.7	.364	0.4	0.6	.639

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Deandre Ayton	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Earl Watson	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 2
	Deandre Ayton	Earl Watson
Season	2019-20	2002-03
Team	Phoenix Suns	Memphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	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	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
Earl Watson	79	17.3	5.5	0.6	1.5	2.1	2.8	1.1	0.2	1.1	1.7	2.2	4.9	.435	0.4	1.2	.341	0.8	1.1	.721

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Deandre Ayton	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Earl Watson	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 3
	Deandre Ayton	Earl Watson
Season	2020-21	2003-04
Team	Phoenix Suns	Memphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Suns Lost NBA Finals	Grizzlies 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
Earl Watson	81	20.6	5.7	0.6	1.6	2.2	5.0	1.1	0.2	1.8	2.2	2.1	5.7	.371	0.3	1.3	.245	1.1	1.7	.652

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
Earl Watson	4	15.8	4.8	1.0	1.3	2.3	1.8	1.3	0.0	1.5	2.0	2.0	3.8	.533	0.0	0.8	.000	0.8	0.8	1.000


Season 4
	Deandre Ayton	Earl Watson
Season	2021-22	2004-05
Team	Phoenix Suns	Memphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Suns Lost West Conf Semis	Grizzlies 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
Earl Watson	80	22.6	7.7	0.4	1.6	2.1	4.5	1.0	0.2	2.1	2.3	3.0	6.9	.426	0.7	2.0	.319	1.1	1.7	.659

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
Earl Watson	4	18.5	4.8	0.8	1.8	2.5	3.8	0.8	0.3	0.5	2.8	2.0	6.0	.333	0.3	2.3	.111	0.5	0.5	1.000


Season 5
	Deandre Ayton	Earl Watson
Season	2022-23	2005-06
Team	Phoenix Suns	Denver Nuggets, Seattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Suns Lost West Conf Semis	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	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
Earl Watson	70	22.5	8.9	0.3	1.9	2.3	4.1	1.0	0.1	1.9	2.3	3.1	7.3	.430	1.6	3.9	.404	1.1	1.6	.676

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
Earl Watson	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 6
	Deandre Ayton	Earl Watson
Season	2023-24	2006-07
Team	Portland Trail Blazers	Seattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	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	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
Earl Watson	77	27.9	9.4	0.4	2.0	2.4	5.7	1.3	0.3	2.2	2.0	3.4	8.9	.383	1.2	3.6	.329	1.4	1.9	.735

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Deandre Ayton	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Earl Watson	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 7
	Deandre Ayton	Earl Watson
Season	-	2007-08
Team	-	Seattle Supersonics
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	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Earl Watson	78	29.1	10.7	0.6	2.3	2.9	6.8	0.9	0.1	2.2	2.0	4.3	9.6	.454	0.6	1.7	.371	1.4	1.9	.766

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Deandre Ayton	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Earl Watson	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 8
	Deandre Ayton	Earl Watson
Season	-	2008-09
Team	-	Oklahoma City Thunder
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	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Earl Watson	68	26.1	6.6	0.5	2.2	2.7	5.8	0.7	0.2	2.3	2.0	2.6	6.7	.384	0.3	1.3	.235	1.2	1.6	.755

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Deandre Ayton	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Earl Watson	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 9
	Deandre Ayton	Earl Watson
Season	-	2009-10
Team	-	Indiana Pacers
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	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Earl Watson	79	29.4	7.8	0.7	2.4	3.0	5.1	1.3	0.2	2.2	2.3	2.8	6.6	.426	0.7	2.3	.288	1.5	2.1	.710

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Deandre Ayton	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Earl Watson	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 10
	Deandre Ayton	Earl Watson
Season	-	2010-11
Team	-	Utah Jazz
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	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Earl Watson	80	19.6	4.3	0.7	1.6	2.3	3.5	0.8	0.2	1.5	1.8	1.6	3.8	.410	0.5	1.3	.336	0.7	1.0	.671

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Deandre Ayton	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Earl Watson	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 11
	Deandre Ayton	Earl Watson
Season	-	2011-12
Team	-	Utah Jazz
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	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Earl Watson	50	20.7	3.0	0.6	1.8	2.4	4.3	1.1	0.4	1.7	2.1	1.1	3.2	.338	0.2	1.0	.192	0.6	0.9	.674

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Deandre Ayton	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Earl Watson	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 12
	Deandre Ayton	Earl Watson
Season	-	2012-13
Team	-	Utah Jazz
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	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Earl Watson	48	17.3	2.0	0.5	1.3	1.8	4.0	0.8	0.2	1.4	2.0	0.8	2.5	.308	0.1	0.6	.179	0.4	0.5	.680

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Deandre Ayton	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Earl Watson	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 13
	Deandre Ayton	Earl Watson
Season	-	2013-14
Team	-	Portland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	-	Trail Blazers 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		%
Deandre Ayton	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Earl Watson	24	6.7	0.5	0.2	0.4	0.6	1.2	0.2	0.0	0.7	1.4	0.1	0.5	.273	0.1	0.3	.286	0.2	0.2	1.000

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Deandre Ayton	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Earl Watson	4	3.5	0.0	0.0	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.0	0.0	0.3	0.3	0.0	0.3	.000	0.0	0.3	.000	0.0	0.0	-

Deandre Ayton vs. Earl Watson Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Earl Watson 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.

Their Careers

Comparison Season by Season

Rookie Season

Season 2

Season 3

Season 4

Season 5

Season 6

Season 7

Season 8

Season 9

Season 10

Season 11

Season 12

Season 13