Deandre Ayton vs. Vern Mikkelsen Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Vern Mikkelsen 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.
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, 4 less than Vern Mikkelsen, who played 10. Deandre Ayton had the first of his seasons in 2018-19, while Vern Mikkelsen had his rookie season in 1949-50. 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 |
Vern Mikkelsen |
10 |
9 |
1949-50 to 1958-59 |
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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 |
Vern Mikkelsen |
68 |
- |
11.6 |
- |
- |
- |
1.8 |
- |
- |
- |
3.3 |
4.2 |
10.6 |
.399 |
- |
- |
- |
3.2 |
4.2 |
.752 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Deandre Ayton |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Vern Mikkelsen |
12 |
- |
13.0 |
- |
- |
- |
1.5 |
- |
- |
- |
4.3 |
4.6 |
12.4 |
.369 |
- |
- |
- |
3.8 |
5.0 |
.767 |
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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 |
Vern Mikkelsen |
64 |
- |
14.1 |
- |
- |
10.2 |
2.8 |
- |
- |
- |
4.1 |
5.6 |
14.0 |
.402 |
- |
- |
- |
2.9 |
4.3 |
.676 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Deandre Ayton |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Vern Mikkelsen |
7 |
- |
15.6 |
- |
- |
9.6 |
2.4 |
- |
- |
- |
5.0 |
5.6 |
13.7 |
.406 |
- |
- |
- |
4.4 |
6.7 |
.660 |
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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 |
Vern Mikkelsen |
66 |
35.5 |
15.3 |
- |
- |
10.3 |
2.7 |
- |
- |
- |
4.3 |
5.5 |
13.1 |
.419 |
- |
- |
- |
4.3 |
5.6 |
.761 |
|
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 |
Vern Mikkelsen |
13 |
38.1 |
13.3 |
- |
- |
8.5 |
1.5 |
- |
- |
- |
5.1 |
4.6 |
10.7 |
.432 |
- |
- |
- |
4.1 |
4.9 |
.828 |
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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 |
Vern Mikkelsen |
70 |
35.2 |
15.0 |
- |
- |
9.3 |
2.1 |
- |
- |
- |
4.1 |
5.4 |
12.4 |
.435 |
- |
- |
- |
4.2 |
5.5 |
.752 |
|
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 |
Vern Mikkelsen |
12 |
33.3 |
12.0 |
- |
- |
8.7 |
2.0 |
- |
- |
- |
4.9 |
3.7 |
11.1 |
.331 |
- |
- |
- |
4.7 |
5.5 |
.848 |
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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 |
Vern Mikkelsen |
72 |
31.2 |
11.1 |
- |
- |
8.5 |
1.7 |
- |
- |
- |
3.7 |
4.0 |
10.7 |
.374 |
- |
- |
- |
3.1 |
4.1 |
.742 |
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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 |
Vern Mikkelsen |
13 |
28.8 |
10.2 |
- |
- |
5.6 |
1.3 |
- |
- |
- |
4.0 |
3.9 |
8.5 |
.459 |
- |
- |
- |
2.4 |
2.8 |
.861 |
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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 |
Vern Mikkelsen |
71 |
36.0 |
18.7 |
- |
- |
10.2 |
2.0 |
- |
- |
- |
4.5 |
6.2 |
14.7 |
.422 |
- |
- |
- |
6.3 |
8.4 |
.747 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Deandre Ayton |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Vern Mikkelsen |
7 |
29.9 |
13.7 |
- |
- |
11.1 |
1.9 |
- |
- |
- |
5.1 |
4.3 |
12.1 |
.353 |
- |
- |
- |
5.1 |
6.6 |
.783 |
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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 |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Vern Mikkelsen |
72 |
29.2 |
13.4 |
- |
- |
8.4 |
2.4 |
- |
- |
- |
4.4 |
4.4 |
11.4 |
.386 |
- |
- |
- |
4.6 |
5.7 |
.804 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Deandre Ayton |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Vern Mikkelsen |
3 |
30.0 |
13.3 |
- |
- |
5.7 |
0.7 |
- |
- |
- |
4.7 |
3.7 |
8.7 |
.423 |
- |
- |
- |
6.0 |
6.7 |
.900 |
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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 |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Vern Mikkelsen |
72 |
30.5 |
13.7 |
- |
- |
8.8 |
1.7 |
- |
- |
- |
4.3 |
4.5 |
11.9 |
.377 |
- |
- |
- |
4.8 |
5.9 |
.807 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Deandre Ayton |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Vern Mikkelsen |
5 |
32.4 |
17.6 |
- |
- |
8.6 |
3.4 |
- |
- |
- |
5.8 |
6.6 |
16.6 |
.398 |
- |
- |
- |
4.4 |
6.8 |
.647 |
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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 |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Vern Mikkelsen |
72 |
33.2 |
17.3 |
- |
- |
11.2 |
2.3 |
- |
- |
- |
4.2 |
6.1 |
14.9 |
.410 |
- |
- |
- |
5.1 |
6.5 |
.786 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Deandre Ayton |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Vern Mikkelsen |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Vern Mikkelsen |
72 |
29.7 |
13.8 |
- |
- |
7.9 |
2.2 |
- |
- |
- |
3.4 |
4.9 |
12.6 |
.390 |
- |
- |
- |
4.0 |
4.9 |
.806 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Deandre Ayton |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Vern Mikkelsen |
13 |
28.5 |
15.5 |
- |
- |
7.2 |
1.8 |
- |
- |
- |
4.2 |
5.6 |
13.6 |
.412 |
- |
- |
- |
4.3 |
5.6 |
.767 |