Mike Dunleavy vs. Max Strus Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Max Strus and Mike Dunleavy, 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.

Mike Dunleavy played 11 years in the NBA, 6 more than Max Strus, who played 5. Mike Dunleavy had the first of his seasons in 1976-77, while Max Strus had his rookie season in 2019-20. 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
Mike Dunleavy 11 7 1976-77 to 1989-90
Max Strus 5 4 2019-20 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Mike Dunleavy Max Strus
Season 1976-772019-20
Team Philadelphia 76ersChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs 76ers Lost NBA FinalsDid 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 %
Mike Dunleavy 32 11.2 4.8 0.3 0.8 1.1 1.8 0.4 0.1 - 2.0 1.9 4.5 .414 - - - 1.1 1.4 .756
Max Strus 2 3.0 2.5 0.5 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 .667 0.0 0.5 .000 0.5 0.5 1.000
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mike Dunleavy 11 6.2 2.0 0.1 0.3 0.4 0.8 0.3 0.0 - 1.3 0.8 2.3 .360 - - - 0.4 0.5 .800
Max Strus ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Mike Dunleavy Max Strus
Season 1977-782020-21
Team Philadelphia 76ers, Houston RocketsMiami Heat
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayHeat 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 %
Mike Dunleavy 15 7.9 3.5 0.1 0.6 0.7 1.9 0.6 0.1 0.8 0.8 1.3 3.3 .400 - - - 0.9 1.2 .722
Max Strus 39 13.0 6.1 0.1 0.9 1.1 0.6 0.3 0.1 0.2 1.1 2.2 4.8 .455 1.3 3.8 .338 0.4 0.6 .667
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mike Dunleavy ------- --- ----------
Max Strus 2 3.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 .000 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -

Season 3
Mike Dunleavy Max Strus
Season 1978-792021-22
Team Houston RocketsMiami Heat
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Rockets Lost East Conf 1st RdHeat 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 %
Mike Dunleavy 74 20.1 8.0 0.4 1.4 1.7 4.4 0.8 0.1 1.8 2.3 2.9 5.7 .506 - - - 2.1 2.5 .864
Max Strus 68 23.3 10.6 0.4 2.6 3.0 1.4 0.4 0.2 0.8 1.7 3.7 8.3 .441 2.7 6.5 .410 0.6 0.8 .792
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mike Dunleavy 1 10.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 2.0 .000 - - - 0.0 0.0 -
Max Strus 18 29.1 10.9 0.8 3.2 4.1 2.1 0.8 0.4 1.1 3.1 3.8 10.1 .374 2.6 7.9 .331 0.7 1.0 .722

Season 4
Mike Dunleavy Max Strus
Season 1979-802022-23
Team Houston RocketsMiami Heat
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Rockets Lost East Conf SemisHeat 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 %
Mike Dunleavy 51 20.3 8.0 0.5 1.5 2.0 4.1 0.8 0.1 2.2 2.4 2.9 6.3 .464 0.1 0.4 .150 2.2 2.6 .828
Max Strus 80 28.4 11.5 0.6 2.6 3.2 2.1 0.5 0.2 0.9 2.1 4.1 9.9 .410 2.5 7.0 .350 1.0 1.1 .876
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mike Dunleavy 6 7.5 2.8 0.3 0.5 0.8 2.2 0.8 0.0 1.0 1.8 1.0 2.0 .500 0.0 0.3 .000 0.8 1.0 .833
Max Strus 23 28.2 9.3 0.6 3.0 3.6 1.4 0.3 0.3 0.3 2.0 3.3 8.2 .402 1.9 5.9 .319 0.9 1.1 .800

Season 5
Mike Dunleavy Max Strus
Season 1980-812023-24
Team Houston RocketsCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Rockets Lost NBA FinalsCavaliers 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 %
Mike Dunleavy 74 21.7 10.5 0.4 1.2 1.6 3.6 0.9 0.0 1.9 2.2 4.2 8.5 .491 0.0 0.2 .063 2.1 2.5 .839
Max Strus 70 32.0 12.2 0.9 3.9 4.8 4.0 0.9 0.4 1.6 2.4 4.3 10.4 .418 2.4 6.8 .351 1.1 1.4 .794
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mike Dunleavy 20 23.6 8.9 0.5 1.7 2.1 3.4 0.8 0.1 1.5 3.0 3.5 7.6 .454 0.3 0.8 .400 1.7 1.9 .868
Max Strus 12 36.2 9.5 0.7 4.7 5.3 2.9 0.8 0.0 1.3 3.4 3.5 8.6 .408 2.1 6.0 .347 0.4 0.4 1.000

Season 6
Mike Dunleavy Max Strus
Season 1981-82-
Team Houston Rockets-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Rockets 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 %
Mike Dunleavy 70 18.8 7.4 0.3 1.1 1.5 3.2 0.6 0.0 1.1 2.3 2.9 6.4 .458 0.5 1.2 .384 1.1 1.5 .708
Max Strus ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mike Dunleavy 3 22.0 7.7 0.0 1.0 1.0 3.0 0.7 0.0 0.3 2.3 3.0 7.3 .409 0.0 1.3 .000 1.7 2.0 .833
Max Strus ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Mike Dunleavy Max Strus
Season 1982-83-
Team San Antonio Spurs-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Spurs Lost West 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 %
Mike Dunleavy 79 20.5 7.8 0.2 1.5 1.7 5.5 0.9 0.1 2.0 2.7 2.7 6.5 .418 0.8 2.5 .345 1.5 1.9 .779
Max Strus ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mike Dunleavy 11 15.8 5.5 0.3 0.9 1.2 4.5 0.8 0.1 1.3 2.0 2.0 5.9 .338 0.7 2.7 .267 0.8 1.2 .692
Max Strus ------- --- ----------

Season 8
Mike Dunleavy Max Strus
Season 1983-84-
Team Milwaukee Bucks-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bucks 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 %
Mike Dunleavy 17 23.8 11.2 0.4 1.3 1.6 4.6 0.7 0.1 2.1 3.0 4.1 7.5 .551 1.1 2.6 .422 1.9 2.4 .800
Max Strus ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mike Dunleavy 15 26.2 11.3 0.7 1.7 2.3 3.1 1.1 0.0 2.3 3.9 3.9 8.6 .457 1.2 3.3 .360 2.2 2.4 .917
Max Strus ------- --- ----------

Season 9
Mike Dunleavy Max Strus
Season 1984-85-
Team Milwaukee Bucks-
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 %
Mike Dunleavy 19 22.8 8.9 0.3 1.3 1.6 4.5 0.8 0.2 2.1 2.9 3.4 7.1 .474 0.8 2.5 .340 1.3 1.5 .862
Max Strus ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mike Dunleavy ------- --- ----------
Max Strus ------- --- ----------

Note: Mike Dunleavy didn't play in 1985-86, 1986-87 and 1987-88.

Season 10
Mike Dunleavy Max Strus
Season 1988-89-
Team Milwaukee Bucks-
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 %
Mike Dunleavy 2 2.5 1.5 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 1.0 .500 0.5 1.0 .500 0.0 0.0 -
Max Strus ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mike Dunleavy ------- --- ----------
Max Strus ------- --- ----------

Season 11
Mike Dunleavy Max Strus
Season 1989-90-
Team Milwaukee Bucks-
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 %
Mike Dunleavy 5 8.6 3.4 0.0 0.4 0.4 2.0 0.2 0.0 1.6 1.4 0.8 2.8 .286 0.4 1.8 .222 1.4 1.6 .875
Max Strus ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mike Dunleavy ------- --- ----------
Max Strus ------- --- ----------
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