Willie Cauley-Stein vs. Max Strus Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Max Strus and Willie Cauley-Stein, 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.

Willie Cauley-Stein played 7 years in the NBA, 2 more than Max Strus, who played 5. Willie Cauley-Stein had the first of his seasons in 2015-16, 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
Willie Cauley-Stein 7 1 2015-16 to 2021-22
Max Strus 5 4 2019-20 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Willie Cauley-Stein Max Strus
Season 2015-162019-20
Team Sacramento KingsChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie Second Team-
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 %
Willie Cauley-Stein 66 21.4 7.0 2.0 3.3 5.3 0.6 0.7 1.0 0.7 2.2 2.9 5.1 .563 0.0 0.0 .000 1.2 1.9 .648
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 %
Willie Cauley-Stein ------- --- ----------
Max Strus ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Willie Cauley-Stein Max Strus
Season 2016-172020-21
Team Sacramento KingsMiami 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 %
Willie Cauley-Stein 75 18.9 8.1 1.1 3.4 4.5 1.1 0.7 0.6 0.9 2.0 3.4 6.4 .530 0.0 0.0 .000 1.3 2.0 .669
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 %
Willie Cauley-Stein ------- --- ----------
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
Willie Cauley-Stein Max Strus
Season 2017-182021-22
Team Sacramento KingsMiami Heat
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayHeat 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 %
Willie Cauley-Stein 73 28.0 12.8 1.8 5.2 7.0 2.4 1.1 0.9 1.5 2.5 5.3 10.6 .502 0.0 0.2 .250 2.1 3.4 .619
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 %
Willie Cauley-Stein ------- --- ----------
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
Willie Cauley-Stein Max Strus
Season 2018-192022-23
Team Sacramento KingsMiami Heat
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayHeat 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 %
Willie Cauley-Stein 81 27.3 11.9 2.2 6.1 8.4 2.4 1.2 0.6 1.0 2.8 5.1 9.1 .556 0.0 0.0 .500 1.7 3.1 .551
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 %
Willie Cauley-Stein ------- --- ----------
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
Willie Cauley-Stein Max Strus
Season 2019-202023-24
Team Golden State Warriors, Dallas MavericksCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayCavaliers 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 %
Willie Cauley-Stein 54 20.3 7.2 1.6 4.3 5.8 1.3 0.9 1.1 0.7 2.2 3.2 5.6 .579 0.0 0.0 .000 0.7 1.2 .606
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 %
Willie Cauley-Stein ------- --- ----------
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
Willie Cauley-Stein Max Strus
Season 2020-21-
Team Dallas Mavericks-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Mavericks 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 %
Willie Cauley-Stein 53 17.1 5.3 1.2 3.2 4.5 0.7 0.4 0.8 0.5 2.4 2.2 3.4 .632 0.0 0.2 .091 0.9 1.5 .628
Max Strus ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Willie Cauley-Stein 6 10.5 2.5 0.5 2.2 2.7 0.5 0.3 0.7 0.5 1.3 1.0 1.5 .667 0.0 0.0 - 0.5 0.5 1.000
Max Strus ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Willie Cauley-Stein Max Strus
Season 2021-22-
Team Dallas Mavericks, Philadelphia 76ers-
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 %
Willie Cauley-Stein 20 9.2 1.7 0.7 1.4 2.0 0.5 0.3 0.2 0.4 1.0 0.8 1.8 .457 0.1 0.1 .500 0.1 0.1 .500
Max Strus ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Willie Cauley-Stein ------- --- ----------
Max Strus ------- --- ----------
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