Deandre Ayton vs. Alex Groza Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Alex Groza and Deandre Ayton that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

Deandre Ayton

vs.

Alex Groza

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Deandre Ayton: 2018-19 to 2023-24
Alex Groza: 1949-50 to 1950-51

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Deandre Ayton 0 Alex Groza 0

NBA Seasons Deandre Ayton 6 Alex Groza 2

Playoffs Played Deandre Ayton 3 Alex Groza 2

All-Star Games Deandre Ayton 0 Alex Groza 1

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Deandre Ayton 0 Alex Groza 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Deandre Ayton 0 Alex Groza 2

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Deandre Ayton 16.7 Alex Groza 22.5

Rebounds Per Game Deandre Ayton 10.5 Alex Groza 10.7 *

Assists Per Game Deandre Ayton 1.6 Alex Groza 2.4

Steals Per Game Deandre Ayton 0.7 Alex Groza - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Deandre Ayton 1.0 Alex Groza - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Deandre Ayton 5,966 Alex Groza 2,925

Total Rebounds Deandre Ayton 3,761 Alex Groza 709 *

Total Assists Deandre Ayton 585 Alex Groza 318

Total Steals Deandre Ayton 261 Alex Groza - n/a **

Total Blocks Deandre Ayton 341 Alex Groza - n/a **

Total Games Deandre Ayton 358 Alex Groza 130

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Deandre Ayton .592 Alex Groza .474

3-Point Percentage Deandre Ayton .244 Alex Groza - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Deandre Ayton .761 Alex Groza .756

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Deandre Ayton 18.2 (2020) Alex Groza 23.4 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Deandre Ayton 11.5 (2020) Alex Groza 10.7 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Deandre Ayton 1.9 (2020) Alex Groza 2.5 (1950)

Steals Per Game Deandre Ayton 1.0 (2024) Alex Groza - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Deandre Ayton 1.5 (2020) Alex Groza - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Deandre Ayton 15.9 Alex Groza 26.0

Rebounds Per Game Deandre Ayton 10.5 Alex Groza 14.0 *

Assists Per Game Deandre Ayton 1.3 Alex Groza 1.6

Steals Per Game Deandre Ayton 0.6 Alex Groza - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Deandre Ayton 0.9 Alex Groza - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Deandre Ayton 714 Alex Groza 234

Total Rebounds Deandre Ayton 473 Alex Groza 42 *

Total Assists Deandre Ayton 57 Alex Groza 14

Total Steals Deandre Ayton 29 Alex Groza - n/a **

Total Blocks Deandre Ayton 41 Alex Groza - n/a **

Total Games Deandre Ayton 45 Alex Groza 9

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Deandre Ayton .629 Alex Groza .544

3-Point Percentage Deandre Ayton .500 Alex Groza - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Deandre Ayton .661 Alex Groza .804

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Deandre Ayton 17.9 (2022) Alex Groza 32.3 (1951)

Rebounds Per Game Deandre Ayton 11.8 (2021) Alex Groza 14.0 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Deandre Ayton 1.7 (2022) Alex Groza 2.0 (1950)

Steals Per Game Deandre Ayton 0.8 (2021) Alex Groza - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Deandre Ayton 1.1 (2021) Alex Groza - n/a **

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.