Deandre Ayton vs. Russ Lee Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Russ Lee 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.

Russ Lee

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Deandre Ayton: 2018-19 to 2023-24
Russ Lee: 1972-73 to 1974-75

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Deandre Ayton 0 Russ Lee 0

NBA Seasons Deandre Ayton 6 Russ Lee 3

Playoffs Played Deandre Ayton 3 Russ Lee 2

All-Star Games Deandre Ayton 0 Russ Lee 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Deandre Ayton 16.7 Russ Lee 2.9

Rebounds Per Game Deandre Ayton 10.5 Russ Lee 1.2

Assists Per Game Deandre Ayton 1.6 Russ Lee 0.7

Steals Per Game Deandre Ayton 0.7 Russ Lee 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Deandre Ayton 1.0 Russ Lee 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Deandre Ayton 5,966 Russ Lee 282

Total Rebounds Deandre Ayton 3,761 Russ Lee 114

Total Assists Deandre Ayton 585 Russ Lee 65

Total Steals Deandre Ayton 261 Russ Lee 22 *

Total Blocks Deandre Ayton 341 Russ Lee 3 *

Total Games Deandre Ayton 358 Russ Lee 97

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Deandre Ayton .592 Russ Lee .391

3-Point Percentage Deandre Ayton .244 Russ Lee - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Deandre Ayton .761 Russ Lee .685

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Deandre Ayton 18.2 (2020) Russ Lee 4.3 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Deandre Ayton 11.5 (2020) Russ Lee 2.1 (1975)

Assists Per Game Deandre Ayton 1.9 (2020) Russ Lee 0.8 (1973)

Steals Per Game Deandre Ayton 1.0 (2024) Russ Lee 0.7 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Deandre Ayton 1.5 (2020) Russ Lee 0.2 (1975) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Deandre Ayton 15.9 Russ Lee 2.5

Rebounds Per Game Deandre Ayton 10.5 Russ Lee 0.6

Assists Per Game Deandre Ayton 1.3 Russ Lee 0.3

Steals Per Game Deandre Ayton 0.6 Russ Lee 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Deandre Ayton 0.9 Russ Lee 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Deandre Ayton 714 Russ Lee 27

Total Rebounds Deandre Ayton 473 Russ Lee 7

Total Assists Deandre Ayton 57 Russ Lee 3

Total Steals Deandre Ayton 29 Russ Lee 3 *

Total Blocks Deandre Ayton 41 Russ Lee 1 *

Total Games Deandre Ayton 45 Russ Lee 11

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Deandre Ayton .629 Russ Lee .591

3-Point Percentage Deandre Ayton .500 Russ Lee - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Deandre Ayton .661 Russ Lee .250

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Deandre Ayton 17.9 (2022) Russ Lee 3.2 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Deandre Ayton 11.8 (2021) Russ Lee 0.8 (1973)

Assists Per Game Deandre Ayton 1.7 (2022) Russ Lee 0.4 (1973)

Steals Per Game Deandre Ayton 0.8 (2021) Russ Lee 0.5 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Deandre Ayton 1.1 (2021) Russ Lee 0.2 (1974) *

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