Aaron Gordon vs. Fred Schaus Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Fred Schaus and Aaron Gordon, 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.

Aaron Gordon played 10 years in the NBA, 5 more than Fred Schaus, who played 5. Aaron Gordon had the first of his seasons in 2014-15, while Fred Schaus 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
Aaron Gordon 10 5 2014-15 to 2023-24
Fred Schaus 5 5 1949-50 to 1953-54

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Aaron Gordon Fred Schaus
Season 2014-151949-50
Team Orlando MagicFort Wayne Pistons
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
Playoffs Did Not PlayPistons Lost Cent Div 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 %
Aaron Gordon 47 17.0 5.2 1.0 2.6 3.6 0.7 0.4 0.5 0.8 1.8 2.0 4.4 .447 0.3 1.0 .271 0.9 1.3 .721
Fred Schaus 68 - 14.3 - - - 2.6 - - - 3.4 5.2 14.6 .352 - - - 4.0 4.9 .818
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Aaron Gordon ------- --- ----------
Fred Schaus 4 - 18.5 - - - 2.8 - - - 2.3 6.0 16.5 .364 - - - 6.5 7.8 .839

Season 2
Aaron Gordon Fred Schaus
Season 2015-161950-51
Team Orlando MagicFort Wayne Pistons
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayPistons Lost West Div 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 %
Aaron Gordon 78 23.9 9.2 2.0 4.5 6.5 1.6 0.8 0.7 0.8 2.0 3.5 7.4 .473 0.5 1.8 .296 1.7 2.5 .668
Fred Schaus 68 - 15.1 - - 7.3 2.7 - - - 3.5 4.6 13.5 .340 - - - 5.9 7.1 .835
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Aaron Gordon ------- --- ----------
Fred Schaus 3 - 14.3 - - 5.3 3.3 - - - 3.3 5.7 14.7 .386 - - - 3.0 3.7 .818

Season 3
Aaron Gordon Fred Schaus
Season 2016-171951-52
Team Orlando MagicFort Wayne Pistons
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayPistons Lost West Div 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 %
Aaron Gordon 80 28.7 12.7 1.5 3.6 5.1 1.9 0.8 0.5 1.1 2.2 4.9 10.8 .454 1.0 3.3 .288 2.0 2.7 .719
Fred Schaus 62 41.6 14.1 - - 7.0 4.0 - - - 3.6 4.5 12.5 .361 - - - 5.0 6.0 .833
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Aaron Gordon ------- --- ----------
Fred Schaus 2 45.0 15.5 - - 7.5 7.0 - - - 4.5 6.0 17.5 .343 - - - 3.5 4.0 .875

Season 4
Aaron Gordon Fred Schaus
Season 2017-181952-53
Team Orlando MagicFort Wayne Pistons
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayPistons Lost West Div 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 %
Aaron Gordon 58 32.9 17.6 1.5 6.4 7.9 2.3 1.0 0.8 1.8 1.9 6.5 14.9 .434 2.0 5.9 .336 2.7 3.9 .698
Fred Schaus 69 36.8 10.5 - - 6.0 3.6 - - - 3.8 3.5 10.4 .334 - - - 3.5 4.3 .821
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Aaron Gordon ------- --- ----------
Fred Schaus 8 30.5 8.9 - - 5.3 1.5 - - - 5.0 2.3 7.5 .300 - - - 4.4 5.8 .761

Season 5
Aaron Gordon Fred Schaus
Season 2018-191953-54
Team Orlando MagicFort Wayne Pistons, New York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Magic Lost East Conf 1st RdKnicks Lost E Div Round Robin
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Aaron Gordon 78 33.8 16.0 1.7 5.7 7.4 3.7 0.7 0.7 2.1 2.2 6.0 13.4 .449 1.6 4.4 .349 2.4 3.2 .731
Fred Schaus 67 22.6 7.1 - - 4.0 1.6 - - - 2.6 2.4 6.2 .388 - - - 2.3 2.9 .785
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Aaron Gordon 5 32.8 15.2 2.2 5.0 7.2 3.6 1.2 0.2 2.6 3.2 5.8 12.4 .468 1.6 4.0 .400 2.0 3.8 .526
Fred Schaus 4 29.8 7.0 - - 3.0 2.0 - - - 4.5 1.8 6.3 .280 - - - 3.5 3.8 .933

Season 6
Aaron Gordon Fred Schaus
Season 2019-20-
Team Orlando Magic-
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 %
Aaron Gordon 62 32.5 14.4 1.7 5.9 7.7 3.7 0.8 0.6 1.6 2.0 5.4 12.4 .437 1.2 3.8 .308 2.4 3.6 .674
Fred Schaus ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Aaron Gordon ------- --- ----------
Fred Schaus ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Aaron Gordon Fred Schaus
Season 2020-21-
Team Orlando Magic, Denver Nuggets-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West 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 %
Aaron Gordon 50 27.7 12.4 1.5 4.1 5.7 3.2 0.7 0.7 1.9 1.8 4.6 10.0 .463 1.2 3.5 .335 1.9 3.0 .651
Fred Schaus ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Aaron Gordon 10 29.9 11.1 2.1 3.3 5.4 2.0 0.5 0.3 1.4 2.3 4.3 9.9 .434 0.9 2.3 .391 1.6 2.5 .640
Fred Schaus ------- --- ----------

Season 8
Aaron Gordon Fred Schaus
Season 2021-22-
Team Denver Nuggets-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nuggets 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 %
Aaron Gordon 75 31.7 15.0 1.7 4.2 5.9 2.5 0.6 0.6 1.8 2.0 5.8 11.1 .520 1.2 3.5 .335 2.3 3.1 .743
Fred Schaus ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Aaron Gordon 5 32.0 13.8 3.6 3.6 7.2 2.6 0.4 1.2 1.6 2.8 4.6 10.8 .426 0.6 3.0 .200 4.0 5.6 .714
Fred Schaus ------- --- ----------

Season 9
Aaron Gordon Fred Schaus
Season 2022-23-
Team Denver Nuggets-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA Champion-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Aaron Gordon 68 30.2 16.3 2.4 4.1 6.6 3.0 0.8 0.8 1.4 1.9 6.3 11.2 .564 0.9 2.5 .347 2.8 4.6 .608
Fred Schaus ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Aaron Gordon 20 35.7 13.3 2.5 3.6 6.0 2.6 0.6 0.7 1.0 2.9 5.1 9.8 .518 0.9 2.3 .391 2.3 3.5 .652
Fred Schaus ------- --- ----------

Season 10
Aaron Gordon Fred Schaus
Season 2023-24-
Team Denver Nuggets-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West 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 %
Aaron Gordon 73 31.5 13.9 2.4 4.1 6.5 3.5 0.8 0.6 1.4 1.9 5.5 9.8 .556 0.5 1.9 .290 2.4 3.7 .658
Fred Schaus ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Aaron Gordon 12 37.1 14.3 3.0 4.3 7.3 4.4 0.8 0.6 1.5 2.3 5.8 9.8 .585 0.9 2.3 .407 1.9 2.3 .821
Fred Schaus ------- --- ----------
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