Billy Paultz vs. Max Strus Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Max Strus and Billy Paultz, 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.

Billy Paultz played 9 years in the NBA, 4 more than Max Strus, who played 5. Billy Paultz 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
Billy Paultz 9 9 1976-77 to 1984-85
Max Strus 5 4 2019-20 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Billy Paultz Max Strus
Season 1976-772019-20
Team San Antonio SpursChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Spurs Lost East Conf 1st RdDid 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 %
Billy Paultz 82 32.9 15.6 2.3 6.0 8.4 2.7 0.7 2.1 - 3.2 6.4 13.4 .473 - - - 2.9 3.9 .744
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 %
Billy Paultz 2 37.0 17.0 0.5 8.0 8.5 2.5 1.0 0.5 - 1.5 6.0 12.0 .500 - - - 5.0 6.5 .769
Max Strus ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Billy Paultz Max Strus
Season 1977-782020-21
Team San Antonio SpursMiami Heat
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Spurs Lost East Conf SemisHeat 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 %
Billy Paultz 80 31.0 15.8 2.2 6.3 8.4 2.7 0.5 2.4 2.1 2.8 6.5 12.2 .529 - - - 2.9 3.8 .752
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 %
Billy Paultz 6 31.8 11.5 1.2 5.7 6.8 2.3 0.8 0.8 1.0 1.7 4.8 10.5 .460 - - - 1.8 2.8 .647
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
Billy Paultz Max Strus
Season 1978-792021-22
Team San Antonio SpursMiami Heat
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Spurs Lost East Conf FinalsHeat 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 %
Billy Paultz 79 26.9 11.5 2.1 5.8 7.9 2.3 0.4 1.6 2.0 2.6 5.1 9.6 .526 - - - 1.4 2.5 .588
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 %
Billy Paultz 13 23.0 6.3 1.8 5.7 7.5 2.3 0.3 1.0 1.1 2.5 2.3 6.2 .375 - - - 1.7 2.5 .667
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
Billy Paultz Max Strus
Season 1979-802022-23
Team San Antonio Spurs, 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 %
Billy Paultz 84 26.1 9.1 2.2 4.8 7.0 2.2 0.8 1.0 1.4 2.5 3.9 8.0 .486 0.0 0.0 .000 1.3 2.2 .599
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 %
Billy Paultz 7 18.3 4.3 1.7 3.0 4.7 1.1 0.1 0.4 1.6 1.9 1.9 5.7 .325 0.0 0.0 - 0.6 1.0 .571
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
Billy Paultz 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 %
Billy Paultz 81 20.5 7.4 1.4 3.5 4.8 1.3 0.3 0.9 1.1 2.2 3.2 6.4 .507 0.0 0.0 .000 0.9 1.9 .490
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 %
Billy Paultz 21 34.3 12.1 2.5 4.5 7.0 1.7 0.6 1.3 1.3 3.3 5.3 11.7 .451 0.0 0.0 .000 1.5 2.3 .667
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
Billy Paultz 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 %
Billy Paultz 65 12.4 3.3 0.8 1.9 2.8 0.6 0.2 0.3 0.7 1.5 1.4 3.5 .394 0.0 0.0 - 0.5 1.0 .523
Max Strus ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Billy Paultz 3 11.3 2.3 0.7 0.7 1.3 0.3 0.0 0.7 0.3 1.3 1.0 3.0 .333 0.0 0.0 - 0.3 1.0 .333
Max Strus ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Billy Paultz Max Strus
Season 1982-83-
Team Houston Rockets, 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 %
Billy Paultz 64 12.8 3.6 1.0 2.1 3.1 1.0 0.3 0.3 0.7 1.7 1.6 3.5 .445 0.0 0.0 - 0.4 0.9 .458
Max Strus ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Billy Paultz 11 12.1 2.7 1.0 1.9 2.9 1.0 0.4 0.2 0.5 1.6 1.2 2.9 .406 0.0 0.0 - 0.4 0.4 1.000
Max Strus ------- --- ----------

Season 8
Billy Paultz Max Strus
Season 1983-84-
Team Atlanta Hawks-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Hawks 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 %
Billy Paultz 40 12.2 2.2 0.9 2.0 2.8 0.5 0.2 0.2 0.6 1.4 0.9 2.2 .409 0.0 0.0 - 0.4 0.8 .515
Max Strus ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Billy Paultz 2 3.5 1.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 1.5 .333 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -
Max Strus ------- --- ----------

Season 9
Billy Paultz Max Strus
Season 1984-85-
Team Utah Jazz-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Jazz 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 %
Billy Paultz 62 6.0 1.3 0.4 1.2 1.5 0.3 0.1 0.2 0.5 0.8 0.5 1.4 .368 0.0 0.0 - 0.3 0.5 .643
Max Strus ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Billy Paultz 5 6.0 1.4 0.6 1.0 1.6 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.4 1.4 0.6 1.6 .375 0.0 0.0 - 0.2 0.8 .250
Max Strus ------- --- ----------
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