Curtis Rowe vs. Max Strus Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Max Strus and Curtis Rowe, 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.

Curtis Rowe played 8 years in the NBA, 3 more than Max Strus, who played 5. Curtis Rowe had the first of his seasons in 1971-72, 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
Curtis Rowe 8 4 1971-72 to 1978-79
Max Strus 5 4 2019-20 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Curtis Rowe Max Strus
Season 1971-722019-20
Team Detroit PistonsChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
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 %
Curtis Rowe 82 32.5 11.3 - - 8.5 1.2 - - - 2.1 4.5 9.8 .460 - - - 2.3 3.5 .669
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 %
Curtis Rowe ------- --- ----------
Max Strus ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Curtis Rowe Max Strus
Season 1972-732020-21
Team Detroit PistonsMiami 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 %
Curtis Rowe 81 37.1 16.1 - - 9.4 2.1 - - - 2.4 6.8 13.0 .519 - - - 2.6 4.0 .642
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 %
Curtis Rowe ------- --- ----------
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
Curtis Rowe Max Strus
Season 1973-742021-22
Team Detroit PistonsMiami Heat
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pistons Lost West Conf SemisHeat 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 %
Curtis Rowe 82 30.5 10.7 2.0 4.2 6.3 1.7 0.6 0.4 - 2.2 4.6 9.4 .494 - - - 1.4 2.1 .698
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 %
Curtis Rowe 7 32.7 8.3 2.3 5.1 7.4 1.6 0.4 0.9 - 3.3 3.6 7.4 .481 - - - 1.1 1.9 .615
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
Curtis Rowe Max Strus
Season 1974-752022-23
Team Detroit PistonsMiami Heat
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pistons Lost West Conf 1st RdHeat 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 %
Curtis Rowe 82 34.0 12.4 2.1 5.0 7.1 1.5 0.6 0.5 - 2.3 5.1 10.7 .483 - - - 2.1 2.8 .753
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 %
Curtis Rowe 3 38.3 14.7 2.7 6.0 8.7 5.0 0.3 1.7 - 2.0 5.7 11.0 .515 - - - 3.3 6.3 .526
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
Curtis Rowe Max Strus
Season 1975-762023-24
Team Detroit PistonsCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Pistons Lost West Conf SemisCavaliers TBD
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Curtis Rowe 80 37.5 16.0 2.9 5.8 8.7 2.3 0.6 0.6 - 2.6 6.4 13.7 .468 - - - 3.2 4.3 .737
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 %
Curtis Rowe 9 38.4 15.0 2.8 5.0 7.8 2.9 0.7 0.9 - 3.0 5.9 12.3 .477 - - - 3.2 3.8 .853
Max Strus 10 34.6 8.7 0.7 4.3 5.0 1.9 0.7 0.0 1.3 3.1 3.4 8.1 .420 1.7 5.6 .304 0.2 0.2 1.000

Season 6
Curtis Rowe Max Strus
Season 1976-77-
Team Boston Celtics-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Celtics 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 %
Curtis Rowe 79 27.7 10.1 2.4 4.7 7.1 1.4 0.3 0.6 - 2.7 4.0 8.0 .498 - - - 2.2 3.0 .708
Max Strus ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Curtis Rowe 9 26.3 9.6 3.2 4.8 8.0 1.1 0.1 0.4 - 3.2 3.6 7.6 .471 - - - 2.4 3.2 .759
Max Strus ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Curtis Rowe Max Strus
Season 1977-78-
Team Boston Celtics-
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 %
Curtis Rowe 51 17.9 6.1 1.5 2.5 4.0 0.9 0.3 0.2 1.5 1.8 2.4 5.4 .451 - - - 1.3 1.7 .742
Max Strus ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Curtis Rowe ------- --- ----------
Max Strus ------- --- ----------

Season 8
Curtis Rowe Max Strus
Season 1978-79-
Team Boston Celtics-
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 %
Curtis Rowe 53 23.1 6.7 1.5 3.1 4.6 1.3 0.3 0.2 1.7 2.0 2.8 6.5 .436 - - - 1.0 1.4 .693
Max Strus ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Curtis Rowe ------- --- ----------
Max Strus ------- --- ----------
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