Deandre Ayton vs. Al Ferrari Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Al Ferrari and Deandre Ayton, 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.

Deandre Ayton and Al Ferrari both played 6 years in the NBA. Deandre Ayton had the first of his seasons in 2018-19, while Al Ferrari had his rookie season in 1955-56. 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
Deandre Ayton 6 3 2018-19 to 2023-24
Al Ferrari 6 4 1955-56 to 1962-63

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Deandre Ayton Al Ferrari
Season 2018-191955-56
Team Phoenix SunsSt. Louis Hawks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
Playoffs Did Not PlayHawks 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 %
Deandre Ayton 71 30.7 16.3 3.1 7.1 10.3 1.8 0.9 0.9 1.8 2.9 7.2 12.3 .585 0.0 0.1 .000 2.0 2.7 .746
Al Ferrari 68 23.7 8.0 - - 2.7 2.4 - - - 2.8 2.8 7.9 .358 - - - 2.4 3.5 .695
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Deandre Ayton ------- --- ----------
Al Ferrari 8 33.0 14.8 - - 4.1 3.0 - - - 3.5 4.0 10.6 .376 - - - 6.8 8.8 .771

Note: Al Ferrari didn't play in 1956-57 and 1957-58.

Season 2

Deandre Ayton Al Ferrari
Season 2019-201958-59
Team Phoenix SunsSt. Louis Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayHawks 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 %
Deandre Ayton 38 32.5 18.2 3.9 7.6 11.5 1.9 0.7 1.5 2.1 3.1 8.2 14.9 .546 0.1 0.3 .231 1.8 2.3 .753
Al Ferrari 72 16.5 5.7 - - 2.0 1.7 - - - 2.2 1.9 5.3 .348 - - - 2.0 2.8 .729
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Deandre Ayton ------- --- ----------
Al Ferrari 6 28.8 8.0 - - 2.5 2.5 - - - 4.2 2.3 6.7 .350 - - - 3.3 4.2 .800

Season 3

Deandre Ayton Al Ferrari
Season 2020-211959-60
Team Phoenix SunsSt. Louis Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Suns Lost NBA FinalsHawks 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 %
Deandre Ayton 69 30.7 14.4 3.3 7.2 10.5 1.4 0.6 1.2 1.5 2.8 6.2 10.0 .626 0.1 0.3 .200 1.9 2.5 .769
Al Ferrari 71 22.1 8.6 - - 2.3 2.6 - - - 2.9 3.0 7.4 .413 - - - 2.5 3.2 .782
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Deandre Ayton 22 36.4 15.8 3.0 8.8 11.8 1.1 0.8 1.1 1.3 2.9 7.0 10.6 .658 0.0 0.0 - 1.8 2.4 .736
Al Ferrari 9 15.8 4.4 - - 1.0 1.7 - - - 1.4 1.7 4.2 .395 - - - 1.1 2.0 .556

Season 4

Deandre Ayton Al Ferrari
Season 2021-221960-61
Team Phoenix SunsSt. Louis Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Suns Lost West Conf SemisHawks 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 %
Deandre Ayton 58 29.5 17.2 2.6 7.7 10.2 1.4 0.7 0.7 1.6 2.4 7.6 12.0 .634 0.1 0.3 .368 1.8 2.4 .746
Al Ferrari 63 16.4 5.2 - - 1.8 2.3 - - - 2.5 1.9 5.2 .357 - - - 1.5 1.8 .819
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Deandre Ayton 13 30.5 17.9 2.5 6.4 8.9 1.7 0.4 0.8 1.5 2.6 8.1 12.6 .640 0.2 0.3 .500 1.6 2.5 .636
Al Ferrari 10 15.7 5.0 - - 2.2 2.1 - - - 3.1 2.0 4.4 .455 - - - 1.0 1.7 .588

Season 5

Deandre Ayton Al Ferrari
Season 2022-231961-62
Team Phoenix SunsSt. Louis Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Suns Lost West Conf SemisDid 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 %
Deandre Ayton 67 30.4 18.0 2.6 7.4 10.0 1.7 0.6 0.8 1.8 2.8 7.8 13.2 .589 0.1 0.4 .292 2.3 3.0 .760
Al Ferrari 79 25.9 7.5 - - 2.7 4.0 - - - 3.5 2.6 7.4 .357 - - - 2.2 2.8 .799
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Deandre Ayton 10 31.9 13.4 2.9 6.8 9.7 1.0 0.6 0.7 1.7 3.5 6.1 11.1 .550 0.0 0.0 - 1.2 2.3 .522
Al Ferrari ------- --- ----------

Season 6

Deandre Ayton Al Ferrari
Season 2023-241962-63
Team Portland Trail BlazersChicago Zephyrs
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 %
Deandre Ayton 55 32.4 16.7 3.2 7.9 11.1 1.6 1.0 0.8 1.8 2.0 7.8 13.6 .570 0.0 0.2 .100 1.2 1.4 .823
Al Ferrari 18 7.7 2.1 - - 0.7 0.8 - - - 1.2 0.7 2.1 .324 - - - 0.8 0.9 .824
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Deandre Ayton ------- --- ----------
Al Ferrari ------- --- ----------