Deandre Ayton vs. Anthony Morrow Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Anthony Morrow 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 played 6 years in the NBA, 3 less than Anthony Morrow, who played 9. Deandre Ayton had the first of his seasons in 2018-19, while Anthony Morrow had his rookie season in 2008-09. 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
Anthony Morrow 9 2 2008-09 to 2016-17

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Deandre Ayton Anthony Morrow
Season 2018-192008-09
Team Phoenix SunsGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
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 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
Anthony Morrow 67 22.6 10.1 1.2 1.8 3.0 1.2 0.5 0.2 0.8 1.9 3.8 8.0 .478 1.3 2.7 .467 1.2 1.4 .870
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Deandre Ayton ------- --- ----------
Anthony Morrow ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Deandre Ayton Anthony Morrow
Season 2019-202009-10
Team Phoenix SunsGolden State Warriors
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 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
Anthony Morrow 69 29.2 13.0 0.9 2.9 3.8 1.5 0.9 0.2 1.2 2.3 4.8 10.2 .468 2.0 4.4 .456 1.5 1.7 .886
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Deandre Ayton ------- --- ----------
Anthony Morrow ------- --- ----------

Season 3
Deandre Ayton Anthony Morrow
Season 2020-212010-11
Team Phoenix SunsNew Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Suns Lost NBA FinalsDid 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 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
Anthony Morrow 58 32.0 13.2 0.6 2.3 3.0 1.2 0.3 0.1 0.9 2.3 4.8 10.7 .450 1.9 4.5 .423 1.7 1.8 .897
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
Anthony Morrow ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Deandre Ayton Anthony Morrow
Season 2021-222011-12
Team Phoenix SunsNew Jersey Nets
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 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
Anthony Morrow 62 26.4 12.0 0.5 1.5 2.0 1.0 0.7 0.1 1.1 1.4 4.4 10.6 .413 1.7 4.6 .371 1.6 1.7 .933
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
Anthony Morrow ------- --- ----------

Season 5
Deandre Ayton Anthony Morrow
Season 2022-232012-13
Team Phoenix SunsAtlanta Hawks, Dallas Mavericks
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
Anthony Morrow 41 9.3 4.0 0.3 0.5 0.7 0.3 0.3 0.0 0.2 1.0 1.6 3.5 .441 0.4 1.0 .372 0.5 0.5 .909
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
Anthony Morrow ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Deandre Ayton Anthony Morrow
Season 2023-242013-14
Team Portland Trail BlazersNew Orleans Pelicans
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
Anthony Morrow 76 18.8 8.4 0.4 1.5 1.8 0.8 0.5 0.2 0.7 1.3 3.1 6.8 .458 1.2 2.6 .451 0.9 1.1 .828
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Deandre Ayton ------- --- ----------
Anthony Morrow ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Deandre Ayton Anthony Morrow
Season -2014-15
Team -Oklahoma City Thunder
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 %
Deandre Ayton ------- --- ----------
Anthony Morrow 74 24.4 10.7 0.5 2.1 2.6 0.8 0.7 0.1 0.5 1.8 3.9 8.3 .463 1.9 4.4 .434 1.1 1.2 .888
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Deandre Ayton ------- --- ----------
Anthony Morrow ------- --- ----------

Season 8
Deandre Ayton Anthony Morrow
Season -2015-16
Team -Oklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Thunder 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 %
Deandre Ayton ------- --- ----------
Anthony Morrow 68 13.6 5.6 0.1 0.8 0.9 0.4 0.3 0.1 0.3 0.9 2.0 4.9 .408 1.2 3.0 .387 0.4 0.6 .744
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Deandre Ayton ------- --- ----------
Anthony Morrow 14 5.4 2.6 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.3 0.4 0.8 1.7 .458 0.4 1.0 .357 0.7 0.7 1.000

Season 9
Deandre Ayton Anthony Morrow
Season -2016-17
Team -Oklahoma City Thunder, Chicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Bulls 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 %
Deandre Ayton ------- --- ----------
Anthony Morrow 49 14.6 5.5 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.0 0.1 0.9 2.0 5.1 .389 0.8 2.7 .308 0.7 0.8 .919
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Deandre Ayton ------- --- ----------
Anthony Morrow 3 9.7 4.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.7 1.7 3.0 .556 0.0 0.0 - 0.7 0.7 1.000
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