Deandre Ayton vs. Carl Herrera Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Carl Herrera 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, 2 less than Carl Herrera, who played 8. Deandre Ayton had the first of his seasons in 2018-19, while Carl Herrera had his rookie season in 1991-92. 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
Carl Herrera 8 5 1991-92 to 1998-99

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Deandre Ayton Carl Herrera
Season 2018-191991-92
Team Phoenix SunsHouston Rockets
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
Carl Herrera 43 13.2 4.4 0.8 1.5 2.3 0.6 0.4 0.6 0.9 1.4 1.9 3.7 .516 0.0 0.0 .000 0.6 1.0 .568
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Deandre Ayton ------- --- ----------
Carl Herrera ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Deandre Ayton Carl Herrera
Season 2019-201992-93
Team Phoenix SunsHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayRockets 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 %
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
Carl Herrera 81 22.2 7.5 1.8 3.8 5.6 0.8 0.6 0.4 1.1 2.3 3.0 5.5 .541 0.0 0.0 .000 1.5 2.2 .710
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Deandre Ayton ------- --- ----------
Carl Herrera 12 16.3 4.7 1.3 2.4 3.8 0.6 0.3 0.2 0.9 3.0 1.8 4.8 .386 0.0 0.2 .000 1.0 1.7 .600

Season 3
Deandre Ayton Carl Herrera
Season 2020-211993-94
Team Phoenix SunsHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Suns Lost NBA FinalsNBA 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 %
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
Carl Herrera 75 17.2 4.7 1.3 2.5 3.8 0.5 0.4 0.3 0.9 2.1 1.9 4.1 .458 0.0 0.0 - 0.9 1.3 .711
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
Carl Herrera 16 15.5 4.7 0.9 1.9 2.8 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.4 2.3 1.9 3.6 .534 0.0 0.0 - 0.8 1.0 .813

Season 4
Deandre Ayton Carl Herrera
Season 2021-221994-95
Team Phoenix SunsHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Suns Lost West Conf SemisNBA 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 %
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
Carl Herrera 61 21.8 6.8 1.6 3.0 4.6 0.7 0.7 0.6 1.2 2.2 2.8 5.4 .523 0.0 0.0 .000 1.2 1.9 .624
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
Carl Herrera 1 6.0 2.0 0.0 0.0 0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 1.000 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -

Season 5
Deandre Ayton Carl Herrera
Season 2022-231995-96
Team Phoenix SunsSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Suns Lost West Conf SemisSpurs 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 %
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
Carl Herrera 44 8.9 1.9 0.7 1.2 1.8 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.7 1.4 0.9 2.2 .412 0.0 0.0 .000 0.1 0.4 .294
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
Carl Herrera 7 4.0 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.6 0.1 0.3 0.1 0.4 1.0 0.0 0.4 .000 0.0 0.0 - 0.3 0.3 1.000

Season 6
Deandre Ayton Carl Herrera
Season 2023-241996-97
Team Portland Trail BlazersSan Antonio Spurs
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
Carl Herrera 75 24.5 8.0 1.6 3.0 4.5 0.7 0.8 0.7 1.3 2.9 3.4 7.9 .433 0.0 0.1 .333 1.1 1.6 .686
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Deandre Ayton ------- --- ----------
Carl Herrera ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Deandre Ayton Carl Herrera
Season -1997-98
Team -San Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Spurs 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 %
Deandre Ayton ------- --- ----------
Carl Herrera 58 8.9 2.9 0.4 1.2 1.6 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.7 1.2 1.3 3.0 .434 0.0 0.0 .000 0.3 0.8 .409
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Deandre Ayton ------- --- ----------
Carl Herrera 5 5.2 0.4 0.0 0.8 0.8 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.8 0.2 0.6 .333 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -

Season 8
Deandre Ayton Carl Herrera
Season -1998-99
Team -Vancouver Grizzlies, Denver Nuggets
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 ------- --- ----------
Carl Herrera 28 11.0 2.3 0.9 1.3 2.2 0.1 0.4 0.3 0.6 1.5 1.1 2.7 .395 0.0 0.0 .000 0.2 0.4 .455
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Deandre Ayton ------- --- ----------
Carl Herrera ------- --- ----------
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