Deandre Ayton vs. Derik Queen Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Derik Queen 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.

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 8 years in the NBA, 7 more than Derik Queen, who played 1. Deandre Ayton had the first of his seasons in 2018-19, while Derik Queen had his rookie season in 2025-26. 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 achievements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.

Rookie Season
	Deandre Ayton	Derik Queen
Season	2018-19	2025-26
Team	Phoenix Suns	New Orleans Pelicans
Honors & Awards	All-Rookie First Team	-
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
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
difference:	+44	+5.5	+3.6	+1.5	+2.3	+3.9	+2.3	+0.1	+0.1	-0.5	-0.4	+2.4	+2.8	+.081	+0.1	+0.6	+.111	+1.1	+1.2	+.052
Derik Queen	27	25.2	12.7	1.6	4.8	6.4	4.1	1.0	0.8	2.3	3.3	4.8	9.5	.504	0.1	0.7	.111	3.1	3.9	.798
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Deandre Ayton nor Derik Queen played in the postseason in their season 1