Deandre Ayton vs. Dwight Powell Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Dwight Powell 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 / Games against each other

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, 4 less than Dwight Powell, who played 10. Deandre Ayton had the first of his seasons in 2018-19, while Dwight Powell had his rookie season in 2014-15. 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
Dwight Powell 10 5 2014-15 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Deandre Ayton Dwight Powell
Season 2018-192014-15
Team Phoenix SunsBoston Celtics, Dallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
Playoffs Did Not PlayMavericks Lost West 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 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
Dwight Powell 29 8.1 3.1 0.6 1.1 1.7 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.4 1.4 1.1 2.3 .463 0.1 0.4 .273 0.9 1.1 .758
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Deandre Ayton ------- --- ----------
Dwight Powell 2 1.5 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.5 .000 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -

Season 2
Deandre Ayton Dwight Powell
Season 2019-202015-16
Team Phoenix SunsDallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayMavericks Lost West 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 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
Dwight Powell 69 14.4 5.8 1.2 2.7 4.0 0.6 0.5 0.3 0.6 1.7 2.1 4.3 .493 0.0 0.2 .125 1.5 2.1 .739
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Deandre Ayton ------- --- ----------
Dwight Powell 4 16.0 6.0 2.3 2.0 4.3 1.0 0.3 0.0 0.3 1.3 2.3 4.8 .474 0.0 0.3 .000 1.5 2.8 .545

Season 3
Deandre Ayton Dwight Powell
Season 2020-212016-17
Team Phoenix SunsDallas Mavericks
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
Dwight Powell 77 17.3 6.7 1.2 2.8 4.0 0.6 0.8 0.5 0.4 1.8 2.5 4.9 .515 0.3 1.0 .284 1.4 1.8 .759
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
Dwight Powell ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Deandre Ayton Dwight Powell
Season 2021-222017-18
Team Phoenix SunsDallas 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 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
Dwight Powell 79 21.2 8.5 1.7 3.9 5.6 1.2 0.8 0.4 0.7 2.4 3.2 5.4 .593 0.4 1.1 .333 1.7 2.3 .719
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
Dwight Powell ------- --- ----------

Season 5
Deandre Ayton Dwight Powell
Season 2022-232018-19
Team Phoenix SunsDallas 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
Dwight Powell 77 21.6 10.6 1.8 3.5 5.3 1.5 0.6 0.6 0.9 2.6 3.8 6.3 .597 0.5 1.6 .307 2.5 3.3 .772
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
Dwight Powell ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Deandre Ayton Dwight Powell
Season 2023-242019-20
Team Portland Trail BlazersDallas Mavericks
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
Dwight Powell 40 26.5 9.4 1.9 3.8 5.7 1.5 0.9 0.6 0.9 2.6 3.7 5.7 .638 0.3 1.0 .256 1.9 2.8 .667
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Deandre Ayton ------- --- ----------
Dwight Powell ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Deandre Ayton Dwight Powell
Season -2020-21
Team -Dallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Mavericks Lost West 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 ------- --- ----------
Dwight Powell 58 16.7 5.9 1.4 2.7 4.0 1.1 0.6 0.5 0.7 2.3 2.1 3.3 .619 0.1 0.4 .238 1.7 2.1 .782
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Deandre Ayton ------- --- ----------
Dwight Powell 7 7.4 2.7 0.7 1.1 1.9 0.9 0.3 0.0 0.1 1.1 1.0 1.1 .875 0.0 0.0 - 0.7 0.9 .833

Season 8
Deandre Ayton Dwight Powell
Season -2021-22
Team -Dallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Mavericks 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 ------- --- ----------
Dwight Powell 82 21.9 8.7 2.1 2.8 4.9 1.2 0.5 0.5 0.8 2.7 3.3 4.9 .671 0.2 0.5 .351 2.0 2.6 .783
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Deandre Ayton ------- --- ----------
Dwight Powell 18 13.8 3.2 0.9 1.7 2.6 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.5 2.2 1.2 1.9 .629 0.0 0.1 .000 0.8 1.3 .609

Season 9
Deandre Ayton Dwight Powell
Season -2022-23
Team -Dallas Mavericks
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 ------- --- ----------
Dwight Powell 76 19.2 6.7 2.0 2.2 4.1 0.9 0.6 0.3 0.9 2.8 2.6 3.5 .732 0.0 0.1 .000 1.5 2.2 .667
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Deandre Ayton ------- --- ----------
Dwight Powell ------- --- ----------

Season 10
Deandre Ayton Dwight Powell
Season -2023-24
Team -Dallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Mavericks 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 %
Deandre Ayton ------- --- ----------
Dwight Powell 63 13.3 3.3 1.5 1.9 3.4 1.3 0.4 0.3 0.5 1.8 1.1 1.7 .679 0.0 0.0 .333 1.0 1.4 .708
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Deandre Ayton ------- --- ----------
Dwight Powell 6 2.5 0.3 0.3 0.5 0.8 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.3 0.7 .500
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