Deandre Ayton vs. Frank Ramsey Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Frank Ramsey 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 Frank Ramsey, who played 9. Deandre Ayton had the first of his seasons in 2018-19, while Frank Ramsey had his rookie season in 1954-55. 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
Frank Ramsey 9 9 1954-55 to 1963-64

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Deandre Ayton Frank Ramsey
Season 2018-191954-55
Team Phoenix SunsBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
Playoffs Did Not PlayCeltics Lost East 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
Frank Ramsey 64 27.4 11.2 - - 6.3 2.9 - - - 3.9 3.7 9.3 .399 - - - 3.8 5.0 .755
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Deandre Ayton ------- --- ----------
Frank Ramsey 7 22.0 10.7 - - 5.0 2.3 - - - 3.9 4.0 7.7 .519 - - - 2.7 3.7 .731

Note: Frank Ramsey didn't play in 1955-56.

Season 2
Deandre Ayton Frank Ramsey
Season 2019-201956-57
Team Phoenix SunsBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayNBA 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 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
Frank Ramsey 35 23.1 11.9 - - 5.1 1.9 - - - 3.2 3.9 10.0 .393 - - - 4.1 5.2 .791
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Deandre Ayton ------- --- ----------
Frank Ramsey 10 22.9 12.2 - - 4.3 1.7 - - - 3.6 3.8 8.2 .463 - - - 4.6 5.9 .780

Season 3
Deandre Ayton Frank Ramsey
Season 2020-211957-58
Team Phoenix SunsBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Suns Lost NBA FinalsCeltics 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
Frank Ramsey 69 29.7 16.5 - - 7.3 2.4 - - - 3.6 5.5 13.0 .419 - - - 5.6 6.8 .811
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
Frank Ramsey 11 32.0 18.4 - - 8.2 1.5 - - - 4.5 6.7 15.8 .425 - - - 4.9 5.4 .915

Season 4
Deandre Ayton Frank Ramsey
Season 2021-221958-59
Team Phoenix SunsBoston Celtics
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
Frank Ramsey 72 28.0 15.4 - - 6.8 2.0 - - - 3.7 5.3 14.1 .378 - - - 4.7 6.1 .782
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
Frank Ramsey 11 27.5 23.2 - - 6.2 1.8 - - - 4.7 8.6 17.5 .495 - - - 5.9 7.4 .802

Season 5
Deandre Ayton Frank Ramsey
Season 2022-231959-60
Team Phoenix SunsBoston Celtics
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 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
Frank Ramsey 73 27.5 15.3 - - 6.9 1.9 - - - 3.4 5.8 14.5 .397 - - - 3.7 4.8 .787
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
Frank Ramsey 13 35.3 16.7 - - 7.7 2.1 - - - 3.9 6.2 15.1 .413 - - - 4.2 4.8 .873

Season 6
Deandre Ayton Frank Ramsey
Season 2023-241960-61
Team Portland Trail BlazersBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayNBA 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 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
Frank Ramsey 79 25.6 15.1 - - 5.5 1.8 - - - 3.6 5.7 13.9 .407 - - - 3.7 4.5 .833
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Deandre Ayton ------- --- ----------
Frank Ramsey 10 30.0 17.1 - - 6.4 2.3 - - - 4.0 5.5 13.6 .404 - - - 6.1 7.5 .813

Season 7
Deandre Ayton Frank Ramsey
Season -1961-62
Team -Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -NBA 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 ------- --- ----------
Frank Ramsey 79 24.2 15.3 - - 4.9 1.4 - - - 3.1 5.5 12.9 .428 - - - 4.2 5.1 .825
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Deandre Ayton ------- --- ----------
Frank Ramsey 13 16.2 9.2 - - 2.9 0.8 - - - 2.9 3.0 8.0 .375 - - - 3.2 3.5 .911

Season 8
Deandre Ayton Frank Ramsey
Season -1962-63
Team -Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -NBA 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 ------- --- ----------
Frank Ramsey 77 20.0 10.9 - - 3.7 1.2 - - - 3.4 3.7 9.6 .382 - - - 3.5 4.3 .816
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Deandre Ayton ------- --- ----------
Frank Ramsey 13 19.3 8.3 - - 2.7 0.9 - - - 3.3 2.8 8.0 .356 - - - 2.6 3.6 .723

Season 9
Deandre Ayton Frank Ramsey
Season -1963-64
Team -Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -NBA 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 ------- --- ----------
Frank Ramsey 75 16.4 8.6 - - 3.0 1.1 - - - 3.3 3.0 8.1 .374 - - - 2.6 3.1 .841
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Deandre Ayton ------- --- ----------
Frank Ramsey 10 13.8 6.2 - - 2.1 1.0 - - - 2.5 2.2 6.3 .349 - - - 1.8 2.1 .857
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