Deandre Ayton vs. Jeff Wilkins Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jeff Wilkins 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 and Jeff Wilkins both played 6 years in the NBA. Deandre Ayton had the first of his seasons in 2018-19, while Jeff Wilkins had his rookie season in 1980-81. 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
Jeff Wilkins 6 3 1980-81 to 1985-86

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Deandre Ayton Jeff Wilkins
Season 2018-191980-81
Team Phoenix SunsUtah Jazz
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
Jeff Wilkins 56 18.9 4.7 1.1 3.8 4.9 0.7 0.6 0.8 1.1 3.0 2.1 4.6 .450 0.0 0.0 - 0.5 0.7 .675
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Deandre Ayton ------- --- ----------
Jeff Wilkins ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Deandre Ayton Jeff Wilkins
Season 2019-201981-82
Team Phoenix SunsUtah Jazz
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
Jeff Wilkins 82 27.7 9.3 1.5 6.0 7.5 1.1 0.4 0.9 1.6 3.0 3.8 8.8 .437 0.0 0.0 .000 1.7 2.1 .778
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Deandre Ayton ------- --- ----------
Jeff Wilkins ------- --- ----------

Season 3
Deandre Ayton Jeff Wilkins
Season 2020-211982-83
Team Phoenix SunsUtah Jazz
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
Jeff Wilkins 81 28.5 11.5 1.9 5.5 7.4 1.6 0.5 0.5 2.3 3.1 4.8 10.1 .477 0.0 0.0 .000 1.9 2.5 .780
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
Jeff Wilkins ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Deandre Ayton Jeff Wilkins
Season 2021-221983-84
Team Phoenix SunsUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Suns Lost West Conf SemisJazz 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 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
Jeff Wilkins 81 21.4 7.8 1.3 4.3 5.6 0.9 0.3 0.5 1.3 2.5 3.1 6.4 .479 0.0 0.0 .000 1.7 2.2 .736
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
Jeff Wilkins 11 18.6 7.0 0.9 3.5 4.5 0.5 0.0 0.5 1.0 2.9 2.7 5.2 .526 0.0 0.0 - 1.5 2.0 .773

Season 5
Deandre Ayton Jeff Wilkins
Season 2022-231984-85
Team Phoenix SunsUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Suns Lost West Conf SemisJazz 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
Jeff Wilkins 79 19.1 8.0 1.0 3.6 4.6 1.0 0.4 0.2 1.2 2.2 3.6 7.4 .490 0.0 0.0 .000 0.8 1.0 .763
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
Jeff Wilkins 10 25.7 12.9 1.3 5.0 6.3 1.3 0.4 0.5 1.5 2.7 5.1 11.8 .432 0.0 0.1 .000 2.7 3.5 .771

Season 6
Deandre Ayton Jeff Wilkins
Season 2023-241985-86
Team Portland Trail BlazersUtah Jazz, San Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlaySpurs 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 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
Jeff Wilkins 75 15.0 4.7 1.0 2.6 3.6 0.6 0.1 0.3 0.7 2.1 2.0 5.0 .393 0.0 0.0 - 0.8 1.2 .624
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Deandre Ayton ------- --- ----------
Jeff Wilkins 3 5.3 0.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.7 0.0 2.0 0.0 0.3 .000 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -
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