Deandre Ayton vs. Kenyon Martin Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Kenyon Martin 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 / Stats Rankings

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 7 years in the NBA, 8 less than Kenyon Martin, who played 15. Deandre Ayton had the first of his seasons in 2018-19, while Kenyon Martin had his rookie season in 2000-01. 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.

Their Careers

Player		 Total Seasons Playoffs Played NBA Years
Deandre Ayton 7 3 2018-19 to 2024-25
Kenyon Martin 15 11 2000-01 to 2014-15

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Deandre Ayton Kenyon Martin
Season 2018-192000-01
Team Phoenix SunsNew Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First TeamAchievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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:+3+2.7+4.3+1.1+1.7+2.9+0.1+0.2+0.8-0.2-1.2+2.1+0.9+.140+0.1+.091+0.2+0.1+.116
Kenyon Martin 68 33.4 12.0 2.0 5.4 7.4 1.9 1.1 1.7 2.0 4.1 5.1 11.4 .445 0.0 0.2 .091 1.8 2.8 .630
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Deandre Ayton nor Kenyon Martin played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2
Deandre Ayton Kenyon Martin
Season 2019-202001-02
Team Phoenix SunsNew Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayNets Lost NBA Finals
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2nd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
difference:+35+1.8+3.3+2.4+3.8+6.2+0.7+0.5+0.2-0.3-0.5+2.1+1.7+.083+0.1+0.6+.007+0.7+1.4+.075
Kenyon Martin 73 34.3 14.9 1.5 3.8 5.3 2.6 1.2 1.7 2.4 3.6 6.1 13.2 .463 0.2 0.9 .224 2.5 3.7 .678
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Deandre Ayton DNP------ --- ----------
Kenyon Martin 20 37.5 16.8 1.5 4.3 5.8 2.9 1.2 1.3 2.6 4.3 6.5 15.2 .424 0.1 0.5 .222 3.8 5.5 .691

Season 3
Deandre Ayton Kenyon Martin
Season 2020-212002-03
Team Phoenix SunsNew Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Suns Lost NBA FinalsNets Lost NBA Finals
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3rd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
difference:+8+3.4+2.3+1.2+1.0+2.2+1.0+0.7+0.3-1.0-1.0+0.4+4.1+.156+0.3+.009+1.4+2.6+.116
Kenyon Martin 77 34.1 16.7 2.1 6.2 8.3 2.4 1.3 0.9 2.5 3.8 6.6 14.1 .470 0.1 0.6 .209 3.3 5.1 .653
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
difference:+2+2.4+3.1+0.5+1.9+2.4+1.8+0.7+0.5-1.6-1.7+0.5+5.9+.205+0.1+0.6+2.2+3.3+.043
Kenyon Martin 20 38.8 18.9 2.5 6.9 9.4 2.9 1.5 1.6 2.9 4.6 7.5 16.5 .453 0.1 0.6 .091 4.0 5.7 .693

Season 4
Deandre Ayton Kenyon Martin
Season 2021-222003-04
Team Phoenix SunsNew Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Suns Lost West Conf SemisNets Lost East Conf Semis
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4th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
difference:+7+5.1+0.5+0.6+0.3+0.7+1.1+0.8+0.6-1.0-1.1+0.8+1.8+.146+0.1+.088+1.3+2.1+.062
Kenyon Martin 65 34.6 16.7 2.0 7.4 9.5 2.5 1.5 1.3 2.6 3.5 6.8 13.8 .488 0.1 0.4 .280 3.1 4.5 .684
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
difference:+2+6.6+1.2+0.2+2.3+2.1+0.6+0.8+0.5-1.4-1.9+0.7+1.2+.107+0.2+0.1+.500+2.8+3.3+.114
Kenyon Martin 11 37.1 19.1 2.3 8.7 11.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 2.9 4.5 7.4 13.8 .533 0.0 0.4 .000 4.4 5.8 .750

Season 5
Deandre Ayton Kenyon Martin
Season 2022-232004-05
Team Phoenix SunsDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Suns Lost West Conf SemisNuggets Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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5th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
difference:+3+2.1+2.5+0.5+2.2+2.7+0.7+0.8+0.3-0.3-0.5+1.5+0.2+.099+0.1+0.2+.292+0.5+1.4+.114
Kenyon Martin 70 32.5 15.5 2.1 5.2 7.3 2.4 1.4 1.1 2.1 3.3 6.3 13.0 .490 0.0 0.2 .000 2.8 4.4 .646
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
difference:+5+0.9+1.0+1.5+2.6+4.1+0.2+0.4+0.3-0.3-0.9+0.7+0.5+.084+0.2+0.4+0.3+.093
Kenyon Martin 5 32.8 12.4 1.4 4.2 5.6 1.2 1.0 1.0 1.4 4.4 5.4 11.6 .466 0.0 0.2 .000 1.6 2.6 .615

Season 6
Deandre Ayton Kenyon Martin
Season 2023-242005-06
Team Portland Trail BlazersDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayNuggets Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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6th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
difference:+1+4.8+3.8+1.5+3.3+4.8+0.2+0.2+0.1-0.5-1.1+2.5+2.9+.075+0.1+0.2+.127+1.0+1.6+.111
Kenyon Martin 56 27.6 12.9 1.7 4.6 6.3 1.4 0.8 0.9 1.3 3.1 5.3 10.7 .495 0.1 0.4 .227 2.2 3.0 .712
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Deandre Ayton DNP------ --- ----------
Kenyon Martin 2 17.5 4.5 3.0 1.5 4.5 0.5 2.0 1.0 1.5 2.5 2.0 6.5 .308 0.0 0.0 - 0.5 1.0 .500

Season 7
Deandre Ayton Kenyon Martin
Season 2024-252006-07
Team Portland Trail BlazersDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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7th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Deandre Ayton 40 30.2 14.4 3.1 7.1 10.2 1.6 0.8 1.0 1.7 2.2 6.6 11.7 .566 0.2 0.8 .188 1.0 1.5 .667
difference:+38+1.3+4.9+0.1+0.1+0.2+1.1+0.8+1.0-0.8-2.8+2.6+3.7+.066+0.2+0.3+.188+0.5+4.5+.417
Kenyon Martin 2 31.5 9.5 3.0 7.0 10.0 0.5 0.0 0.0 2.5 5.0 4.0 8.0 .500 0.0 0.5 .000 1.5 6.0 .250
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Deandre Ayton nor Kenyon Martin played in the postseason in their season 7

Additional Years

* Kenyon Martin played 8 seasons more than Deandre Ayton in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 8 to 15, from 2008 to 2015—Kenyon Martin played in 6 Playoffs.

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