Deandre Ayton vs. Rusty LaRue Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Rusty LaRue 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 6 years in the NBA, 1 more than Rusty LaRue, who played 5. Deandre Ayton had the first of his seasons in 2018-19, while Rusty LaRue had his rookie season in 1997-98. 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 |
| Rusty LaRue |
5 |
1 |
1997-98 to 2003-04 |
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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 |
| Rusty LaRue |
14 |
10.0 |
3.5 |
0.1 |
0.5 |
0.6 |
0.4 |
0.2 |
0.1 |
0.4 |
0.9 |
1.4 |
3.5 |
.408 |
0.3 |
1.1 |
.250 |
0.4 |
0.6 |
.625 |
|
| Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
| Deandre Ayton |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rusty LaRue |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 |
| Rusty LaRue |
43 |
17.0 |
4.7 |
0.2 |
1.1 |
1.3 |
1.5 |
0.8 |
0.1 |
0.8 |
1.5 |
1.8 |
5.0 |
.359 |
0.7 |
2.1 |
.337 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
1.000 |
|
| Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
| Deandre Ayton |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rusty LaRue |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 |
| Rusty LaRue |
4 |
32.3 |
9.3 |
0.3 |
2.3 |
2.5 |
2.8 |
1.8 |
0.0 |
1.8 |
2.3 |
3.8 |
10.8 |
.349 |
0.5 |
3.5 |
.143 |
1.3 |
1.8 |
.714 |
|
| 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 |
| Rusty LaRue |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Note: Rusty LaRue didn't play in 2000-01.
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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 |
| Rusty LaRue |
33 |
16.4 |
5.8 |
0.3 |
1.2 |
1.5 |
2.2 |
0.5 |
0.2 |
1.3 |
1.8 |
2.2 |
5.6 |
.395 |
0.5 |
1.5 |
.340 |
0.9 |
1.1 |
.857 |
|
| 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 |
| Rusty LaRue |
4 |
13.3 |
5.0 |
0.0 |
1.5 |
1.5 |
1.5 |
0.3 |
0.0 |
1.0 |
1.5 |
1.5 |
4.0 |
.375 |
0.5 |
1.3 |
.400 |
1.5 |
2.5 |
.600 |
Note: Rusty LaRue didn't play in 2002-03.
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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 |
| Rusty LaRue |
4 |
5.5 |
1.0 |
0.0 |
0.8 |
0.8 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
0.0 |
1.0 |
0.5 |
0.3 |
0.8 |
.333 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
1.000 |
0.3 |
0.5 |
.500 |
|
| 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 |
| Rusty LaRue |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 |
| Rusty LaRue |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
| Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
| Deandre Ayton |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rusty LaRue |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
All-Rookie First Team
NBA Champion