Deandre Ayton vs. Steve Francis Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Steve Francis 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, 2 less than Steve Francis, who played 9. Deandre Ayton had the first of his seasons in 2018-19, while Steve Francis had his rookie season in 1999-00. 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
Steve Francis	9	1	1999-00 to 2007-08

Comparison Season by Season
Jump to season: 1-2-3-4-5-6-7


Rookie Season
	Deandre Ayton	Steve Francis
Season	2018-19	1999-00
Team	Phoenix Suns	Houston Rockets
Honors & Awards	-	Rookie of the Year
Honors & Awards	All-Rookie First Team	All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
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
difference:	+6	+5.4	+1.7	+1.1	+3.8	+5.0	+4.8	+0.6	+0.5	-2.2	-0.1	+0.7	+2.2	+.140	+1.4	+3.9	+.345	+1.7	+2.0	+.040
Steve Francis	77	36.1	18.0	2.0	3.3	5.3	6.6	1.5	0.4	4.0	3.0	6.5	14.5	.445	1.4	4.0	.345	3.7	4.7	.786

Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Deandre Ayton nor Steve Francis played in the postseason in their season 1


Season 2
	Deandre Ayton	Steve Francis
Season	2019-20	2000-01
Team	Phoenix Suns	Houston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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2nd Season Stats Comparison
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
difference:	+42	+7.4	+1.7	+1.5	+3.1	+4.6	+4.6	+1.1	+1.1	-1.2	-0.3	+1.3	+0.3	+.095	+1.6	+3.9	+.165	+2.7	+3.2	+.064
Steve Francis	80	39.9	19.9	2.4	4.5	6.9	6.5	1.8	0.4	3.3	3.4	6.9	15.2	.451	1.7	4.2	.396	4.5	5.5	.817

Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Deandre Ayton nor Steve Francis played in the postseason in their season 2


Season 3
	Deandre Ayton	Steve Francis
Season	2020-21	2001-02
Team	Phoenix Suns	Houston Rockets
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Suns Lost NBA Finals	Did Not Play

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3rd Season Stats Comparison
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
difference:	+12	+10.4	+7.2	+1.5	+2.0	+3.5	+5.0	+0.6	+0.8	-2.4	-0.2	+1.2	+7.7	+.209	+1.1	+3.4	+.124	+3.8	+4.9	+.004
Steve Francis	57	41.1	21.6	1.8	5.2	7.0	6.4	1.2	0.4	3.9	3.0	7.4	17.7	.417	1.2	3.7	.324	5.7	7.4	.773

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
Steve Francis	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 4
	Deandre Ayton	Steve Francis
Season	2021-22	2002-03
Team	Phoenix Suns	Houston Rockets
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Suns Lost West Conf Semis	Did Not Play

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4th Season Stats Comparison
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
difference:	+23	+11.5	+3.8	+0.6	+3.5	+4.0	+4.8	+1.0	+0.2	-2.1	-0.7	+0.6	+4.2	+.199	+0.9	+2.7	+.014	+4.1	+4.9	+.054
Steve Francis	81	41.0	21.0	2.0	4.2	6.2	6.2	1.7	0.5	3.7	3.1	7.0	16.2	.435	1.0	3.0	.354	5.9	7.3	.800

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
Steve Francis	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 5
	Deandre Ayton	Steve Francis
Season	2022-23	2003-04
Team	Phoenix Suns	Houston Rockets
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Suns Lost West Conf Semis	Rockets 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	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
difference:	+12	+10.0	+1.4	+1.1	+3.4	+4.5	+4.5	+1.2	+0.4	-1.9	-0.5	+2.1	+0.9	+.186	+0.8	+2.8		+2.0	+2.5	+.015
Steve Francis	79	40.4	16.6	1.5	4.0	5.5	6.2	1.8	0.4	3.7	3.3	5.7	14.1	.403	0.9	3.2	.292	4.3	5.5	.775

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
difference:	+5	+12.7	+5.8	+1.7	+0.4	+1.3	+6.6	+0.8	+0.5	-2.5	-0.1	+0.1	+2.9	+.121	+1.4	+3.4		+4.6	+5.7	+.203
Steve Francis	5	44.6	19.2	1.2	7.2	8.4	7.6	1.4	0.2	4.2	3.6	6.0	14.0	.429	1.4	3.4	.412	5.8	8.0	.725


Season 6
	Deandre Ayton	Steve Francis
Season	2023-24	2004-05
Team	Portland Trail Blazers	Orlando Magic
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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6th Season Stats Comparison
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
difference:	+23	+5.8	+4.6	+1.6	+3.7	+5.3	+5.4	+0.4	+0.4	-2.3	-1.5	+0.6	+3.5	+.147	+0.5	+1.4	+.199	+5.2	+6.4
Steve Francis	78	38.2	21.3	1.6	4.2	5.8	7.0	1.4	0.4	4.1	3.5	7.2	17.1	.423	0.5	1.6	.299	6.4	7.8	.823

Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Deandre Ayton nor Steve Francis played in the postseason in their season 6


Season 7
	Deandre Ayton	Steve Francis
Season	2024-25	2005-06
Team	Portland Trail Blazers	Orlando Magic, New York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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7th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	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:	+30	+4.0		+2.0	+4.0	+6.1	+3.3	+0.3	+0.8	-1.4	-0.7	+1.8	+0.8	+.131	+0.2	+0.4	+.113	+3.5	+4.2	+.120
Steve Francis	70	34.2	14.4	1.1	3.1	4.1	4.9	1.1	0.2	3.1	2.9	4.8	10.9	.435	0.4	1.2	.301	4.5	5.7	.787

Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Deandre Ayton nor Steve Francis played in the postseason in their season 7

Additional Years

* Steve Francis played 2 seasons more than Deandre Ayton in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 8 to 9, from 2007 to 2008—Steve Francis didn't play in the postseason.

Deandre Ayton vs. Steve Francis Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Steve Francis 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.

Their Careers

Comparison Season by Season

Rookie Season

Rookie Season Stats Comparison

Season 2

2nd Season Stats Comparison

Season 3

3rd Season Stats Comparison

Season 4

4th Season Stats Comparison

Season 5

5th Season Stats Comparison

Season 6

6th Season Stats Comparison

Season 7

7th Season Stats Comparison

Additional Years