Deni Avdija vs. Glen Rice Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Glen Rice and Deni Avdija, 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.

Deni Avdija played 6 years in the NBA, 9 less than Glen Rice, who played 15. Deni Avdija had the first of his seasons in 2020-21, while Glen Rice had his rookie season in 1989-90. 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
Deni Avdija 6 0 2020-21 to 2025-26
Glen Rice 15 7 1989-90 to 2003-04

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Deni Avdija Glen Rice
Season 2020-211989-90
Team Washington WizardsMiami Heat
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie Second 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%
Deni Avdija 54 23.3 6.3 0.4 4.4 4.9 1.2 0.6 0.3 0.6 2.6 2.4 5.8 .417 1.0 3.1 .315 0.5 0.8 .644
difference:+23+6.7+7.3+0.9+1.1+0.3+0.6+0.3+0.1-0.9+3.7+8.1+.022+0.8+2.2+.069+0.7+0.8+.090
Glen Rice 77 30.0 13.6 1.3 3.3 4.6 1.8 0.9 0.4 1.5 2.6 6.1 13.9 .439 0.2 0.9 .246 1.2 1.6 .734
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Deni Avdija nor Glen Rice played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2
Deni Avdija Glen Rice
Season 2021-221990-91
Team Washington WizardsMiami Heat
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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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%
Deni Avdija 82 24.2 8.4 0.6 4.5 5.2 2.0 0.7 0.5 1.1 2.3 3.0 7.1 .432 1.0 3.2 .317 1.3 1.7 .757
difference:+5+10.2+9.0+0.5+0.7+0.3+0.5+0.6+0.2-1.1-0.5+4.1+8.4+.029+0.1+0.8+.069+0.9+1.0+.061
Glen Rice 77 34.4 17.4 1.1 3.8 4.9 2.5 1.3 0.3 2.2 2.8 7.1 15.5 .461 0.9 2.4 .386 2.2 2.7 .818
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Deni Avdija nor Glen Rice played in the postseason in their season 2

Season 3
Deni Avdija Glen Rice
Season 2022-231991-92
Team Washington WizardsMiami Heat
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayHeat Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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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%
Deni Avdija 76 26.6 9.2 1.0 5.4 6.4 2.8 0.9 0.4 1.6 2.8 3.3 7.6 .437 0.9 3.1 .297 1.6 2.2 .739
difference:+3+11.5+13.1+0.1+1.5+1.4+0.5+0.2-0.2-0.6+5.2+10.5+.032+1.1+1.9+.094+1.8+1.8+.097
Glen Rice 79 38.1 22.3 1.1 3.9 5.0 2.3 1.1 0.4 1.8 2.2 8.5 18.1 .469 2.0 5.0 .391 3.4 4.0 .836
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Deni Avdija DNP------ --- ----------
Glen Rice 3 39.7 19.0 1.0 2.3 3.3 1.7 0.7 0.0 2.0 2.3 8.0 21.3 .375 1.0 4.0 .250 2.0 2.3 .857

Season 4
Deni Avdija Glen Rice
Season 2023-241992-93
Team Washington WizardsMiami Heat
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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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%
Deni Avdija 75 30.1 14.7 1.1 6.1 7.2 3.8 0.8 0.5 2.1 2.5 5.4 10.7 .506 1.2 3.1 .374 2.7 3.6 .740
difference:+7+7.5+4.3+2.1+2.0+1.6+0.3+0.2-0.2+1.7+5.4+.066+0.6+1.6+.009+0.3+.080
Glen Rice 82 37.6 19.0 1.1 4.0 5.2 2.2 1.1 0.3 1.9 2.5 7.1 16.1 .440 1.8 4.7 .383 3.0 3.6 .820
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Deni Avdija nor Glen Rice played in the postseason in their season 4

Season 5
Deni Avdija Glen Rice
Season 2024-251993-94
Team Portland Trail BlazersMiami Heat
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayHeat Lost East 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%
Deni Avdija 72 30.0 16.9 1.5 5.7 7.3 3.9 1.0 0.5 2.7 2.4 5.6 11.7 .476 1.7 4.8 .365 4.0 5.2 .780
difference:+9+7.0+4.2+0.6+1.3+1.9+1.6+0.4+0.1-1.1-0.1+2.6+5.8+.009+0.1+0.5+.017+0.9+1.7+.100
Glen Rice 81 37.0 21.1 0.9 4.4 5.4 2.3 1.4 0.4 1.6 2.3 8.2 17.5 .467 1.6 4.3 .382 3.1 3.5 .880
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Deni Avdija DNP------ --- ----------
Glen Rice 5 39.0 13.0 1.2 6.0 7.2 2.0 2.2 0.4 2.8 2.8 5.2 13.6 .382 1.4 4.6 .304 1.2 1.6 .750

Season 6
Deni Avdija Glen Rice
Season 2025-261994-95
Team Portland Trail BlazersMiami Heat
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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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%
Deni Avdija 25 34.2 25.4 1.2 6.0 7.2 6.2 0.7 0.7 3.6 3.2 7.7 16.2 .473 2.4 6.5 .374 7.6 9.5 .806
difference:+57+2.6+3.1+2.6+2.6+3.9+0.7+0.5-1.7-0.7+0.4+0.9+.002+0.1+1.0+.036+3.8+5.0+.049
Glen Rice 82 36.8 22.3 1.2 3.4 4.6 2.3 1.4 0.2 1.9 2.5 8.1 17.1 .475 2.3 5.5 .410 3.8 4.5 .855
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Deni Avdija nor Glen Rice played in the postseason in their season 6

Additional Years

* Glen Rice played 9 seasons more than Deni Avdija in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 7 to 15, from 1996 to 2004—Glen Rice played in 5 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship.

In those 9 extra years over Deni Avdija, Glen Rice got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 1 All-NBA Second Team
Achievement 1 All-NBA Third Team
Achievement 3 All-Star Game
Achievement 1 All-Star Game MVP
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