Eldridge Recasner vs. Max Strus Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Max Strus and Eldridge Recasner, 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.

Eldridge Recasner played 8 years in the NBA, 3 more than Max Strus, who played 5. Eldridge Recasner had the first of his seasons in 1994-95, while Max Strus had his rookie season in 2019-20. 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
Eldridge Recasner 8 4 1994-95 to 2001-02
Max Strus 5 4 2019-20 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Eldridge Recasner Max Strus
Season 1994-952019-20
Team Denver NuggetsChicago Bulls
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 %
Eldridge Recasner 3 4.3 2.0 0.0 0.7 0.7 0.3 1.0 0.0 0.7 0.0 0.3 2.0 .167 0.0 0.3 .000 1.3 1.3 1.000
Max Strus 2 3.0 2.5 0.5 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 .667 0.0 0.5 .000 0.5 0.5 1.000
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Eldridge Recasner ------- --- ----------
Max Strus ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Eldridge Recasner Max Strus
Season 1995-962020-21
Team Houston RocketsMiami Heat
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Rockets Lost West Conf SemisHeat Lost East 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 %
Eldridge Recasner 63 20.2 6.9 0.5 1.8 2.3 2.7 0.4 0.1 1.0 1.8 2.4 5.7 .415 1.3 3.0 .424 0.9 1.0 .864
Max Strus 39 13.0 6.1 0.1 0.9 1.1 0.6 0.3 0.1 0.2 1.1 2.2 4.8 .455 1.3 3.8 .338 0.4 0.6 .667
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Eldridge Recasner 1 8.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 2.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 3.0 .000 0.0 1.0 .000 0.0 0.0 -
Max Strus 2 3.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 .000 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -

Season 3
Eldridge Recasner Max Strus
Season 1996-972021-22
Team Atlanta HawksMiami Heat
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Hawks Lost East Conf SemisHeat Lost East Conf Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Eldridge Recasner 71 17.0 5.7 0.5 1.1 1.6 1.3 0.5 0.1 0.9 1.4 2.1 4.9 .423 0.8 2.0 .414 0.7 0.8 .879
Max Strus 68 23.3 10.6 0.4 2.6 3.0 1.4 0.4 0.2 0.8 1.7 3.7 8.3 .441 2.7 6.5 .410 0.6 0.8 .792
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Eldridge Recasner 10 12.1 3.1 0.3 0.8 1.1 0.9 0.2 0.0 0.7 0.9 1.1 2.6 .423 0.4 1.1 .364 0.5 0.8 .625
Max Strus 18 29.1 10.9 0.8 3.2 4.1 2.1 0.8 0.4 1.1 3.1 3.8 10.1 .374 2.6 7.9 .331 0.7 1.0 .722

Season 4
Eldridge Recasner Max Strus
Season 1997-982022-23
Team Atlanta HawksMiami Heat
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Hawks Lost East Conf 1st RdHeat Lost NBA Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Eldridge Recasner 59 24.6 9.3 0.5 1.9 2.4 2.0 0.7 0.0 1.5 1.6 3.5 7.7 .456 1.1 2.5 .419 1.3 1.3 .937
Max Strus 80 28.4 11.5 0.6 2.6 3.2 2.1 0.5 0.2 0.9 2.1 4.1 9.9 .410 2.5 7.0 .350 1.0 1.1 .876
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Eldridge Recasner 4 22.5 7.3 0.0 1.0 1.0 2.0 0.5 0.0 0.5 1.8 2.5 6.3 .400 1.8 3.0 .583 0.5 0.5 1.000
Max Strus 23 28.2 9.3 0.6 3.0 3.6 1.4 0.3 0.3 0.3 2.0 3.3 8.2 .402 1.9 5.9 .319 0.9 1.1 .800

Season 5
Eldridge Recasner Max Strus
Season 1998-992023-24
Team Charlotte HornetsCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayCavaliers Lost East 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 %
Eldridge Recasner 44 16.1 5.0 0.5 1.3 1.8 2.1 0.4 0.0 1.3 1.5 1.9 4.2 .446 0.5 1.4 .400 0.8 0.9 .872
Max Strus 70 32.0 12.2 0.9 3.9 4.8 4.0 0.9 0.4 1.6 2.4 4.3 10.4 .418 2.4 6.8 .351 1.1 1.4 .794
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Eldridge Recasner ------- --- ----------
Max Strus 12 36.2 9.5 0.7 4.7 5.3 2.9 0.8 0.0 1.3 3.4 3.5 8.6 .408 2.1 6.0 .347 0.4 0.4 1.000

Season 6
Eldridge Recasner Max Strus
Season 1999-00-
Team Charlotte Hornets-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did 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 %
Eldridge Recasner 7 4.0 1.0 0.0 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.4 1.0 .429 0.1 0.6 .250 0.0 0.0 -
Max Strus ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Eldridge Recasner ------- --- ----------
Max Strus ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Eldridge Recasner Max Strus
Season 2000-01-
Team Charlotte Hornets-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Hornets Lost East 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 %
Eldridge Recasner 43 9.4 2.4 0.3 0.9 1.2 0.9 0.1 0.0 0.6 0.7 0.9 2.7 .333 0.3 0.9 .333 0.3 0.4 .778
Max Strus ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Eldridge Recasner 2 4.5 1.5 0.0 0.5 0.5 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.5 .000 0.0 0.0 - 1.5 2.0 .750
Max Strus ------- --- ----------

Season 8
Eldridge Recasner Max Strus
Season 2001-02-
Team Charlotte Hornets, Los Angeles Clippers-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did 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 %
Eldridge Recasner 6 5.5 0.8 0.0 0.0 0 0.8 0.2 0.0 0.2 0.7 0.3 1.0 .333 0.0 0.2 .000 0.2 0.2 1.000
Max Strus ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Eldridge Recasner ------- --- ----------
Max Strus ------- --- ----------
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