Em Bryant vs. Max Strus Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Max Strus and Em Bryant, 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.

Em Bryant played 8 years in the NBA, 3 more than Max Strus, who played 5. Em Bryant had the first of his seasons in 1964-65, 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
Em Bryant 8 3 1964-65 to 1971-72
Max Strus 5 4 2019-20 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Em Bryant Max Strus
Season 1964-652019-20
Team New York KnicksChicago 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 %
Em Bryant 77 17.3 4.9 - - 2.2 2.2 - - - 2.8 1.9 5.7 .333 - - - 1.1 1.7 .654
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 %
Em Bryant ------- --- ----------
Max Strus ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Em Bryant Max Strus
Season 1965-662020-21
Team New York KnicksMiami Heat
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayHeat 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 %
Em Bryant 71 16.8 7.0 - - 2.4 3.0 - - - 3.0 3.0 6.3 .472 - - - 1.0 1.4 .733
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 %
Em Bryant ------- --- ----------
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
Em Bryant Max Strus
Season 1966-672021-22
Team New York KnicksMiami Heat
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Div 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 %
Em Bryant 63 25.3 8.7 - - 4.3 3.5 - - - 3.7 3.7 9.2 .409 - - - 1.2 1.8 .649
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 %
Em Bryant 4 19.0 5.3 - - 2.3 2.3 - - - 4.0 1.3 5.3 .238 - - - 2.8 2.8 1.000
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
Em Bryant Max Strus
Season 1967-682022-23
Team New York KnicksMiami Heat
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Div SemisHeat 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 %
Em Bryant 77 12.6 3.7 - - 1.7 1.7 - - - 2.2 1.5 3.8 .385 - - - 0.8 1.1 .686
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 %
Em Bryant 5 15.0 2.4 - - 2.8 1.4 - - - 2.6 0.8 2.6 .308 - - - 0.8 1.0 .800
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
Em Bryant Max Strus
Season 1968-692023-24
Team Boston CelticsCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionCavaliers 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 %
Em Bryant 80 17.4 5.7 - - 2.4 2.2 - - - 3.3 2.5 6.1 .404 - - - 0.8 1.3 .650
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 %
Em Bryant 18 33.7 11.0 - - 4.9 3.0 - - - 4.2 4.4 10.7 .409 - - - 2.2 2.9 .755
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
Em Bryant Max Strus
Season 1969-70-
Team Boston Celtics-
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 %
Em Bryant 71 22.8 7.8 - - 3.8 3.3 - - - 2.8 3.0 7.3 .404 - - - 1.9 2.5 .746
Max Strus ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Em Bryant ------- --- ----------
Max Strus ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Em Bryant Max Strus
Season 1970-71-
Team Buffalo Braves-
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 %
Em Bryant 73 29.3 10.0 - - 3.6 4.8 - - - 3.6 3.9 9.4 .421 - - - 2.1 2.8 .744
Max Strus ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Em Bryant ------- --- ----------
Max Strus ------- --- ----------

Season 8
Em Bryant Max Strus
Season 1971-72-
Team Buffalo Braves-
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 %
Em Bryant 54 22.6 5.1 - - 2.4 3.8 - - - 3.1 1.9 4.1 .459 - - - 1.4 2.3 .600
Max Strus ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Em Bryant ------- --- ----------
Max Strus ------- --- ----------
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