Keith Erickson vs. Max Strus Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Max Strus and Keith Erickson, 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.

Keith Erickson played 12 years in the NBA, 7 more than Max Strus, who played 5. Keith Erickson had the first of his seasons in 1965-66, 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
Keith Erickson 12 7 1965-66 to 1976-77
Max Strus 5 4 2019-20 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Keith Erickson Max Strus
Season 1965-662019-20
Team San Francisco WarriorsChicago 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 %
Keith Erickson 64 10.1 3.6 - - 2.5 0.6 - - - 1.4 1.5 4.2 .356 - - - 0.7 1.0 .662
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 %
Keith Erickson ------- --- ----------
Max Strus ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Keith Erickson Max Strus
Season 1966-672020-21
Team Chicago BullsMiami Heat
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bulls Lost West Div 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 %
Keith Erickson 76 19.1 7.7 - - 4.5 1.6 - - - 2.6 3.1 8.4 .367 - - - 1.5 2.1 .736
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 %
Keith Erickson 3 22.7 8.0 - - 3.7 1.3 - - - 4.0 4.0 9.0 .444 - - - 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
Keith Erickson Max Strus
Season 1967-682021-22
Team Chicago BullsMiami Heat
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bulls Lost West 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 %
Keith Erickson 78 28.9 12.2 - - 5.4 3.4 - - - 3.5 4.8 12.1 .401 - - - 2.5 3.3 .755
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 %
Keith Erickson 5 36.6 13.0 - - 8.2 2.2 - - - 3.8 5.0 13.0 .385 - - - 3.0 3.4 .882
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
Keith Erickson Max Strus
Season 1968-692022-23
Team Los Angeles LakersMiami Heat
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Lakers Lost NBA FinalsHeat 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 %
Keith Erickson 77 25.6 8.4 - - 4.0 2.5 - - - 2.9 3.4 8.2 .420 - - - 1.6 2.3 .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 %
Keith Erickson 18 24.8 7.1 - - 4.8 2.2 - - - 3.6 3.1 7.9 .394 - - - 0.8 1.4 .600
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
Keith Erickson Max Strus
Season 1969-702023-24
Team Los Angeles LakersCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Lakers Lost NBA FinalsCavaliers 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 %
Keith Erickson 68 25.8 8.9 - - 4.5 3.1 - - - 2.6 3.8 8.3 .458 - - - 1.3 1.8 .746
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 %
Keith Erickson 17 32.5 9.9 - - 4.5 4.4 - - - 2.6 4.2 9.0 .464 - - - 1.6 2.1 .771
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
Keith Erickson Max Strus
Season 1970-71-
Team Los Angeles Lakers-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Lakers Lost West 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 %
Keith Erickson 73 31.1 11.3 - - 5.5 3.1 - - - 3.3 5.1 10.7 .471 - - - 1.2 1.5 .759
Max Strus ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Keith Erickson 8 39.1 15.6 - - 5.6 2.8 - - - 4.3 6.8 12.4 .545 - - - 2.1 2.8 .773
Max Strus ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Keith Erickson Max Strus
Season 1971-72-
Team Los Angeles Lakers-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA Champion-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Keith Erickson 15 17.5 5.7 - - 2.6 2.3 - - - 1.7 2.7 5.5 .482 - - - 0.4 0.5 .857
Max Strus ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Keith Erickson ------- --- ----------
Max Strus ------- --- ----------

Season 8
Keith Erickson Max Strus
Season 1972-73-
Team Los Angeles Lakers-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Lakers 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 %
Keith Erickson 76 25.3 9.0 - - 4.4 3.2 - - - 2.5 3.9 9.2 .430 - - - 1.2 1.4 .809
Max Strus ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Keith Erickson 17 23.8 8.6 - - 3.5 1.8 - - - 3.1 3.9 8.6 .449 - - - 0.9 1.3 .682
Max Strus ------- --- ----------

Season 9
Keith Erickson Max Strus
Season 1973-74-
Team Phoenix Suns-
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 %
Keith Erickson 66 30.8 14.6 1.4 4.8 6.3 3.1 1.0 0.3 - 2.9 6.0 12.5 .477 - - - 2.7 3.3 .801
Max Strus ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Keith Erickson ------- --- ----------
Max Strus ------- --- ----------

Season 10
Keith Erickson Max Strus
Season 1974-75-
Team Phoenix Suns-
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 %
Keith Erickson 49 30.0 12.3 1.4 3.5 5.0 3.5 1.0 0.2 - 3.1 4.8 11.4 .425 - - - 2.7 3.2 .833
Max Strus ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Keith Erickson ------- --- ----------
Max Strus ------- --- ----------

Season 11
Keith Erickson Max Strus
Season 1975-76-
Team Phoenix Suns-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Suns 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 %
Keith Erickson 74 25.0 10.1 1.4 3.1 4.5 2.5 1.1 0.1 - 2.6 4.1 8.8 .470 - - - 1.8 2.1 .854
Max Strus ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Keith Erickson 19 22.4 11.3 0.8 2.7 3.5 1.8 0.6 0.2 - 3.2 4.2 9.1 .462 - - - 2.9 3.6 .809
Max Strus ------- --- ----------

Season 12
Keith Erickson Max Strus
Season 1976-77-
Team Phoenix Suns-
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 %
Keith Erickson 50 19.0 6.4 0.7 2.2 2.9 2.1 0.6 0.1 - 2.4 2.8 5.9 .483 - - - 0.7 1.0 .740
Max Strus ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Keith Erickson ------- --- ----------
Max Strus ------- --- ----------
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