Max Strus vs. Jarred Vanderbilt Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jarred Vanderbilt and Max Strus, 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 / Games against each other

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.

Max Strus played 5 years in the NBA, 1 less than Jarred Vanderbilt, who played 6. Max Strus had the first of his seasons in 2019-20, while Jarred Vanderbilt had his rookie season in 2018-19. 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
Max Strus 5 4 2019-20 to 2023-24
Jarred Vanderbilt 6 3 2018-19 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Max Strus Jarred Vanderbilt
Season 2019-202018-19
Team Chicago BullsDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayNuggets Lost West 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 %
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
Jarred Vanderbilt 17 4.1 1.4 0.4 0.9 1.4 0.2 0.4 0.1 0.5 0.5 0.5 1.1 .474 0.0 0.1 .000 0.4 0.6 .600
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Max Strus ------- --- ----------
Jarred Vanderbilt 3 1.7 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -

Season 2

Max Strus Jarred Vanderbilt
Season 2020-212019-20
Team Miami HeatDenver Nuggets, Minnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Heat Lost East Conf 1st RdDid 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 %
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
Jarred Vanderbilt 11 4.3 1.1 0.3 0.5 0.8 0.2 0.3 0.1 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.7 .625 0.0 0.1 .000 0.2 0.2 1.000
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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 -
Jarred Vanderbilt ------- --- ----------

Season 3

Max Strus Jarred Vanderbilt
Season 2021-222020-21
Team Miami HeatMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Heat Lost East Conf FinalsDid 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 %
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
Jarred Vanderbilt 64 17.8 5.4 1.8 3.9 5.8 1.2 1.0 0.7 0.8 1.9 2.2 3.7 .606 0.0 0.1 .200 0.9 1.6 .559
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Jarred Vanderbilt ------- --- ----------

Season 4

Max Strus Jarred Vanderbilt
Season 2022-232021-22
Team Miami HeatMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Heat Lost NBA FinalsTimberwolves Lost West 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 %
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
Jarred Vanderbilt 74 25.4 6.9 2.9 5.5 8.4 1.3 1.3 0.6 1.0 2.4 2.9 4.9 .587 0.0 0.2 .143 1.2 1.8 .656
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Jarred Vanderbilt 6 21.5 5.5 2.0 5.2 7.2 0.7 1.2 0.3 0.8 2.7 2.2 4.5 .481 0.0 0.0 - 1.2 1.7 .700

Season 5

Max Strus Jarred Vanderbilt
Season 2023-242022-23
Team Cleveland CavaliersUtah Jazz, Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Cavaliers TBDLakers 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 %
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
Jarred Vanderbilt 78 24.1 7.9 2.2 5.3 7.5 2.4 1.1 0.3 1.2 2.4 3.2 5.8 .548 0.4 1.2 .322 1.2 1.8 .691
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Max Strus 11 35.4 9.3 0.7 4.5 5.2 2.4 0.8 0.0 1.3 3.4 3.5 8.5 .419 2.0 5.9 .338 0.2 0.2 1.000
Jarred Vanderbilt 15 16.5 4.6 1.3 1.9 3.2 0.8 0.7 0.8 0.9 2.1 1.6 4.0 .400 0.5 1.9 .241 0.9 1.3 .700

Season 6

Max Strus Jarred Vanderbilt
Season -2023-24
Team -Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Did Not Play
Others -NBA Cup In-Season Tournament 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 %
Max Strus ------- --- ----------
Jarred Vanderbilt 29 20.0 5.2 1.4 3.3 4.8 1.2 1.2 0.2 1.0 1.5 2.0 3.9 .518 0.3 0.9 .296 0.8 1.2 .667
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Max Strus ------- --- ----------
Jarred Vanderbilt ------- --- ----------