Neil Johnson vs. Max Strus Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Max Strus and Neil Johnson, 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.

Neil Johnson played 4 years in the NBA, 1 less than Max Strus, who played 5. Neil Johnson had the first of his seasons in 1966-67, 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
Neil Johnson 4 3 1966-67 to 1969-70
Max Strus 5 4 2019-20 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Neil Johnson Max Strus
Season 1966-672019-20
Team New York KnicksChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Div SemisDid 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 %
Neil Johnson 51 10.2 3.4 - - 3.3 0.7 - - - 2.0 1.2 3.4 .345 - - - 1.1 1.7 .663
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 %
Neil Johnson 4 16.0 5.8 - - 5.8 1.3 - - - 2.0 2.0 6.8 .296 - - - 1.8 2.0 .875
Max Strus ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Neil Johnson Max Strus
Season 1967-682020-21
Team New York KnicksMiami Heat
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Knicks Lost East 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 %
Neil Johnson 43 6.7 2.6 - - 1.7 0.8 - - - 1.5 1.0 2.5 .415 - - - 0.5 1.1 .479
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 %
Neil Johnson 2 3.0 2.0 - - 1.5 0.0 - - - 0.5 1.0 2.0 .500 - - - 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
Neil Johnson Max Strus
Season 1968-692021-22
Team Phoenix SunsMiami Heat
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayHeat 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 %
Neil Johnson 80 16.5 5.8 - - 5.0 1.7 - - - 2.7 2.2 4.6 .481 - - - 1.4 2.2 .621
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 %
Neil Johnson ------- --- ----------
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
Neil Johnson Max Strus
Season 1969-702022-23
Team Phoenix SunsMiami Heat
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Suns Lost West 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 %
Neil Johnson 28 4.9 1.7 - - 1.7 0.4 - - - 1.4 0.7 2.1 .333 - - - 0.3 0.4 .667
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 %
Neil Johnson 2 3.5 1.0 - - 2.0 0.0 - - - 2.0 0.5 1.5 .333 - - - 0.0 0.0 -
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
Neil Johnson Max Strus
Season -2023-24
Team -Cleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Cavaliers 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 %
Neil Johnson ------- --- ----------
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 %
Neil Johnson ------- --- ----------
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
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