Ron Riley vs. Max Strus Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Max Strus and Ron Riley, 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.

Ron Riley played 4 years in the NBA, 1 less than Max Strus, who played 5. Ron Riley had the first of his seasons in 1972-73, 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
Ron Riley 4 1 1972-73 to 1975-76
Max Strus 5 4 2019-20 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Ron Riley Max Strus
Season 1972-732019-20
Team Kansas City-Omaha KingsChicago 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 %
Ron Riley 74 22.1 8.4 - - 6.9 1.0 - - - 3.1 3.7 8.6 .431 - - - 1.1 1.6 .681
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 %
Ron Riley ------- --- ----------
Max Strus ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Ron Riley Max Strus
Season 1973-742020-21
Team Kansas City-Omaha Kings, Houston RocketsMiami 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 %
Ron Riley 48 12.3 3.9 1.0 2.7 3.7 0.8 0.4 0.5 - 2.0 1.7 4.2 .401 - - - 0.5 0.8 .632
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 %
Ron Riley ------- --- ----------
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
Ron Riley Max Strus
Season 1974-752021-22
Team Houston RocketsMiami Heat
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Rockets 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 %
Ron Riley 77 20.5 6.0 1.8 3.2 4.9 1.7 0.7 0.3 - 2.6 2.5 6.1 .417 - - - 0.9 1.3 .732
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 %
Ron Riley 8 19.0 7.0 1.5 3.0 4.5 1.9 1.1 0.3 - 2.3 3.1 5.3 .595 - - - 0.8 2.0 .375
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
Ron Riley Max Strus
Season 1975-762022-23
Team Houston RocketsMiami Heat
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayHeat 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 %
Ron Riley 65 16.1 4.1 1.4 3.3 4.7 1.2 0.5 0.3 - 2.1 1.8 4.3 .411 - - - 0.6 0.9 .679
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 %
Ron Riley ------- --- ----------
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
Ron Riley Max Strus
Season -2023-24
Team -Cleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Cavaliers TBD
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ron Riley ------- --- ----------
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 %
Ron Riley ------- --- ----------
Max Strus 9 34.3 9.0 0.8 4.2 5.0 1.9 0.8 0.0 1.3 3.0 3.6 8.1 .438 1.7 5.6 .300 0.2 0.2 1.000
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