Ruben Patterson vs. Max Strus Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Max Strus and Ruben Patterson, 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.

Ruben Patterson played 10 years in the NBA, 5 more than Max Strus, who played 5. Ruben Patterson had the first of his seasons in 1998-99, 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
Ruben Patterson 10 5 1998-99 to 2007-08
Max Strus 5 4 2019-20 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Ruben Patterson Max Strus
Season 1998-992019-20
Team Los Angeles LakersChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Lakers Lost West Conf 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 %
Ruben Patterson 24 6.0 2.7 0.7 0.5 1.3 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.5 0.7 0.9 2.1 .412 0.0 0.3 .167 0.9 1.3 .710
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 %
Ruben Patterson 3 1.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.3 .000 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -
Max Strus ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Ruben Patterson Max Strus
Season 1999-002020-21
Team Seattle SupersonicsMiami Heat
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Supersonics Lost West Conf 1st RdHeat 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 %
Ruben Patterson 81 25.9 11.6 2.7 2.7 5.4 1.6 1.2 0.5 1.8 2.3 4.4 8.2 .536 0.1 0.3 .444 2.7 4.0 .692
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 %
Ruben Patterson 5 16.8 8.2 1.8 1.2 3.0 0.4 0.6 0.4 1.6 1.2 2.8 5.2 .538 0.0 0.4 .000 2.6 3.0 .867
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
Ruben Patterson Max Strus
Season 2000-012021-22
Team Seattle SupersonicsMiami 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 %
Ruben Patterson 76 27.1 13.0 2.4 2.6 5.0 2.1 1.4 0.6 2.0 2.3 4.9 9.9 .494 0.0 0.5 .056 3.2 4.8 .681
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 %
Ruben Patterson ------- --- ----------
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
Ruben Patterson Max Strus
Season 2001-022022-23
Team Portland Trail BlazersMiami Heat
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st RdHeat 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 %
Ruben Patterson 75 23.5 11.2 2.1 1.9 4.0 1.4 1.1 0.5 1.5 1.9 4.3 8.3 .515 0.1 0.5 .250 2.6 3.7 .701
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 %
Ruben Patterson 3 22.0 5.3 0.7 1.7 2.3 0.3 1.0 0.3 1.0 2.3 1.7 5.0 .333 0.0 0.3 .000 2.0 2.7 .750
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
Ruben Patterson Max Strus
Season 2002-032023-24
Team Portland Trail BlazersCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st RdCavaliers 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 %
Ruben Patterson 78 21.2 8.3 1.5 1.8 3.4 1.3 0.9 0.4 1.5 2.1 3.3 6.6 .492 0.0 0.3 .150 1.8 2.8 .627
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 %
Ruben Patterson 7 22.1 10.0 2.0 1.7 3.7 1.6 0.6 0.1 1.4 1.4 3.6 7.4 .481 0.0 0.6 .000 2.9 4.1 .690
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
Ruben Patterson Max Strus
Season 2003-04-
Team Portland Trail Blazers-
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 %
Ruben Patterson 73 22.6 6.9 1.8 1.9 3.7 1.9 1.2 0.3 1.4 2.1 2.7 5.4 .506 0.0 0.2 .167 1.4 2.6 .553
Max Strus ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ruben Patterson ------- --- ----------
Max Strus ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Ruben Patterson Max Strus
Season 2004-05-
Team Portland Trail Blazers-
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 %
Ruben Patterson 70 28.0 11.6 1.8 2.1 3.9 2.0 1.5 0.3 2.0 2.3 4.6 8.6 .531 0.0 0.4 .080 2.4 4.0 .599
Max Strus ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ruben Patterson ------- --- ----------
Max Strus ------- --- ----------

Season 8
Ruben Patterson Max Strus
Season 2005-06-
Team Portland Trail Blazers, Denver Nuggets-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nuggets 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 %
Ruben Patterson 71 25.2 12.1 1.7 1.8 3.4 1.8 1.1 0.3 2.1 2.1 4.6 8.9 .515 0.0 0.2 .077 2.9 4.8 .601
Max Strus ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ruben Patterson 4 14.5 5.0 1.3 0.3 1.5 0.8 0.3 0.0 0.8 1.5 2.3 4.3 .529 0.0 0.0 - 0.5 1.3 .400
Max Strus ------- --- ----------

Season 9
Ruben Patterson Max Strus
Season 2006-07-
Team Milwaukee Bucks-
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 %
Ruben Patterson 81 31.0 14.7 2.3 3.1 5.4 2.9 1.4 0.3 2.5 2.9 5.9 10.7 .548 0.0 0.2 .158 3.0 4.6 .641
Max Strus ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ruben Patterson ------- --- ----------
Max Strus ------- --- ----------

Season 10
Ruben Patterson Max Strus
Season 2007-08-
Team Los Angeles Clippers-
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 %
Ruben Patterson 20 16.4 5.1 1.2 2.0 3.2 0.9 1.1 0.4 1.4 1.9 2.0 4.3 .453 0.0 0.1 .000 1.2 2.2 .558
Max Strus ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ruben Patterson ------- --- ----------
Max Strus ------- --- ----------
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