Thanasis Antetokounmpo vs. Deandre Ayton Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Deandre Ayton and Thanasis Antetokounmpo, 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.

Thanasis Antetokounmpo and Deandre Ayton both played 6 years in the NBA. Thanasis Antetokounmpo had the first of his seasons in 2015-16, while Deandre Ayton 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
Thanasis Antetokounmpo 6 4 2015-16 to 2023-24
Deandre Ayton 6 3 2018-19 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Thanasis Antetokounmpo Deandre Ayton
Season 2015-162018-19
Team New York KnicksPhoenix Suns
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
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 %
Thanasis Antetokounmpo 2 3.0 3.0 0.0 0.5 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 1.5 2.0 .750 0.0 0.5 .000 0.0 0.0 -
Deandre Ayton 71 30.7 16.3 3.1 7.1 10.3 1.8 0.9 0.9 1.8 2.9 7.2 12.3 .585 0.0 0.1 .000 2.0 2.7 .746
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Thanasis Antetokounmpo ------- --- ----------
Deandre Ayton ------- --- ----------

Note: Thanasis Antetokounmpo didn't play in 2016-17, 2017-18 and 2018-19.

Season 2
Thanasis Antetokounmpo Deandre Ayton
Season 2019-202019-20
Team Milwaukee BucksPhoenix Suns
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 %
Thanasis Antetokounmpo 20 6.5 2.8 0.6 0.6 1.2 0.8 0.4 0.1 0.6 0.9 1.2 2.4 .500 0.0 0.5 .000 0.4 0.9 .412
Deandre Ayton 38 32.5 18.2 3.9 7.6 11.5 1.9 0.7 1.5 2.1 3.1 8.2 14.9 .546 0.1 0.3 .231 1.8 2.3 .753
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Thanasis Antetokounmpo ------- --- ----------
Deandre Ayton ------- --- ----------

Season 3
Thanasis Antetokounmpo Deandre Ayton
Season 2020-212020-21
Team Milwaukee BucksPhoenix Suns
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionSuns 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 %
Thanasis Antetokounmpo 57 9.7 2.9 0.9 1.2 2.2 0.8 0.4 0.2 0.8 1.3 1.2 2.4 .489 0.1 0.5 .241 0.4 0.9 .510
Deandre Ayton 69 30.7 14.4 3.3 7.2 10.5 1.4 0.6 1.2 1.5 2.8 6.2 10.0 .626 0.1 0.3 .200 1.9 2.5 .769
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Thanasis Antetokounmpo 13 3.5 0.7 0.2 0.5 0.8 0.2 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.9 0.2 0.5 .286 0.0 0.0 - 0.4 0.5 .833
Deandre Ayton 22 36.4 15.8 3.0 8.8 11.8 1.1 0.8 1.1 1.3 2.9 7.0 10.6 .658 0.0 0.0 - 1.8 2.4 .736

Season 4
Thanasis Antetokounmpo Deandre Ayton
Season 2021-222021-22
Team Milwaukee BucksPhoenix Suns
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bucks Lost East Conf SemisSuns 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 %
Thanasis Antetokounmpo 48 9.9 3.6 0.8 1.3 2.1 0.5 0.3 0.3 0.5 1.4 1.5 2.7 .547 0.0 0.3 .143 0.6 1.0 .630
Deandre Ayton 58 29.5 17.2 2.6 7.7 10.2 1.4 0.7 0.7 1.6 2.4 7.6 12.0 .634 0.1 0.3 .368 1.8 2.4 .746
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Thanasis Antetokounmpo 8 2.5 0.6 0.1 0.4 0.5 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.3 0.4 .667 0.0 0.0 - 0.1 0.4 .333
Deandre Ayton 13 30.5 17.9 2.5 6.4 8.9 1.7 0.4 0.8 1.5 2.6 8.1 12.6 .640 0.2 0.3 .500 1.6 2.5 .636

Season 5
Thanasis Antetokounmpo Deandre Ayton
Season 2022-232022-23
Team Milwaukee BucksPhoenix Suns
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bucks Lost East Conf 1st RdSuns 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 %
Thanasis Antetokounmpo 37 5.6 1.4 0.4 0.8 1.2 0.4 0.1 0.1 0.3 0.6 0.5 1.2 .435 0.0 0.2 .000 0.3 0.6 .500
Deandre Ayton 67 30.4 18.0 2.6 7.4 10.0 1.7 0.6 0.8 1.8 2.8 7.8 13.2 .589 0.1 0.4 .292 2.3 3.0 .760
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Thanasis Antetokounmpo 2 2.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -
Deandre Ayton 10 31.9 13.4 2.9 6.8 9.7 1.0 0.6 0.7 1.7 3.5 6.1 11.1 .550 0.0 0.0 - 1.2 2.3 .522

Season 6
Thanasis Antetokounmpo Deandre Ayton
Season 2023-242023-24
Team Milwaukee BucksPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bucks 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 %
Thanasis Antetokounmpo 34 4.6 0.9 0.2 0.2 0.4 0.5 0.2 0.1 0.4 0.7 0.5 0.9 .533 0.0 0.0 .000 0.0 0.1 .000
Deandre Ayton 55 32.4 16.7 3.2 7.9 11.1 1.6 1.0 0.8 1.8 2.0 7.8 13.6 .570 0.0 0.2 .100 1.2 1.4 .823
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Thanasis Antetokounmpo 2 2.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.5 0.5 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -
Deandre Ayton ------- --- ----------
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