Tom LaGarde vs. Max Strus Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Max Strus and Tom LaGarde, 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.

Tom LaGarde played 6 years in the NBA, 1 more than Max Strus, who played 5. Tom LaGarde had the first of his seasons in 1977-78, 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
Tom LaGarde 6 2 1977-78 to 1984-85
Max Strus 5 4 2019-20 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Tom LaGarde Max Strus
Season 1977-782019-20
Team Denver NuggetsChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West 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 %
Tom LaGarde 77 11.3 4.0 1.0 1.8 2.8 0.6 0.2 0.2 1.3 1.9 1.2 3.1 .405 - - - 1.5 1.9 .760
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 %
Tom LaGarde 9 8.6 2.8 1.0 1.0 2.0 0.8 0.0 0.2 1.0 1.3 1.1 2.1 .526 - - - 0.6 0.8 .714
Max Strus ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Tom LaGarde Max Strus
Season 1978-792020-21
Team Seattle SupersonicsMiami Heat
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionHeat 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 %
Tom LaGarde 23 25.0 11.0 2.7 5.6 8.3 1.4 0.3 0.8 2.0 3.3 4.3 7.9 .541 - - - 2.5 4.1 .600
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 %
Tom LaGarde ------- --- ----------
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
Tom LaGarde Max Strus
Season 1979-802021-22
Team Seattle SupersonicsMiami Heat
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Supersonics Lost West Conf FinalsHeat 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 %
Tom LaGarde 82 14.2 4.7 1.5 2.3 3.8 1.1 0.2 0.4 1.2 2.5 1.8 3.7 .477 0.0 0.0 - 1.1 1.7 .657
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 %
Tom LaGarde 14 11.6 3.1 0.9 1.9 2.9 0.9 0.1 0.0 0.5 1.8 1.2 3.3 .370 0.0 0.0 - 0.6 0.8 .818
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
Tom LaGarde Max Strus
Season 1980-812022-23
Team Dallas MavericksMiami 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 %
Tom LaGarde 82 32.6 13.7 2.2 6.0 8.1 2.9 0.4 0.5 2.5 3.6 5.1 10.8 .470 0.0 0.0 - 3.5 5.4 .649
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 %
Tom LaGarde ------- --- ----------
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
Tom LaGarde Max Strus
Season 1981-822023-24
Team Dallas MavericksCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayCavaliers 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 %
Tom LaGarde 47 19.3 6.6 1.3 3.1 4.5 1.0 0.4 0.4 1.7 2.9 2.4 5.7 .420 0.0 0.0 .000 1.8 3.5 .518
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 %
Tom LaGarde ------- --- ----------
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

Note: Tom LaGarde didn't play in 1982-83 and 1983-84.

Season 6
Tom LaGarde Max Strus
Season 1984-85-
Team New Jersey Nets-
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 %
Tom LaGarde 1 8.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 2.0 0.0 1.0 .000 0.0 0.0 - 1.0 2.0 .500
Max Strus ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tom LaGarde ------- --- ----------
Max Strus ------- --- ----------
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