Trevor Ariza vs. Greg Ostertag Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Greg Ostertag and Trevor Ariza, 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.

Trevor Ariza played 18 years in the NBA, 7 more than Greg Ostertag, who played 11. Trevor Ariza had the first of his seasons in 2004-05, while Greg Ostertag had his rookie season in 1995-96. 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
Trevor Ariza 18 10 2004-05 to 2021-22
Greg Ostertag 11 9 1995-96 to 2005-06

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Trevor Ariza Greg Ostertag
Season 2004-051995-96
Team New York KnicksUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayJazz Lost West 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 %
Trevor Ariza 80 17.3 5.9 1.1 1.9 3.0 1.1 0.9 0.2 0.9 1.9 2.2 4.9 .442 0.0 0.2 .231 1.5 2.2 .695
Greg Ostertag 57 11.6 3.6 1.0 2.1 3.1 0.1 0.1 1.1 0.4 1.6 1.5 3.2 .473 0.0 0.0 - 0.6 0.9 .667
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Trevor Ariza ------- --- ----------
Greg Ostertag 15 14.1 3.5 1.2 2.1 3.3 0.1 0.1 1.4 0.3 1.9 1.3 3.0 .444 0.0 0.0 - 0.9 1.4 .619

Season 2

Trevor Ariza Greg Ostertag
Season 2005-061996-97
Team New York Knicks, Orlando MagicUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayJazz 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 %
Trevor Ariza 57 17.5 4.6 1.4 2.5 3.8 1.1 1.0 0.2 1.1 1.8 1.6 4.0 .412 0.0 0.1 .200 1.4 2.2 .606
Greg Ostertag 77 23.6 7.3 2.3 5.0 7.3 0.4 0.3 2.0 1.0 3.0 2.7 5.3 .515 0.0 0.1 .000 1.8 2.7 .678
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Trevor Ariza ------- --- ----------
Greg Ostertag 20 23.0 4.7 2.6 4.3 6.9 0.3 0.5 2.4 0.9 3.8 1.7 4.2 .410 0.0 0.0 - 1.3 1.8 .743

Season 3

Trevor Ariza Greg Ostertag
Season 2006-071997-98
Team Orlando MagicUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Magic Lost East Conf 1st RdJazz 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 %
Trevor Ariza 57 22.4 8.9 1.7 2.6 4.4 1.1 1.0 0.3 1.5 2.4 3.5 6.5 .539 0.0 0.1 .000 1.9 3.0 .620
Greg Ostertag 63 20.4 4.7 2.1 3.8 5.9 0.4 0.4 2.1 1.2 2.6 1.8 3.8 .481 0.0 0.0 - 1.1 2.2 .479
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Trevor Ariza 4 11.8 2.8 1.3 1.0 2.3 1.3 0.3 0.0 1.0 2.3 1.3 4.0 .313 0.0 0.0 - 0.3 1.0 .250
Greg Ostertag 19 17.7 3.4 1.3 2.9 4.3 0.3 0.4 1.9 0.6 2.7 1.4 2.4 .565 0.0 0.0 - 0.6 1.3 .480

Season 4

Trevor Ariza Greg Ostertag
Season 2007-081998-99
Team Orlando Magic, Los Angeles LakersUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Lakers Lost NBA FinalsJazz 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 %
Trevor Ariza 35 15.6 5.5 0.9 2.2 3.1 1.3 0.9 0.3 0.7 1.3 2.0 3.9 .507 0.1 0.5 .278 1.4 2.1 .653
Greg Ostertag 48 27.9 5.7 2.2 5.1 7.3 0.5 0.3 2.7 0.9 2.9 2.1 4.3 .476 0.0 0.0 - 1.6 2.5 .620
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Trevor Ariza 8 5.6 2.1 0.4 1.0 1.4 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.9 0.9 1.5 .583 0.1 0.5 .250 0.3 0.5 .500
Greg Ostertag 11 23.7 4.0 1.6 4.3 5.9 0.5 0.2 2.2 0.7 2.5 1.2 3.2 .371 0.0 0.0 - 1.6 2.5 .643

Season 5

Trevor Ariza Greg Ostertag
Season 2008-091999-00
Team Los Angeles LakersUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionJazz 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 %
Trevor Ariza 82 24.4 8.9 1.4 2.9 4.3 1.8 1.7 0.3 1.1 2.0 3.3 7.3 .460 0.7 2.3 .319 1.5 2.1 .710
Greg Ostertag 81 19.8 4.5 2.1 3.8 6.0 0.2 0.2 2.1 1.0 2.4 1.5 3.3 .464 0.0 0.0 .000 1.5 2.3 .636
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Trevor Ariza 23 31.4 11.3 1.0 3.3 4.2 2.3 1.6 0.4 1.7 3.2 4.0 8.0 .497 1.7 3.7 .476 1.6 2.8 .563
Greg Ostertag 8 21.6 3.8 2.4 3.3 5.6 0.3 0.3 2.1 1.0 2.5 1.3 2.4 .526 0.0 0.0 - 1.3 2.8 .455

Season 6

Trevor Ariza Greg Ostertag
Season 2009-102000-01
Team Houston RocketsUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayJazz 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 %
Trevor Ariza 72 36.5 14.9 1.1 4.5 5.6 3.8 1.8 0.6 2.2 2.3 5.5 13.9 .394 1.9 5.7 .334 2.1 3.2 .649
Greg Ostertag 81 18.4 4.5 2.0 3.1 5.1 0.3 0.3 1.8 0.8 2.7 1.7 3.5 .495 0.0 0.0 .500 1.0 1.9 .556
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Trevor Ariza ------- --- ----------
Greg Ostertag 5 12.8 1.6 1.2 2.4 3.6 0.2 0.0 0.4 0.4 2.0 0.8 2.2 .364 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.8 .000

Season 7

Trevor Ariza Greg Ostertag
Season 2010-112001-02
Team New Orleans HornetsUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Hornets Lost West Conf 1st RdJazz 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 %
Trevor Ariza 75 34.7 11.0 0.8 4.6 5.4 2.2 1.6 0.4 1.6 2.4 4.0 10.2 .398 1.1 3.6 .303 1.8 2.6 .701
Greg Ostertag 74 15.0 3.3 1.7 2.5 4.2 0.7 0.2 1.5 0.7 2.1 1.2 2.7 .453 0.0 0.0 - 0.9 1.8 .485
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Trevor Ariza 6 40.2 15.5 1.2 5.3 6.5 3.3 1.3 0.5 1.2 2.7 5.8 14.2 .412 1.2 3.5 .333 2.7 3.7 .727
Greg Ostertag 4 21.8 6.8 4.8 3.8 8.5 0.5 0.5 1.5 1.5 3.5 3.3 5.3 .619 0.0 0.0 - 0.3 2.5 .100

Season 8

Trevor Ariza Greg Ostertag
Season 2011-122002-03
Team New Orleans HornetsUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayJazz Lost West Conf 1st Rd
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Trevor Ariza 41 32.9 10.8 1.0 4.2 5.2 3.3 1.7 0.6 1.9 1.8 4.1 9.8 .417 0.7 2.1 .333 1.9 2.5 .775
Greg Ostertag 81 23.8 5.4 2.2 4.0 6.2 0.7 0.2 1.8 1.3 2.9 2.1 4.0 .518 0.0 0.0 - 1.2 2.4 .510
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Trevor Ariza ------- --- ----------
Greg Ostertag 5 30.2 9.2 3.8 4.8 8.6 1.6 0.6 1.8 1.6 3.4 3.2 7.2 .444 0.0 0.0 - 2.8 3.8 .737

Season 9

Trevor Ariza Greg Ostertag
Season 2012-132003-04
Team Washington WizardsUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Trevor Ariza 56 26.3 9.5 0.8 4.0 4.8 2.0 1.3 0.4 1.5 1.3 3.4 8.1 .417 1.4 3.7 .364 1.4 1.7 .821
Greg Ostertag 78 27.6 6.8 2.8 4.6 7.4 1.6 0.4 1.8 1.3 2.9 2.7 5.6 .476 0.0 0.0 .000 1.4 2.5 .579
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Trevor Ariza ------- --- ----------
Greg Ostertag ------- --- ----------

Season 10

Trevor Ariza Greg Ostertag
Season 2013-142004-05
Team Washington WizardsSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Wizards Lost East Conf SemisKings Lost West Conf 1st Rd
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Trevor Ariza 77 35.4 14.4 1.3 4.9 6.2 2.5 1.6 0.3 1.7 2.3 5.1 11.1 .456 2.3 5.7 .407 1.9 2.5 .772
Greg Ostertag 56 9.9 1.6 1.0 2.0 3.0 0.7 0.1 0.7 0.4 1.6 0.7 1.5 .440 0.0 0.0 .000 0.2 0.7 .342
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Trevor Ariza 11 37.0 13.6 1.9 7.0 8.9 1.7 1.5 0.4 1.3 2.4 4.7 9.8 .481 2.3 5.1 .446 1.9 2.5 .778
Greg Ostertag 2 12.5 3.0 2.0 2.5 4.5 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.0 2.0 1.5 1.5 1.000 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -

Season 11

Trevor Ariza Greg Ostertag
Season 2014-152005-06
Team Houston RocketsUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Rockets Lost West Conf FinalsDid Not Play
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Trevor Ariza 82 35.7 12.8 0.9 4.7 5.6 2.5 1.9 0.2 1.7 2.3 4.5 11.1 .402 2.4 6.8 .350 1.5 1.7 .853
Greg Ostertag 60 13.5 2.4 1.4 2.4 3.8 1.0 0.1 1.1 0.8 2.2 1.0 2.1 .492 0.0 0.0 - 0.4 0.8 .500
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Trevor Ariza 17 38.5 13.2 1.1 5.4 6.4 2.6 1.8 0.1 1.4 3.0 4.4 10.4 .426 2.1 5.6 .375 2.2 2.5 .905
Greg Ostertag ------- --- ----------

Season 12

Trevor Ariza Greg Ostertag
Season 2015-16-
Team Houston Rockets-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Rockets Lost West Conf 1st Rd-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Trevor Ariza 81 35.3 12.7 0.8 3.7 4.5 2.3 2.0 0.3 1.4 2.2 4.4 10.6 .416 2.3 6.2 .371 1.6 2.0 .783
Greg Ostertag ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Trevor Ariza 5 36.2 6.6 1.4 2.8 4.2 0.8 2.6 0.2 2.4 3.2 2.6 10.2 .255 0.8 5.6 .143 0.6 0.8 .750
Greg Ostertag ------- --- ----------

Season 13

Trevor Ariza Greg Ostertag
Season 2016-17-
Team Houston Rockets-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Rockets Lost West Conf Semis-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Trevor Ariza 80 34.7 11.7 0.7 5.1 5.7 2.2 1.8 0.3 0.9 1.7 4.1 10.0 .409 2.4 6.9 .344 1.2 1.6 .738
Greg Ostertag ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Trevor Ariza 11 37.5 10.7 0.7 4.4 5.1 2.1 1.3 0.2 0.8 2.3 3.7 8.8 .423 2.1 5.5 .377 1.2 1.3 .929
Greg Ostertag ------- --- ----------

Season 14

Trevor Ariza Greg Ostertag
Season 2017-18-
Team Houston Rockets-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Rockets Lost West Conf Finals-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Trevor Ariza 67 33.9 11.7 0.5 3.9 4.4 1.6 1.5 0.2 0.8 2.0 4.0 9.7 .412 2.5 6.9 .368 1.1 1.3 .854
Greg Ostertag ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Trevor Ariza 17 34.2 8.8 0.5 3.3 3.8 1.3 1.1 0.1 0.6 2.6 2.9 8.2 .360 1.5 5.4 .286 1.4 1.8 .742
Greg Ostertag ------- --- ----------

Season 15

Trevor Ariza Greg Ostertag
Season 2018-19-
Team Phoenix Suns, Washington Wizards-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Trevor Ariza 69 34.0 12.5 0.7 4.7 5.4 3.7 1.3 0.3 1.5 1.9 4.3 10.7 .399 2.1 6.3 .334 1.9 2.4 .793
Greg Ostertag ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Trevor Ariza ------- --- ----------
Greg Ostertag ------- --- ----------

Season 16

Trevor Ariza Greg Ostertag
Season 2019-20-
Team Sacramento Kings, Portland Trail Blazers-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Trevor Ariza 53 28.2 8.0 0.6 4.0 4.6 1.7 1.3 0.3 1.1 2.1 2.7 6.1 .438 1.5 3.9 .372 1.2 1.4 .838
Greg Ostertag ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Trevor Ariza ------- --- ----------
Greg Ostertag ------- --- ----------

Season 17

Trevor Ariza Greg Ostertag
Season 2020-21-
Team Miami Heat-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Heat Lost East Conf 1st Rd-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Trevor Ariza 30 28.0 9.4 0.9 3.9 4.8 1.8 1.0 0.6 0.7 1.8 3.3 8.0 .411 1.7 4.8 .350 1.1 1.5 .773
Greg Ostertag ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Trevor Ariza 4 24.0 4.8 0.5 5.3 5.8 0.5 0.8 0.3 0.8 2.8 1.8 5.8 .304 1.3 4.3 .294 0.0 0.0 -
Greg Ostertag ------- --- ----------

Season 18

Trevor Ariza Greg Ostertag
Season 2021-22-
Team Los Angeles Lakers-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Trevor Ariza 24 19.3 4.0 0.4 3.0 3.4 1.1 0.5 0.3 0.5 0.8 1.4 4.1 .333 0.8 3.1 .270 0.4 0.8 .556
Greg Ostertag ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Trevor Ariza ------- --- ----------
Greg Ostertag ------- --- ----------