Deandre Ayton vs. Ron Harper: NBA Rankings Comparison

The ultimate statistical showdown: compare Deandre Ayton and Ron Harper all-time NBA rankings. Explore their historical standing across total and per-game stats, regular season and playoffs. Who ranks higher?

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season / Stats / Stats Rankings

This in-depth analysis goes beyond basic career numbers to provide an unparalleled look at where Deandre Ayton, with a career spanning 7 seasons from 2019 to 2025, and Ron Harper, with 15 seasons played from 1987 to 2001, stand among the league's historical elite..

Dive into a meticulous breakdown of their positions in every major statistical category—from scoring and rebounding to assists, steals, and blocks—across both regular season and their entire playoff careers. Our comprehensive tables offer side-by-side rankings, value comparisons, and key differences, ensuring you have all the definitive data to assess their historical impact.

First, review a concise summary of how they rank in NBA history in the main categories (points, rebounds, assists, steals and blocks) for both total and per-game stats, and below, you can then explore in detail all their stats and their historical rankings.

Deandre Ayton vs. Ron Harper
Total Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Totals
Season Playoffs
Deandre Ayton Ron Harper Deandre Ayton Ron Harper
Points
+300th
200th
+300th
247th
Rebounds
+300th
+300th
215th
250th
Assists
+300th
135th
+300th
140th
Steals
+300th
25th
+300th
65th
Blocks
+300th
179th
235th
117th
Years715310

Deandre Ayton vs. Ron Harper
Per Game Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Per Game
Season Playoffs
Deandre Ayton Ron Harper Deandre Ayton Ron Harper
Points
--
+300th
212nd
+300th
Rebounds
42nd
+300th
44th
+300th
Assists
--
247th
+300th
+300th
Steals
--
43rd
+300th
144th
Blocks
--
277th
181st
+300th

Note: the season per game rankings on this page respect the minimums usually applied by the NBA for all-time leaders: 400 games with some exceptions for some stats; for the Playoffs a minimum of 3 games is used.

Comparisons on this page:

Their rankings for:
Season Totals - Playoffs Totals /
Season Per Game - Playoffs Per Game

Career Totals,
Regular Season Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Deandre Ayton Ron Harper Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
+300th
200th
+100 6,542 vs. 13,9107,368
Rebounds
+300th
+300th
4,167 vs. 4,309142
Assists
+300th
135th
+165 649 vs. 3,9163,267
Steals
+300th
25th
+275 292 vs. 1,7161,424
Blocks
+300th
179th
+121 380 vs. 729349
Offensive Rebounds
+300th
279th
+21 1,219 vs. 1,322103
Defensive Rebounds
+300th
+300th
2,948 vs. 2,98739
Field Goals Made
+300th
196th
+104 2,905 vs. 5,3262,421
Field Goals Attempted
+300th
168th
+132 4,926 vs. 11,9467,020
3-Pointers Made
+300th
+300th
28 vs. 523495
3-Pointers Attempted
+300th
+300th
122 vs. 1,8111,689
Free Throws Made
+300th
216th
+84 704 vs. 2,7352,031
Free Throws Attempted
+300th
181st
+119 932 vs. 3,7992,867

Games and Years:

Deandre Ayton Ron Harper Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
+300th
144th
+156 398 vs. 1,009611
Seasons
+300th
133rd
+167 7 vs. 158

Rankings by Points Scored:

Deandre Ayton Ron Harper Rk Diff. Values Diff.
40+ point games
-
+300th
0 vs. 11
50+ point games
-
-
0 vs. 00

Career Totals,
Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Deandre Ayton Ron Harper Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
+300th
247th
+53 714 vs. 1,013299
Rebounds
215th
250th
35 473 vs. 41756
Assists
+300th
140th
+160 57 vs. 305248
Steals
+300th
65th
+235 29 vs. 141112
Blocks
235th
117th
118 41 vs. 7635
Offensive Rebounds
190th
195th
5 129 vs. 1263
Defensive Rebounds
171st
208th
37 344 vs. 29153
Field Goals Made
+300th
228th
+72 320 vs. 39777
Field Goals Attempted
+300th
235th
+65 509 vs. 883374
3-Pointers Made
+300th
243rd
+57 2 vs. 5755
3-Pointers Attempted
+300th
201st
+99 4 vs. 195191
Free Throws Made
+300th
+300th
72 vs. 16290
Free Throws Attempted
+300th
285th
+15 109 vs. 232123

Games and Years:

Deandre Ayton Ron Harper Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
+300th
121st
+179 45 vs. 11267
Playoffs
+300th
154th
+146 3 vs. 107

Rankings by Points Scored:

Deandre Ayton Ron Harper Rk Diff. Values Diff.
40+ point games
-
-
0 vs. 00

Career Per Game Averages,
Regular Season Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Deandre Ayton Ron Harper Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
--
+300th
16.44 vs. 13.792.65
Rebounds per game
42nd
+300th
+258 10.47 vs. 4.276.20
Assists per game
--
247th
1.63 vs. 3.882.25
Steals per game
--
43rd
0.73 vs. 1.700.97
Blocks per game
--
277th
0.95 vs. 0.720.23
Offensive Rebounds per game
--
+300th
3.06 vs. 1.311.75
Defensive Rebounds per game
--
+300th
7.41 vs. 2.964.45
Field Goals Made per game
--
+300th
7.30 vs. 5.282.02
Field Goals Attempted per game
--
+300th
12.38 vs. 11.840.54
3-Pointers Made per game
--
+300th
0.07 vs. 0.520.45
3-Pointers Attempted per game
--
+300th
0.31 vs. 1.791.49
Free Throws Made per game
--
+300th
1.77 vs. 2.710.94
Free Throws Attempted per game
--
+300th
2.34 vs. 3.771.42

Career Per Game Averages,
Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Deandre Ayton Ron Harper Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
212nd
+300th
+88 15.87 vs. 9.046.82
Rebounds per game
44th
+300th
+256 10.51 vs. 3.726.79
Assists per game
+300th
+300th
1.27 vs. 2.721.46
Steals per game
+300th
144th
+156 0.64 vs. 1.260.61
Blocks per game
181st
+300th
+119 0.91 vs. 0.680.23
Offensive Rebounds per game
57th
+300th
+243 2.87 vs. 1.131.74
Defensive Rebounds per game
25th
+300th
+275 7.64 vs. 2.605.05
Field Goals Made per game
120th
+300th
+180 7.11 vs. 3.543.57
Field Goals Attempted per game
+300th
+300th
11.31 vs. 7.883.43
3-Pointers Made per game
+300th
+300th
0.04 vs. 0.510.46
3-Pointers Attempted per game
+300th
+300th
0.09 vs. 1.741.65
Free Throws Made per game
+300th
+300th
1.60 vs. 1.450.15
Free Throws Attempted per game
+300th
+300th
2.42 vs. 2.070.35

Note: Even if they don't have the minimum of 400 season games, the players are also included in the all-time rankings in some stats if they reach certain thresholds: 10,000 points; 4,000 rebounds; 2,000 assists; 625 steals; 500 blocks; 250 3-pointers made.