Deandre Ayton vs. Chris Childs Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Chris Childs and Deandre Ayton, 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.

Deandre Ayton played 6 years in the NBA, 3 less than Chris Childs, who played 9. Deandre Ayton had the first of his seasons in 2018-19, while Chris Childs had his rookie season in 1994-95. 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
Deandre Ayton 6 3 2018-19 to 2023-24
Chris Childs 9 6 1994-95 to 2002-03

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Deandre Ayton Chris Childs
Season 2018-191994-95
Team Phoenix SunsNew Jersey Nets
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 %
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
Chris Childs 53 19.3 5.8 0.3 1.0 1.3 4.1 0.8 0.1 1.4 2.2 2.0 5.3 .380 0.8 2.4 .328 1.0 1.4 .753
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Deandre Ayton ------- --- ----------
Chris Childs ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Deandre Ayton Chris Childs
Season 2019-201995-96
Team Phoenix SunsNew Jersey Nets
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 %
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
Chris Childs 78 30.9 12.8 0.7 2.5 3.1 7.0 1.4 0.1 2.9 3.2 4.2 10.0 .416 1.2 3.3 .367 3.3 3.9 .852
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Deandre Ayton ------- --- ----------
Chris Childs ------- --- ----------

Season 3
Deandre Ayton Chris Childs
Season 2020-211996-97
Team Phoenix SunsNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Suns Lost NBA FinalsKnicks 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 %
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
Chris Childs 65 31.9 9.3 0.3 2.6 2.9 6.1 1.2 0.2 2.8 3.3 3.2 7.8 .414 1.1 2.8 .387 1.7 2.3 .758
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Chris Childs 10 32.8 10.4 0.9 4.0 4.9 5.9 2.0 0.0 2.8 3.9 3.8 8.7 .437 0.9 2.6 .346 1.9 2.3 .826

Season 4
Deandre Ayton Chris Childs
Season 2021-221997-98
Team Phoenix SunsNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Suns Lost West Conf SemisKnicks 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 %
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
Chris Childs 68 23.5 6.3 0.4 2.0 2.4 3.9 0.8 0.1 1.5 2.6 2.2 5.2 .421 0.4 1.3 .310 1.5 1.9 .825
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Chris Childs 10 25.5 6.3 0.5 2.0 2.5 3.3 0.6 0.0 2.3 2.9 2.4 5.8 .414 0.4 1.3 .308 1.1 1.5 .733

Season 5
Deandre Ayton Chris Childs
Season 2022-231998-99
Team Phoenix SunsNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Suns Lost West Conf SemisKnicks 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 %
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
Chris Childs 48 27.0 6.8 0.4 2.4 2.8 4.0 0.9 0.0 1.8 3.3 2.4 5.6 .427 0.8 2.0 .383 1.3 1.6 .821
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Chris Childs 20 24.7 4.7 0.4 2.0 2.4 3.7 0.7 0.1 1.5 3.2 1.7 4.7 .355 0.5 1.4 .321 1.0 1.3 .731

Season 6
Deandre Ayton Chris Childs
Season 2023-241999-00
Team Portland Trail BlazersNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayKnicks 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 %
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
Chris Childs 71 23.6 5.3 0.2 1.8 2.1 4.0 0.5 0.1 1.5 3.4 2.1 5.0 .409 0.5 1.5 .356 0.7 0.8 .797
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Deandre Ayton ------- --- ----------
Chris Childs 16 20.9 5.4 0.1 2.3 2.3 2.4 0.4 0.0 0.9 3.3 1.7 4.4 .386 0.6 1.8 .321 1.5 1.8 .857

Season 7
Deandre Ayton Chris Childs
Season -2000-01
Team -New York Knicks, Toronto Raptors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Raptors 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 %
Deandre Ayton ------- --- ----------
Chris Childs 77 24.1 4.7 0.3 2.3 2.6 4.6 0.8 0.2 2.0 3.1 1.8 4.4 .403 0.4 1.4 .302 0.8 0.9 .845
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Deandre Ayton ------- --- ----------
Chris Childs 12 31.6 9.1 0.2 3.0 3.2 6.5 1.0 0.3 2.9 4.0 3.1 7.5 .411 1.3 3.0 .417 1.7 1.9 .870

Season 8
Deandre Ayton Chris Childs
Season -2001-02
Team -Toronto Raptors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Raptors 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 %
Deandre Ayton ------- --- ----------
Chris Childs 69 22.8 4.1 0.3 2.0 2.2 5.1 0.8 0.1 1.8 2.6 1.4 4.3 .328 0.5 1.7 .275 0.8 1.0 .817
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Deandre Ayton ------- --- ----------
Chris Childs 5 32.8 11.8 0.4 3.4 3.8 7.4 0.8 0.0 4.0 3.0 4.2 10.8 .389 1.6 3.4 .471 1.8 2.0 .900

Season 9
Deandre Ayton Chris Childs
Season -2002-03
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 %
Deandre Ayton ------- --- ----------
Chris Childs 12 8.8 1.3 0.3 0.2 0.4 1.3 0.7 0.1 0.5 1.4 0.5 1.7 .300 0.1 0.5 .167 0.2 0.3 .667
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Deandre Ayton ------- --- ----------
Chris Childs ------- --- ----------
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