Deandre Ayton vs. Danny Ferry Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Danny Ferry 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, 7 less than Danny Ferry, who played 13. Deandre Ayton had the first of his seasons in 2018-19, while Danny Ferry had his rookie season in 1990-91. 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
Danny Ferry 13 9 1990-91 to 2002-03

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Deandre Ayton Danny Ferry
Season 2018-191990-91
Team Phoenix SunsCleveland Cavaliers
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
Danny Ferry 81 20.5 8.6 1.2 2.3 3.5 1.8 0.5 0.3 1.5 2.8 3.4 7.9 .428 0.3 1.0 .299 1.5 1.9 .816
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Deandre Ayton ------- --- ----------
Danny Ferry ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Deandre Ayton Danny Ferry
Season 2019-201991-92
Team Phoenix SunsCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayCavaliers 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 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
Danny Ferry 68 13.8 5.1 0.8 2.4 3.1 1.1 0.3 0.2 0.7 2.0 2.0 4.8 .409 0.3 0.7 .354 0.9 1.1 .836
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Deandre Ayton ------- --- ----------
Danny Ferry 9 6.1 2.1 0.8 1.0 1.8 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.8 0.8 1.7 .467 0.1 0.3 .333 0.4 0.4 1.000

Season 3

Deandre Ayton Danny Ferry
Season 2020-211992-93
Team Phoenix SunsCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Suns Lost NBA FinalsCavaliers 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
Danny Ferry 76 19.2 7.5 1.1 2.6 3.7 1.8 0.4 0.6 1.1 2.3 2.9 6.0 .479 0.4 1.1 .415 1.3 1.5 .876
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
Danny Ferry 8 14.8 4.9 0.5 2.6 3.1 1.8 0.5 0.4 0.9 1.8 1.6 4.3 .382 0.5 1.1 .444 1.1 1.3 .900

Season 4

Deandre Ayton Danny Ferry
Season 2021-221993-94
Team Phoenix SunsCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Suns Lost West Conf SemisCavaliers 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 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
Danny Ferry 70 13.8 5.0 0.7 1.3 2.0 1.1 0.4 0.3 0.6 1.6 2.1 4.8 .446 0.2 0.7 .275 0.5 0.6 .884
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
Danny Ferry 1 4.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 1.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -

Season 5

Deandre Ayton Danny Ferry
Season 2022-231994-95
Team Phoenix SunsCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Suns Lost West Conf SemisCavaliers 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 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
Danny Ferry 82 15.7 7.5 0.4 1.4 1.7 1.2 0.3 0.3 0.7 1.6 2.7 6.1 .446 1.1 2.8 .403 0.9 1.0 .881
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
Danny Ferry 4 16.8 9.5 0.0 0.8 0.8 1.5 0.5 0.0 0.0 2.3 3.3 6.3 .520 2.0 3.8 .533 1.0 1.5 .667

Season 6

Deandre Ayton Danny Ferry
Season 2023-241995-96
Team Portland Trail BlazersCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayCavaliers 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 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
Danny Ferry 82 32.7 13.3 0.9 2.9 3.8 2.3 0.7 0.5 1.5 2.8 5.1 11.2 .459 1.7 4.4 .394 1.3 1.6 .769
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Deandre Ayton ------- --- ----------
Danny Ferry 3 39.0 9.7 0.3 4.7 5.0 3.0 1.0 0.7 1.3 4.3 4.7 13.7 .341 0.3 5.3 .063 0.0 0.0 -

Season 7

Deandre Ayton Danny Ferry
Season -1996-97
Team -Cleveland Cavaliers
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 ------- --- ----------
Danny Ferry 82 32.1 10.6 1.0 3.1 4.1 1.8 0.7 0.4 1.1 3.0 4.2 9.7 .429 1.4 3.5 .401 0.9 1.1 .851
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Deandre Ayton ------- --- ----------
Danny Ferry ------- --- ----------

Season 8

Deandre Ayton Danny Ferry
Season -1997-98
Team -Cleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Cavaliers 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 ------- --- ----------
Danny Ferry 69 15.0 4.2 0.3 1.3 1.7 0.9 0.4 0.2 0.8 1.7 1.6 4.1 .395 0.5 1.4 .333 0.5 0.6 .800
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Deandre Ayton ------- --- ----------
Danny Ferry 3 3.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.7 .000 0.0 0.7 .000 0.0 0.0 -

Season 9

Deandre Ayton Danny Ferry
Season -1998-99
Team -Cleveland Cavaliers
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 ------- --- ----------
Danny Ferry 50 21.2 7.0 0.3 1.7 2.0 1.1 0.5 0.2 0.8 2.3 2.8 5.9 .476 0.8 1.9 .392 0.6 0.7 .879
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Deandre Ayton ------- --- ----------
Danny Ferry ------- --- ----------

Season 10

Deandre Ayton Danny Ferry
Season -1999-00
Team -Cleveland Cavaliers
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 ------- --- ----------
Danny Ferry 63 21.0 7.3 0.9 2.9 3.8 1.1 0.3 0.4 0.9 2.9 3.0 6.0 .497 0.5 1.2 .440 0.8 0.9 .912
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Deandre Ayton ------- --- ----------
Danny Ferry ------- --- ----------

Season 11

Deandre Ayton Danny Ferry
Season -2000-01
Team -San Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Spurs 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 %
Deandre Ayton ------- --- ----------
Danny Ferry 80 21.1 5.6 0.7 2.1 2.8 0.9 0.4 0.3 0.6 2.1 2.2 4.7 .475 0.9 2.0 .449 0.3 0.4 .733
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Deandre Ayton ------- --- ----------
Danny Ferry 13 25.8 5.8 0.6 2.5 3.2 1.3 0.3 0.1 0.5 2.5 2.1 5.2 .397 1.6 3.5 .457 0.0 0.0 -

Season 12

Deandre Ayton Danny Ferry
Season -2001-02
Team -San Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Spurs 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 %
Deandre Ayton ------- --- ----------
Danny Ferry 50 16.0 4.6 0.3 1.5 1.8 1.0 0.3 0.2 0.4 1.4 1.5 3.5 .429 0.9 2.0 .434 0.7 0.7 .944
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Deandre Ayton ------- --- ----------
Danny Ferry 10 15.7 2.8 0.5 1.5 2.0 0.8 0.0 0.1 0.2 1.9 1.0 3.3 .303 0.7 2.0 .350 0.1 0.4 .250

Season 13

Deandre Ayton Danny Ferry
Season -2002-03
Team -San Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -NBA Champion NBA Champion
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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 ------- --- ----------
Danny Ferry 64 9.4 1.9 0.3 0.9 1.2 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.4 0.9 0.7 1.9 .355 0.3 0.9 .350 0.2 0.2 .769
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Deandre Ayton ------- --- ----------
Danny Ferry 16 6.3 1.3 0.2 1.3 1.4 0.4 0.1 0.0 0.3 1.3 0.5 1.8 .286 0.3 0.9 .286 0.0 0.0 -