Deandre Ayton vs. David Thirdkill Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of David Thirdkill 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, 1 more than David Thirdkill, who played 5. Deandre Ayton had the first of his seasons in 2018-19, while David Thirdkill had his rookie season in 1982-83. 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
David Thirdkill 5 2 1982-83 to 1986-87

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Deandre Ayton David Thirdkill
Season 2018-191982-83
Team Phoenix SunsPhoenix Suns
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
David Thirdkill 49 10.6 4.0 0.6 0.9 1.5 0.7 0.4 0.1 1.0 1.9 1.5 3.5 .435 0.0 0.1 .143 0.9 1.6 .577
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Deandre Ayton ------- --- ----------
David Thirdkill ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Deandre Ayton David Thirdkill
Season 2019-201983-84
Team Phoenix SunsDetroit Pistons
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
David Thirdkill 46 6.3 1.7 0.2 0.5 0.7 0.6 0.2 0.1 0.4 1.0 0.7 1.6 .431 0.0 0.0 .000 0.3 0.7 .484
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Deandre Ayton ------- --- ----------
David Thirdkill ------- --- ----------

Season 3
Deandre Ayton David Thirdkill
Season 2020-211984-85
Team Phoenix SunsDetroit Pistons, Milwaukee Bucks, San Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Suns Lost NBA FinalsSpurs 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 %
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
David Thirdkill 18 10.2 2.8 0.6 0.4 0.9 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.8 1.2 1.1 2.1 .526 0.0 0.1 .000 0.6 1.1 .579
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
David Thirdkill 5 4.4 0.8 0.0 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.8 0.8 0.2 0.8 .250 0.0 0.4 .000 0.4 0.8 .500

Season 4
Deandre Ayton David Thirdkill
Season 2021-221985-86
Team Phoenix SunsBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Suns Lost West Conf SemisNBA 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 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
David Thirdkill 49 7.9 3.3 0.6 0.9 1.4 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.4 1.1 1.1 2.2 .491 0.0 0.0 .000 1.1 1.8 .625
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
David Thirdkill 13 3.6 1.3 0.1 0.5 0.6 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.2 0.4 0.5 1.4 .333 0.0 0.1 .000 0.4 0.8 .455

Season 5
Deandre Ayton David Thirdkill
Season 2022-231986-87
Team Phoenix SunsBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Suns Lost West Conf SemisDid 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 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
David Thirdkill 17 5.2 1.5 0.3 0.8 1.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.3 0.7 0.6 1.4 .417 0.0 0.1 .000 0.3 0.9 .313
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
David Thirdkill ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Deandre Ayton David Thirdkill
Season 2023-24-
Team Portland Trail Blazers-
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 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
David Thirdkill ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Deandre Ayton ------- --- ----------
David Thirdkill ------- --- ----------
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