Gus Bailey vs. Max Strus Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Max Strus and Gus Bailey, 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.

Gus Bailey and Max Strus both played 5 years in the NBA. Gus Bailey had the first of his seasons in 1974-75, while Max Strus had his rookie season in 2019-20. 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
Gus Bailey 5 1 1974-75 to 1979-80
Max Strus 5 4 2019-20 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Gus Bailey Max Strus
Season 1974-752019-20
Team Houston RocketsChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Rockets Lost East 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 %
Gus Bailey 47 9.5 2.6 0.5 1.3 1.7 1.3 0.4 0.3 - 1.1 1.1 2.7 .405 - - - 0.4 0.9 .488
Max Strus 2 3.0 2.5 0.5 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 .667 0.0 0.5 .000 0.5 0.5 1.000
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Gus Bailey 8 14.5 5.6 0.8 1.6 2.4 2.0 0.8 0.3 - 1.5 2.3 4.5 .500 - - - 1.1 1.3 .900
Max Strus ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Gus Bailey Max Strus
Season 1975-762020-21
Team Houston RocketsMiami Heat
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayHeat 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 %
Gus Bailey 30 8.7 2.3 0.7 1.0 1.7 1.4 0.5 0.3 - 1.1 0.9 2.6 .364 - - - 0.5 0.9 .500
Max Strus 39 13.0 6.1 0.1 0.9 1.1 0.6 0.3 0.1 0.2 1.1 2.2 4.8 .455 1.3 3.8 .338 0.4 0.6 .667
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Gus Bailey ------- --- ----------
Max Strus 2 3.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 .000 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -

Note: Gus Bailey didn't play in 1976-77.

Season 3
Gus Bailey Max Strus
Season 1977-782021-22
Team New Orleans JazzMiami Heat
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayHeat 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 %
Gus Bailey 48 9.4 3.2 0.9 0.8 1.7 0.8 0.4 0.3 0.7 1.0 1.2 2.9 .424 - - - 0.8 1.4 .552
Max Strus 68 23.3 10.6 0.4 2.6 3.0 1.4 0.4 0.2 0.8 1.7 3.7 8.3 .441 2.7 6.5 .410 0.6 0.8 .792
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Gus Bailey ------- --- ----------
Max Strus 18 29.1 10.9 0.8 3.2 4.1 2.1 0.8 0.4 1.1 3.1 3.8 10.1 .374 2.6 7.9 .331 0.7 1.0 .722

Season 4
Gus Bailey Max Strus
Season 1978-792022-23
Team New Orleans JazzMiami Heat
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayHeat 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 %
Gus Bailey 2 4.5 2.0 1.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.5 1.0 3.5 .286 - - - 0.0 0.0 -
Max Strus 80 28.4 11.5 0.6 2.6 3.2 2.1 0.5 0.2 0.9 2.1 4.1 9.9 .410 2.5 7.0 .350 1.0 1.1 .876
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Gus Bailey ------- --- ----------
Max Strus 23 28.2 9.3 0.6 3.0 3.6 1.4 0.3 0.3 0.3 2.0 3.3 8.2 .402 1.9 5.9 .319 0.9 1.1 .800

Season 5
Gus Bailey Max Strus
Season 1979-802023-24
Team Washington BulletsCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayCavaliers 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 %
Gus Bailey 20 9.0 1.9 0.3 1.1 1.4 1.3 0.4 0.2 0.6 0.9 0.8 1.8 .457 0.1 0.1 1.000 0.3 0.7 .385
Max Strus 70 32.0 12.2 0.9 3.9 4.8 4.0 0.9 0.4 1.6 2.4 4.3 10.4 .418 2.4 6.8 .351 1.1 1.4 .794
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Gus Bailey ------- --- ----------
Max Strus 12 36.2 9.5 0.7 4.7 5.3 2.9 0.8 0.0 1.3 3.4 3.5 8.6 .408 2.1 6.0 .347 0.4 0.4 1.000
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