Jerry Sichting vs. Max Strus Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Max Strus and Jerry Sichting, 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.

Jerry Sichting played 10 years in the NBA, 5 more than Max Strus, who played 5. Jerry Sichting had the first of his seasons in 1980-81, 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
Jerry Sichting	10	5	1980-81 to 1989-90
Max Strus	5	4	2019-20 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season
Jump to season: 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10


Rookie Season
	Jerry Sichting	Max Strus
Season	1980-81	2019-20
Team	Indiana Pacers	Chicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Pacers Lost East Conf 1st Rd	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		%
Jerry Sichting	47	9.6	2.0	0.2	0.7	0.9	1.5	0.5	0.0	0.6	0.8	0.7	2.0	.358	0.0	0.1	.000	0.5	0.7	.781
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		%
Jerry Sichting	1	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	-	0.0	0.0	-	0.0	0.0	-
Max Strus	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 2
	Jerry Sichting	Max Strus
Season	1981-82	2020-21
Team	Indiana Pacers	Miami Heat
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Heat 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		%
Jerry Sichting	51	15.7	4.2	0.3	0.8	1.1	2.3	0.6	0.0	0.8	1.2	1.8	3.8	.469	0.0	0.2	.111	0.6	0.7	.763
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		%
Jerry Sichting	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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	-


Season 3
	Jerry Sichting	Max Strus
Season	1982-83	2021-22
Team	Indiana Pacers	Miami Heat
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Heat 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		%
Jerry Sichting	78	31.2	9.3	0.4	1.6	2.0	5.6	1.3	0.0	1.8	2.4	4.1	8.5	.478	0.0	0.2	.167	1.2	1.4	.860
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		%
Jerry Sichting	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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
	Jerry Sichting	Max Strus
Season	1983-84	2022-23
Team	Indiana Pacers	Miami Heat
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Heat 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		%
Jerry Sichting	80	31.2	11.5	0.6	1.6	2.1	5.7	1.1	0.1	1.8	2.2	5.0	9.3	.532	0.1	0.3	.300	1.5	1.7	.867
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		%
Jerry Sichting	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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
	Jerry Sichting	Max Strus
Season	1984-85	2023-24
Team	Indiana Pacers	Cleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Cavaliers TBD

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jerry Sichting	70	25.8	11.0	0.3	1.3	1.6	3.8	0.7	0.1	1.5	1.7	4.6	8.9	.521	0.1	0.5	.243	1.6	1.8	.875
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		%
Jerry Sichting	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Max Strus	9	34.3	9.0	0.8	4.2	5.0	1.9	0.8	0.0	1.3	3.0	3.6	8.1	.438	1.7	5.6	.300	0.2	0.2	1.000


Season 6
	Jerry Sichting	Max Strus
Season	1985-86	-
Team	Boston Celtics	-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	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		%
Jerry Sichting	82	19.5	6.5	0.3	0.9	1.3	2.3	0.6	0.0	0.9	1.4	2.9	5.0	.570	0.1	0.2	.375	0.7	0.8	.924
Max Strus	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jerry Sichting	18	15.2	3.2	0.3	0.6	0.9	2.2	0.3	0.0	0.4	1.0	1.5	3.4	.443	0.0	0.1	.000	0.2	0.4	.429
Max Strus	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 7
	Jerry Sichting	Max Strus
Season	1986-87	-
Team	Boston Celtics	-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Celtics 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		%
Jerry Sichting	78	20.1	5.7	0.3	0.9	1.2	2.4	0.5	0.0	0.8	1.6	2.6	5.1	.508	0.1	0.3	.269	0.5	0.5	.881
Max Strus	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jerry Sichting	23	14.7	3.4	0.2	0.7	0.9	1.4	0.4	0.0	0.4	1.6	1.5	3.6	.427	0.0	0.3	.167	0.3	0.4	.800
Max Strus	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 8
	Jerry Sichting	Max Strus
Season	1987-88	-
Team	Boston Celtics, Portland Trail Blazers	-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Trail Blazers 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		%
Jerry Sichting	52	13.3	4.1	0.2	0.5	0.7	1.8	0.4	0.0	0.4	1.2	1.8	3.3	.541	0.2	0.4	.455	0.3	0.4	.739
Max Strus	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jerry Sichting	4	7.8	1.0	0.3	0.3	0.5	1.3	0.3	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.5	1.8	.286	0.0	0.0	-	0.0	0.0	-
Max Strus	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 9
	Jerry Sichting	Max Strus
Season	1988-89	-
Team	Portland Trail Blazers	-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Trail Blazers 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		%
Jerry Sichting	25	15.6	4.1	0.4	0.8	1.2	2.4	0.6	0.0	1.0	0.7	1.8	4.2	.442	0.1	0.5	.250	0.3	0.3	.875
Max Strus	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jerry Sichting	1	11.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	3.0	.000	0.0	0.0	-	0.0	0.0	-
Max Strus	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 10
	Jerry Sichting	Max Strus
Season	1989-90	-
Team	Charlotte Hornets, Milwaukee Bucks	-
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		%
Jerry Sichting	35	14.2	3.5	0.1	0.5	0.5	2.7	0.5	0.1	0.6	1.1	1.4	3.6	.400	0.1	0.3	.250	0.5	0.6	.818
Max Strus	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jerry Sichting	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Max Strus	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Jerry Sichting vs. Max Strus Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Max Strus and Jerry Sichting, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Their Careers

Comparison Season by Season

Rookie Season

Season 2

Season 3

Season 4

Season 5

Season 6

Season 7

Season 8

Season 9

Season 10