Malik Rose vs. Max Strus Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Max Strus and Malik Rose, 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.

Malik Rose played 13 years in the NBA, 8 more than Max Strus, who played 5. Malik Rose had the first of his seasons in 1996-97, 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
Malik Rose 13 8 1996-97 to 2008-09
Max Strus 5 4 2019-20 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Malik Rose Max Strus
Season 1996-972019-20
Team Charlotte HornetsChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Hornets Lost East Conf 1st RdDid 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 %
Malik Rose 54 9.7 3.0 1.3 1.7 3.0 0.6 0.5 0.3 0.8 2.1 1.1 2.4 .477 0.0 0.0 .000 0.7 1.1 .613
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 %
Malik Rose 2 6.0 2.0 2.0 0.5 2.5 0.5 0.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 2.0 .500 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -
Max Strus ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Malik Rose Max Strus
Season 1997-982020-21
Team San Antonio SpursMiami Heat
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Spurs Lost West Conf SemisHeat 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 %
Malik Rose 53 8.1 3.0 0.8 0.9 1.7 0.4 0.4 0.1 0.8 1.5 1.1 2.6 .434 0.0 0.1 .333 0.7 1.2 .639
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 %
Malik Rose 5 3.4 2.0 0.6 0.8 1.4 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.8 0.4 0.8 1.2 .667 0.0 0.0 - 0.4 0.8 .500
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

Malik Rose Max Strus
Season 1998-992021-22
Team San Antonio SpursMiami Heat
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionHeat 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 %
Malik Rose 47 12.9 6.0 1.9 2.0 3.9 0.6 0.9 0.5 1.2 2.6 2.0 4.3 .463 0.0 0.0 .000 2.1 3.1 .671
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 %
Malik Rose 17 11.5 2.7 1.0 1.3 2.3 0.2 0.4 0.2 0.6 3.1 0.8 2.2 .368 0.0 0.0 - 1.1 1.5 .692
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

Malik Rose Max Strus
Season 1999-002022-23
Team San Antonio SpursMiami Heat
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Spurs Lost West Conf 1st RdHeat 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 %
Malik Rose 74 18.1 6.7 1.8 2.7 4.5 0.6 0.5 0.7 1.3 3.1 2.4 5.2 .457 0.0 0.0 .333 1.9 2.7 .722
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 %
Malik Rose 4 20.8 5.3 1.3 3.5 4.8 0.3 0.5 0.8 1.8 3.0 2.0 4.5 .444 0.0 0.0 - 1.3 2.3 .556
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

Malik Rose Max Strus
Season 2000-012023-24
Team San Antonio SpursCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Spurs Lost West Conf FinalsCavaliers 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 %
Malik Rose 57 21.4 7.7 1.7 3.7 5.4 0.8 1.0 0.7 1.3 2.6 2.8 6.5 .435 0.1 0.3 .176 2.0 2.8 .713
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 %
Malik Rose 13 16.6 4.9 1.2 2.5 3.8 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.8 2.9 1.8 4.2 .418 0.1 0.2 .333 1.3 1.5 .850
Max Strus 10 34.6 8.7 0.7 4.3 5.0 1.9 0.7 0.0 1.3 3.1 3.4 8.1 .420 1.7 5.6 .304 0.2 0.2 1.000

Season 6

Malik Rose Max Strus
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 %
Malik Rose 82 21.0 9.4 2.1 3.9 6.0 0.7 0.9 0.5 1.7 2.5 3.6 7.7 .463 0.0 0.1 .083 2.3 3.1 .720
Max Strus ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Malik Rose 10 29.2 12.9 2.7 5.2 7.9 1.4 1.0 0.5 1.2 3.1 4.6 9.6 .479 0.0 0.1 .000 3.7 5.0 .740
Max Strus ------- --- ----------

Season 7

Malik Rose Max Strus
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 %
Malik Rose 79 24.5 10.4 1.9 4.5 6.4 1.6 0.7 0.5 2.2 2.6 3.7 8.0 .459 0.0 0.1 .400 3.1 3.9 .791
Max Strus ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Malik Rose 24 23.3 9.3 2.0 3.7 5.8 1.0 0.7 0.5 1.8 3.0 3.1 7.5 .419 0.0 0.1 .000 3.0 3.9 .766
Max Strus ------- --- ----------

Season 8

Malik Rose Max Strus
Season 2003-04-
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 %
Malik Rose 67 18.7 7.9 1.6 3.1 4.8 1.0 0.5 0.4 1.7 2.4 2.6 6.0 .428 0.0 0.0 .000 2.7 3.4 .813
Max Strus ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Malik Rose 7 8.1 1.4 1.7 0.7 2.4 0.9 0.6 0.3 1.1 0.9 0.6 2.3 .250 0.0 0.3 .000 0.3 0.6 .500
Max Strus ------- --- ----------

Season 9

Malik Rose Max Strus
Season 2004-05-
Team San Antonio Spurs, New York Knicks-
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 %
Malik Rose 76 19.4 7.0 1.7 2.8 4.5 0.8 0.6 0.2 1.3 2.7 2.6 5.8 .449 0.0 0.1 .100 1.8 2.4 .737
Max Strus ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Malik Rose ------- --- ----------
Max Strus ------- --- ----------

Season 10

Malik Rose Max Strus
Season 2005-06-
Team New York Knicks-
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 %
Malik Rose 72 15.5 4.4 1.2 2.4 3.6 0.9 0.6 0.2 1.1 2.0 1.5 3.9 .374 0.0 0.0 1.000 1.5 1.9 .781
Max Strus ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Malik Rose ------- --- ----------
Max Strus ------- --- ----------

Season 11

Malik Rose Max Strus
Season 2006-07-
Team New York Knicks-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Malik Rose 65 12.5 3.0 0.7 2.0 2.7 1.0 0.4 0.1 1.0 1.8 1.1 2.9 .398 0.0 0.1 .250 0.6 0.8 .808
Max Strus ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Malik Rose ------- --- ----------
Max Strus ------- --- ----------

Season 12

Malik Rose Max Strus
Season 2007-08-
Team New York Knicks-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Malik Rose 49 10.1 3.5 0.6 1.5 2.1 0.6 0.3 0.1 0.8 1.6 1.3 3.7 .367 0.0 0.1 .286 0.8 1.0 .725
Max Strus ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Malik Rose ------- --- ----------
Max Strus ------- --- ----------

Season 13

Malik Rose Max Strus
Season 2008-09-
Team New York Knicks, Oklahoma City Thunder-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Malik Rose 38 12.4 3.4 0.4 2.1 2.5 0.9 0.3 0.1 0.9 1.9 1.2 3.4 .344 0.0 0.2 .000 1.1 1.3 .784
Max Strus ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Malik Rose ------- --- ----------
Max Strus ------- --- ----------