Max Strus vs. Gene Tormohlen Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Gene Tormohlen and Max Strus, 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.

Max Strus played 5 years in the NBA, 1 less than Gene Tormohlen, who played 6. Max Strus had the first of his seasons in 2019-20, while Gene Tormohlen had his rookie season in 1962-63. 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
Max Strus 5 4 2019-20 to 2023-24
Gene Tormohlen 6 5 1962-63 to 1969-70

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Max Strus Gene Tormohlen
Season 2019-201962-63
Team Chicago BullsSt. Louis Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayHawks Lost West Div 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 %
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
Gene Tormohlen 7 6.7 1.7 - - 2.1 0.7 - - - 1.6 0.7 1.4 .500 - - - 0.3 1.4 .200
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Max Strus ------- --- ----------
Gene Tormohlen 5 3.0 1.6 - - 1.0 0.6 - - - 1.2 0.8 2.0 .400 - - - 0.0 0.0 -

Season 2
Max Strus Gene Tormohlen
Season 2020-211963-64
Team Miami HeatSt. Louis Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Heat Lost East Conf 1st RdHawks Lost West Div 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 %
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
Gene Tormohlen 51 12.5 4.1 - - 4.2 1.0 - - - 2.5 1.8 4.9 .376 - - - 0.4 0.9 .478
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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 -
Gene Tormohlen 6 6.5 2.2 - - 2.3 0.8 - - - 1.7 0.8 2.2 .385 - - - 0.5 0.8 .600

Note: Gene Tormohlen didn't play in 1964-65.

Season 3
Max Strus Gene Tormohlen
Season 2021-221965-66
Team Miami HeatSt. Louis Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Heat Lost East Conf FinalsHawks Lost West Div 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 %
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
Gene Tormohlen 71 10.9 4.8 - - 4.4 0.8 - - - 1.9 2.0 4.6 .444 - - - 0.8 1.2 .659
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Gene Tormohlen 6 6.3 1.2 - - 3.0 1.0 - - - 1.2 0.3 1.7 .200 - - - 0.5 0.7 .750

Season 4
Max Strus Gene Tormohlen
Season 2022-231966-67
Team Miami HeatSt. Louis Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Heat Lost NBA FinalsHawks Lost West Div 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 %
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
Gene Tormohlen 63 16.4 6.3 - - 5.5 1.2 - - - 2.8 2.7 6.4 .427 - - - 0.8 1.3 .595
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Gene Tormohlen 6 8.7 4.0 - - 3.7 0.3 - - - 1.8 1.8 3.5 .524 - - - 0.3 0.8 .400

Season 5
Max Strus Gene Tormohlen
Season 2023-241967-68
Team Cleveland CavaliersSt. Louis Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Cavaliers TBDHawks Lost West Div 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 %
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
Gene Tormohlen 77 9.3 3.0 - - 2.9 0.9 - - - 1.2 1.3 3.4 .374 - - - 0.4 0.7 .589
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Gene Tormohlen 3 8.3 2.3 - - 2.0 1.7 - - - 1.3 0.7 2.0 .333 - - - 1.0 1.3 .750

Note: Gene Tormohlen didn't play in 1968-69.

Season 6
Max Strus Gene Tormohlen
Season -1969-70
Team -Atlanta Hawks
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 %
Max Strus ------- --- ----------
Gene Tormohlen 2 5.5 2.0 - - 2.0 0.5 - - - 1.5 1.0 2.0 .500 - - - 0.0 0.0 -
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Max Strus ------- --- ----------
Gene Tormohlen ------- --- ----------
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