Tom Burleson vs. Max Strus Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Max Strus and Tom Burleson, 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.

Tom Burleson played 7 years in the NBA, 2 more than Max Strus, who played 5. Tom Burleson 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
Tom Burleson 7 2 1974-75 to 1980-81
Max Strus 5 4 2019-20 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Tom Burleson Max Strus
Season 1974-752019-20
Team Seattle SupersonicsChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
Playoffs Supersonics 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 %
Tom Burleson 82 23.0 10.1 1.9 5.1 7.0 1.4 0.8 1.9 - 2.7 3.9 9.4 .417 - - - 2.2 3.2 .687
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 %
Tom Burleson 9 40.4 20.7 3.3 7.3 10.7 1.4 0.8 2.0 - 3.2 8.7 16.9 .513 - - - 3.3 4.4 .750
Max Strus ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Tom Burleson Max Strus
Season 1975-762020-21
Team Seattle SupersonicsMiami Heat
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Supersonics 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 %
Tom Burleson 82 32.3 15.6 3.1 5.9 9.0 2.2 0.9 1.8 - 3.3 6.0 12.6 .481 - - - 3.5 4.7 .750
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 %
Tom Burleson 6 34.7 20.8 2.5 7.0 9.5 1.7 1.0 1.3 - 4.2 7.5 12.5 .600 - - - 5.8 7.7 .761
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
Tom Burleson Max Strus
Season 1976-772021-22
Team Seattle SupersonicsMiami 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 %
Tom Burleson 82 22.0 9.7 2.2 4.5 6.7 1.1 0.9 1.4 - 3.2 3.5 8.0 .442 - - - 2.7 3.7 .731
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 %
Tom Burleson ------- --- ----------
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
Tom Burleson Max Strus
Season 1977-782022-23
Team Kansas City KingsMiami 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 %
Tom Burleson 76 20.1 8.6 2.2 4.1 6.3 1.7 0.8 1.1 1.6 3.4 3.0 6.9 .434 - - - 2.6 3.3 .794
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 %
Tom Burleson ------- --- ----------
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
Tom Burleson Max Strus
Season 1978-792023-24
Team Kansas City KingsCleveland 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 %
Tom Burleson 56 16.6 7.8 1.5 3.5 5.0 0.9 0.5 1.0 1.1 3.3 2.8 6.1 .459 - - - 2.2 3.0 .716
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 %
Tom Burleson ------- --- ----------
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

Season 6
Tom Burleson Max Strus
Season 1979-80-
Team Kansas City Kings-
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 %
Tom Burleson 37 7.4 2.6 0.6 1.3 1.9 0.5 0.2 0.4 0.7 1.3 1.0 2.8 .346 0.0 0.1 .000 0.6 1.1 .575
Max Strus ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tom Burleson ------- --- ----------
Max Strus ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Tom Burleson Max Strus
Season 1980-81-
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 %
Tom Burleson 31 11.7 3.3 1.4 1.6 3.0 0.4 0.3 0.6 0.8 2.4 1.3 3.2 .414 0.0 0.0 - 0.6 1.3 .488
Max Strus ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tom Burleson ------- --- ----------
Max Strus ------- --- ----------
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