Austin Rivers vs. Tristan Thompson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Tristan Thompson and Austin Rivers that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

Austin Rivers

vs.

Tristan Thompson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Austin Rivers: 2012-13 to 2022-23
Tristan Thompson: 2011-12 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Austin Rivers 0 Tristan Thompson 1

NBA Seasons Austin Rivers 11 Tristan Thompson 13

Playoffs Played Austin Rivers 8 Tristan Thompson 8

All-Star Games Austin Rivers 0 Tristan Thompson 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Austin Rivers 8.5 Tristan Thompson 8.7

Rebounds Per Game Austin Rivers 2.0 Tristan Thompson 8.1

Assists Per Game Austin Rivers 2.1 Tristan Thompson 1.0

Steals Per Game Austin Rivers 0.7 Tristan Thompson 0.5

Blocks Per Game Austin Rivers 0.2 Tristan Thompson 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Austin Rivers 5,996 Tristan Thompson 6,753

Total Rebounds Austin Rivers 1,442 Tristan Thompson 6,294

Total Assists Austin Rivers 1,513 Tristan Thompson 776

Total Steals Austin Rivers 494 Tristan Thompson 376

Total Blocks Austin Rivers 112 Tristan Thompson 515

Total Games Austin Rivers 707 Tristan Thompson 779

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Austin Rivers .419 Tristan Thompson .521

3-Point Percentage Austin Rivers .349 Tristan Thompson .256

Free Throw Percentage Austin Rivers .653 Tristan Thompson .597

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Austin Rivers 15.1 (2018) Tristan Thompson 12.0 (2020)

Rebounds Per Game Austin Rivers 2.6 (2020) Tristan Thompson 10.2 (2019)

Assists Per Game Austin Rivers 4.0 (2018) Tristan Thompson 2.1 (2020)

Steals Per Game Austin Rivers 1.2 (2018) Tristan Thompson 0.7 (2013)

Blocks Per Game Austin Rivers 0.3 (2019) Tristan Thompson 1.1 (2017)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Austin Rivers 7.1 Tristan Thompson 6.5

Rebounds Per Game Austin Rivers 1.9 Tristan Thompson 7.2

Assists Per Game Austin Rivers 1.4 Tristan Thompson 0.8

Steals Per Game Austin Rivers 0.6 Tristan Thompson 0.3

Blocks Per Game Austin Rivers 0.2 Tristan Thompson 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Austin Rivers 457 Tristan Thompson 680

Total Rebounds Austin Rivers 124 Tristan Thompson 753

Total Assists Austin Rivers 88 Tristan Thompson 80

Total Steals Austin Rivers 36 Tristan Thompson 30

Total Blocks Austin Rivers 11 Tristan Thompson 74

Total Games Austin Rivers 64 Tristan Thompson 104

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Austin Rivers .412 Tristan Thompson .557

3-Point Percentage Austin Rivers .357 Tristan Thompson .000

Free Throw Percentage Austin Rivers .727 Tristan Thompson .617

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Austin Rivers 10.3 (2016) Tristan Thompson 10.4 (2021)

Rebounds Per Game Austin Rivers 2.7 (2017) Tristan Thompson 10.8 (2015)

Assists Per Game Austin Rivers 2.7 (2016) Tristan Thompson 1.4 (2017)

Steals Per Game Austin Rivers 1.4 (2022) Tristan Thompson 0.8 (2021)

Blocks Per Game Austin Rivers 0.3 (2017) Tristan Thompson 1.2 (2021)