Tristan Thompson vs. Danny Vranes Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Danny Vranes and Tristan Thompson, 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.

Tristan Thompson played 13 years in the NBA, 6 more than Danny Vranes, who played 7. Tristan Thompson had the first of his seasons in 2011-12, while Danny Vranes had his rookie season in 1981-82. 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
Tristan Thompson 13 8 2011-12 to 2023-24
Danny Vranes 7 4 1981-82 to 1987-88

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Tristan Thompson Danny Vranes
Season 2011-121981-82
Team Cleveland CavaliersSeattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie Second Team-
Playoffs Did Not PlaySupersonics 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 %
Tristan Thompson 60 23.7 8.2 3.1 3.4 6.5 0.5 0.5 1.0 1.4 2.2 3.2 7.4 .439 0.0 0.0 .000 1.8 3.2 .552
Danny Vranes 77 14.0 4.9 0.9 1.6 2.6 0.7 0.4 0.3 0.9 1.9 1.9 3.4 .546 0.0 0.0 .000 1.2 1.9 .601
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tristan Thompson ------- --- ----------
Danny Vranes 6 4.8 0.5 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.8 .200 0.0 0.0 - 0.2 0.3 .500

Season 2

Tristan Thompson Danny Vranes
Season 2012-131982-83
Team Cleveland CavaliersSeattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlaySupersonics 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 %
Tristan Thompson 82 31.3 11.7 3.7 5.7 9.4 1.3 0.7 0.9 1.5 2.9 4.8 9.7 .488 0.0 0.0 .000 2.2 3.5 .608
Danny Vranes 82 25.0 6.9 2.2 3.0 5.2 1.5 0.6 0.6 1.2 3.1 2.8 5.2 .527 0.0 0.0 .000 1.4 2.5 .550
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tristan Thompson ------- --- ----------
Danny Vranes 2 28.0 6.0 4.5 5.0 9.5 0.5 0.0 0.5 0.5 3.5 3.0 8.5 .353 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -

Season 3

Tristan Thompson Danny Vranes
Season 2013-141983-84
Team Cleveland CavaliersSeattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlaySupersonics 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 %
Tristan Thompson 82 31.6 11.7 3.3 5.9 9.2 0.9 0.5 0.4 1.3 2.3 4.4 9.3 .477 0.0 0.0 .000 2.9 4.1 .693
Danny Vranes 80 27.2 8.4 1.9 3.1 4.9 1.7 0.6 0.7 1.5 3.3 3.2 6.2 .521 0.0 0.0 .000 1.9 3.0 .648
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tristan Thompson ------- --- ----------
Danny Vranes 5 29.4 7.2 3.2 4.4 7.6 2.2 0.6 1.2 1.0 4.8 3.2 7.8 .410 0.0 0.2 .000 0.8 1.4 .571

Season 4

Tristan Thompson Danny Vranes
Season 2014-151984-85
Team Cleveland CavaliersSeattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Defensive Second Team
Playoffs Cavaliers Lost NBA FinalsDid 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 %
Tristan Thompson 82 26.8 8.5 3.3 4.7 8.0 0.5 0.4 0.7 1.0 2.3 3.3 6.0 .547 0.0 0.0 - 1.9 3.0 .641
Danny Vranes 76 28.5 5.8 2.0 3.7 5.7 2.0 1.0 0.8 1.6 3.4 2.4 5.3 .463 0.0 0.1 .250 0.9 1.7 .528
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tristan Thompson 20 36.4 9.6 4.4 6.4 10.8 0.5 0.3 1.2 0.8 2.5 3.6 6.5 .558 0.0 0.0 - 2.4 4.1 .585
Danny Vranes ------- --- ----------

Season 5

Tristan Thompson Danny Vranes
Season 2015-161985-86
Team Cleveland CavaliersSeattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionDid 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 %
Tristan Thompson 82 27.7 7.8 3.3 5.7 9.0 0.8 0.5 0.6 0.7 2.5 3.0 5.1 .588 0.0 0.0 - 1.8 3.0 .616
Danny Vranes 80 19.6 3.8 1.4 2.1 3.5 0.9 0.8 0.4 0.7 2.7 1.6 3.6 .461 0.0 0.1 .000 0.5 0.9 .520
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tristan Thompson 21 29.6 6.7 4.1 4.9 9.0 0.7 0.4 0.9 0.8 2.6 2.3 4.4 .527 0.0 0.0 - 2.0 3.5 .575
Danny Vranes ------- --- ----------

Season 6

Tristan Thompson Danny Vranes
Season 2016-171986-87
Team Cleveland CavaliersPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Cavaliers Lost NBA Finals76ers 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 %
Tristan Thompson 78 29.9 8.1 3.7 5.5 9.2 1.0 0.5 1.1 0.8 2.3 3.4 5.6 .600 0.0 0.0 .000 1.4 2.7 .498
Danny Vranes 58 14.1 2.4 0.9 1.6 2.5 0.5 0.6 0.4 0.4 2.2 1.0 2.4 .428 0.0 0.1 .200 0.4 0.8 .467
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tristan Thompson 18 31.2 8.2 3.8 4.5 8.3 1.4 0.5 0.7 1.2 2.0 3.0 5.1 .587 0.0 0.0 - 2.2 3.3 .667
Danny Vranes 2 1.5 0.0 0.0 1.5 1.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -

Season 7

Tristan Thompson Danny Vranes
Season 2017-181987-88
Team Cleveland CavaliersPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Cavaliers Lost NBA FinalsDid 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 %
Tristan Thompson 53 20.2 5.8 2.4 4.3 6.6 0.6 0.3 0.3 0.7 1.9 2.5 4.4 .562 0.0 0.0 - 0.8 1.5 .544
Danny Vranes 57 13.5 2.1 0.8 1.3 2.1 0.6 0.5 0.6 0.4 1.8 0.9 2.1 .438 0.0 0.1 .000 0.3 0.6 .429
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tristan Thompson 19 21.9 6.2 2.3 3.6 5.9 0.6 0.1 0.4 0.6 1.4 2.6 4.4 .590 0.0 0.1 .000 1.1 1.4 .741
Danny Vranes ------- --- ----------

Season 8

Tristan Thompson Danny Vranes
Season 2018-19-
Team Cleveland Cavaliers-
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 %
Tristan Thompson 43 27.9 10.9 4.0 6.2 10.2 2.0 0.7 0.4 1.4 2.1 4.7 8.8 .529 0.0 0.0 - 1.6 2.5 .642
Danny Vranes ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tristan Thompson ------- --- ----------
Danny Vranes ------- --- ----------

Season 9

Tristan Thompson Danny Vranes
Season 2019-20-
Team Cleveland Cavaliers-
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 %
Tristan Thompson 57 30.2 12.0 4.0 6.2 10.1 2.1 0.6 0.9 1.8 2.2 5.1 9.9 .512 0.2 0.4 .391 1.7 2.8 .615
Danny Vranes ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tristan Thompson ------- --- ----------
Danny Vranes ------- --- ----------

Season 10

Tristan Thompson Danny Vranes
Season 2020-21-
Team Boston Celtics-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Celtics 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 %
Tristan Thompson 54 23.8 7.6 3.1 5.0 8.1 1.2 0.4 0.6 1.1 2.2 3.1 6.0 .518 0.0 0.1 .000 1.3 2.2 .592
Danny Vranes ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tristan Thompson 5 26.4 10.4 5.8 4.0 9.8 1.0 0.8 1.2 1.0 2.4 4.0 6.8 .588 0.0 0.0 - 2.4 3.4 .706
Danny Vranes ------- --- ----------

Season 11

Tristan Thompson Danny Vranes
Season 2021-22-
Team Sacramento Kings, Indiana Pacers, Chicago Bulls-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bulls 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 %
Tristan Thompson 57 15.7 6.0 2.1 2.9 5.1 0.6 0.4 0.4 0.8 1.7 2.5 4.7 .528 0.0 0.1 .333 1.1 2.0 .526
Danny Vranes ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tristan Thompson 5 7.6 0.8 0.4 1.2 1.6 0.4 0.2 0.0 1.0 0.8 0.4 1.0 .400 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -
Danny Vranes ------- --- ----------

Season 12

Tristan Thompson Danny Vranes
Season 2022-23-
Team Los Angeles Lakers-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Lakers Lost West 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 %
Tristan Thompson ------- --- ----------
Danny Vranes ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tristan Thompson 6 5.3 1.8 0.7 1.0 1.7 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.2 0.8 1.8 .455 0.0 0.0 - 0.2 0.8 .200
Danny Vranes ------- --- ----------

Season 13

Tristan Thompson Danny Vranes
Season 2023-24-
Team Cleveland Cavaliers-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Cavaliers 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 %
Tristan Thompson 49 11.2 3.3 1.5 2.1 3.6 1.0 0.2 0.3 0.6 1.2 1.5 2.4 .608 0.0 0.0 .000 0.3 1.1 .288
Danny Vranes ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tristan Thompson 10 8.7 1.5 1.0 1.0 2.0 1.0 0.1 0.5 0.2 0.9 0.7 1.6 .438 0.0 0.0 - 0.1 0.2 .500
Danny Vranes ------- --- ----------