Austin Rivers vs. Ausar Thompson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Ausar 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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2025-26
Austin Rivers: 2012-13 to 2022-23
Ausar Thompson: 2023-24 to 2024-25

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Austin Rivers 0 Ausar Thompson 0

NBA Seasons Austin Rivers 11 Ausar Thompson 2

Playoffs Played Austin Rivers 8 Ausar Thompson 1

All-Star Games Austin Rivers 0 Ausar Thompson 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Austin Rivers 8.5 Ausar Thompson 9.4

Rebounds Per Game Austin Rivers 2.0 Ausar Thompson 5.8

Assists Per Game Austin Rivers 2.1 Ausar Thompson 2.1

Steals Per Game Austin Rivers 0.7 Ausar Thompson 1.4

Blocks Per Game Austin Rivers 0.2 Ausar Thompson 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Austin Rivers 5,996 Ausar Thompson 1,150

Total Rebounds Austin Rivers 1,442 Ausar Thompson 705

Total Assists Austin Rivers 1,513 Ausar Thompson 254

Total Steals Austin Rivers 494 Ausar Thompson 166

Total Blocks Austin Rivers 112 Ausar Thompson 99

Total Games Austin Rivers 707 Ausar Thompson 122

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Austin Rivers .419 Ausar Thompson .509

3-Point Percentage Austin Rivers .349 Ausar Thompson .198

Free Throw Percentage Austin Rivers .653 Ausar Thompson .621

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Austin Rivers 15.1 (2018) Ausar Thompson 10.1 (2025)

Rebounds Per Game Austin Rivers 2.6 (2020) Ausar Thompson 6.4 (2024)

Assists Per Game Austin Rivers 4.0 (2018) Ausar Thompson 2.3 (2025)

Steals Per Game Austin Rivers 1.2 (2018) Ausar Thompson 1.7 (2025)

Blocks Per Game Austin Rivers 0.3 (2019) Ausar Thompson 0.9 (2024)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Austin Rivers 7.1 Ausar Thompson 11.5

Rebounds Per Game Austin Rivers 1.9 Ausar Thompson 5.2

Assists Per Game Austin Rivers 1.4 Ausar Thompson 1.0

Steals Per Game Austin Rivers 0.6 Ausar Thompson 1.2

Blocks Per Game Austin Rivers 0.2 Ausar Thompson 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Austin Rivers 457 Ausar Thompson 69

Total Rebounds Austin Rivers 124 Ausar Thompson 31

Total Assists Austin Rivers 88 Ausar Thompson 6

Total Steals Austin Rivers 36 Ausar Thompson 7

Total Blocks Austin Rivers 11 Ausar Thompson 5

Total Games Austin Rivers 64 Ausar Thompson 6

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Austin Rivers .412 Ausar Thompson .571

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

Free Throw Percentage Austin Rivers .727 Ausar Thompson .583

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Austin Rivers 10.3 (2016) Ausar Thompson 11.5 (2025)

Rebounds Per Game Austin Rivers 2.7 (2017) Ausar Thompson 5.2 (2025)

Assists Per Game Austin Rivers 2.7 (2016) Ausar Thompson 1.0 (2025)

Steals Per Game Austin Rivers 1.4 (2022) Ausar Thompson 1.2 (2025)

Blocks Per Game Austin Rivers 0.3 (2017) Ausar Thompson 0.8 (2025)