Giannis Antetokounmpo vs. Al Thornton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Al Thornton and Giannis Antetokounmpo 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

Giannis Antetokounmpo

vs.

Al Thornton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
G. Antetokounmpo: 2013-14 to 2023-24
Al Thornton: 2007-08 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships G. Antetokounmpo 1 Al Thornton 0

NBA Seasons G. Antetokounmpo 11 Al Thornton 4

Playoffs Played G. Antetokounmpo 8 Al Thornton 0

All-Star Games G. Antetokounmpo 8 Al Thornton 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP G. Antetokounmpo 2 Al Thornton 0

Finals MVP G. Antetokounmpo 1 Al Thornton 0

All-NBA First Team G. Antetokounmpo 5 Al Thornton 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) G. Antetokounmpo 7 Al Thornton 0

All-Defensive 1st Team G. Antetokounmpo 4 Al Thornton 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) G. Antetokounmpo 5 Al Thornton 0

Defensive Player of The Year G. Antetokounmpo 1 Al Thornton 0

In-Season Tournament 1st Team G. Antetokounmpo 1 * Al Thornton 0 *

* Notes: In-Season Tournament (NBA Cup) played since 2023-24.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 23.4 Al Thornton 11.9

Rebounds Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 9.8 Al Thornton 4.2

Assists Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 4.9 Al Thornton 1.2

Steals Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.1 Al Thornton 0.6

Blocks Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.2 Al Thornton 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points G. Antetokounmpo 18,502 Al Thornton 3,527

Total Rebounds G. Antetokounmpo 7,732 Al Thornton 1,233

Total Assists G. Antetokounmpo 3,855 Al Thornton 353

Total Steals G. Antetokounmpo 903 Al Thornton 185

Total Blocks G. Antetokounmpo 986 Al Thornton 152

Total Games G. Antetokounmpo 792 Al Thornton 296

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .545 Al Thornton .452

3-Point Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .286 Al Thornton .293

Free Throw Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .702 Al Thornton .747

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 31.1 (2023) Al Thornton 16.8 (2009)

Rebounds Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 13.6 (2020) Al Thornton 5.2 (2009)

Assists Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 6.5 (2024) Al Thornton 1.5 (2009)

Steals Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.6 (2017) Al Thornton 0.8 (2009)

Blocks Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.9 (2017) Al Thornton 0.9 (2009)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 26.6 Al Thornton -

Rebounds Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 12.0 Al Thornton -

Assists Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 5.2 Al Thornton -

Steals Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.0 Al Thornton -

Blocks Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.3 Al Thornton -

Totals Stats

Total Points G. Antetokounmpo 2,105 Al Thornton -

Total Rebounds G. Antetokounmpo 945 Al Thornton -

Total Assists G. Antetokounmpo 413 Al Thornton -

Total Steals G. Antetokounmpo 80 Al Thornton -

Total Blocks G. Antetokounmpo 105 Al Thornton -

Total Games G. Antetokounmpo 79 Al Thornton 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .527 Al Thornton -

3-Point Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .261 Al Thornton -

Free Throw Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .618 Al Thornton -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 31.7 (2022) Al Thornton -

Rebounds Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 14.2 (2022) Al Thornton -

Assists Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 6.8 (2022) Al Thornton -

Steals Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 2.2 (2017) Al Thornton -

Blocks Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 2.0 (2019) Al Thornton -