Giannis Antetokounmpo vs. John Thomas Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars John Thomas 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.

John Thomas

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
G. Antetokounmpo: 2013-14 to 2023-24
John Thomas: 1997-98 to 2005-06

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships G. Antetokounmpo 1 John Thomas 0

NBA Seasons G. Antetokounmpo 11 John Thomas 5

Playoffs Played G. Antetokounmpo 8 John Thomas 2

All-Star Games G. Antetokounmpo 8 John Thomas 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP G. Antetokounmpo 2 John Thomas 0

Finals MVP G. Antetokounmpo 1 John Thomas 0

All-NBA First Team G. Antetokounmpo 5 John Thomas 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) G. Antetokounmpo 7 John Thomas 0

All-Defensive 1st Team G. Antetokounmpo 4 John Thomas 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) G. Antetokounmpo 5 John Thomas 0

Defensive Player of The Year G. Antetokounmpo 1 John Thomas 0

In-Season Tournament 1st Team G. Antetokounmpo 1 * John Thomas 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 John Thomas 2.7

Rebounds Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 9.8 John Thomas 2.1

Assists Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 4.9 John Thomas 0.3

Steals Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.1 John Thomas 0.3

Blocks Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.2 John Thomas 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points G. Antetokounmpo 18,502 John Thomas 560

Total Rebounds G. Antetokounmpo 7,732 John Thomas 432

Total Assists G. Antetokounmpo 3,855 John Thomas 60

Total Steals G. Antetokounmpo 903 John Thomas 69

Total Blocks G. Antetokounmpo 986 John Thomas 50

Total Games G. Antetokounmpo 792 John Thomas 208

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .545 John Thomas .502

3-Point Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .286 John Thomas .000

Free Throw Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .702 John Thomas .591

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 31.1 (2023) John Thomas 4.3 (1999)

Rebounds Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 13.6 (2020) John Thomas 3.4 (1999)

Assists Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 6.5 (2024) John Thomas 0.4 (2005)

Steals Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.6 (2017) John Thomas 0.4 (1999)

Blocks Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.9 (2017) John Thomas 0.3 (2005)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 26.6 John Thomas 0.8

Rebounds Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 12.0 John Thomas 1.1

Assists Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 5.2 John Thomas 0.2

Steals Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.0 John Thomas 0.3

Blocks Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.3 John Thomas 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points G. Antetokounmpo 2,105 John Thomas 7

Total Rebounds G. Antetokounmpo 945 John Thomas 10

Total Assists G. Antetokounmpo 413 John Thomas 2

Total Steals G. Antetokounmpo 80 John Thomas 3

Total Blocks G. Antetokounmpo 105 John Thomas 1

Total Games G. Antetokounmpo 79 John Thomas 9

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .527 John Thomas .500

3-Point Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .261 John Thomas -

Free Throw Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .618 John Thomas .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 31.7 (2022) John Thomas 0.9 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 14.2 (2022) John Thomas 1.3 (2006)

Assists Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 6.8 (2022) John Thomas 0.3 (2006)

Steals Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 2.2 (2017) John Thomas 0.4 (2006)

Blocks Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 2.0 (2019) John Thomas 0.1 (2006)