Giannis Antetokounmpo vs. John Thompson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars John Thompson 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 Thompson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
G. Antetokounmpo: 2013-14 to 2023-24
John Thompson: 1964-65 to 1965-66

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships G. Antetokounmpo 1 John Thompson 2

NBA Seasons G. Antetokounmpo 11 John Thompson 2

Playoffs Played G. Antetokounmpo 8 John Thompson 2

All-Star Games G. Antetokounmpo 8 John Thompson 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP G. Antetokounmpo 2 John Thompson 0

Finals MVP G. Antetokounmpo 1 John Thompson 0 *

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

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

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

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

Defensive Player of The Year G. Antetokounmpo 1 John Thompson 0 *

In-Season Tournament 1st Team G. Antetokounmpo 1 * John Thompson 0 *

* Notes: In-Season Tournament (NBA Cup) played since 2023-24. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Defensive Player of The Year is awarded since 1982-83.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 23.4 John Thompson 3.5

Rebounds Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 9.8 John Thompson 3.5

Assists Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 4.9 John Thompson 0.3

Steals Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.1 John Thompson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.2 John Thompson - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points G. Antetokounmpo 18,502 John Thompson 262

Total Rebounds G. Antetokounmpo 7,732 John Thompson 260

Total Assists G. Antetokounmpo 3,855 John Thompson 19

Total Steals G. Antetokounmpo 903 John Thompson - n/a **

Total Blocks G. Antetokounmpo 986 John Thompson - n/a **

Total Games G. Antetokounmpo 792 John Thompson 74

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .545 John Thompson .410

3-Point Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .286 John Thompson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .702 John Thompson .595

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 31.1 (2023) John Thompson 3.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 13.6 (2020) John Thompson 3.6 (1965)

Assists Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 6.5 (2024) John Thompson 0.3 (1966)

Steals Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.6 (2017) John Thompson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.9 (2017) John Thompson - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 26.6 John Thompson 2.2

Rebounds Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 12.0 John Thompson 2.7

Assists Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 5.2 John Thompson 0.2

Steals Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.0 John Thompson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.3 John Thompson - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points G. Antetokounmpo 2,105 John Thompson 13

Total Rebounds G. Antetokounmpo 945 John Thompson 16

Total Assists G. Antetokounmpo 413 John Thompson 1

Total Steals G. Antetokounmpo 80 John Thompson - n/a **

Total Blocks G. Antetokounmpo 105 John Thompson - n/a **

Total Games G. Antetokounmpo 79 John Thompson 6

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .527 John Thompson .214

3-Point Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .261 John Thompson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .618 John Thompson 1.000

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 31.7 (2022) John Thompson 3.7 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 14.2 (2022) John Thompson 4.0 (1965)

Assists Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 6.8 (2022) John Thompson 0.3 (1965)

Steals Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 2.2 (2017) John Thompson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 2.0 (2019) John Thompson - n/a **

Notes: ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.