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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2025-26
G. Antetokounmpo: 2013-14 to 2025-26
John Thompson: 1964-65 to 1965-66

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships G. Antetokounmpo 1 John Thompson 2

NBA Seasons G. Antetokounmpo 13 John Thompson 2

Playoffs Played G. Antetokounmpo 9 John Thompson 2

NBA Cups Won G. Antetokounmpo 1 * John Thompson 0 *

All-Star Games G. Antetokounmpo 9 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 7 John Thompson 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) G. Antetokounmpo 9 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 *

NBA Cup MVP G. Antetokounmpo 1 * John Thompson 0 *

NBA Cup 1st Team G. Antetokounmpo 2 * John Thompson 0 *

* Notes: NBA Cup (In-Season Tournament) 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 24.0 John Thompson 3.5

Rebounds Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 9.9 John Thompson 3.5

Assists Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 5.0 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 20,683 John Thompson 262

Total Rebounds G. Antetokounmpo 8,586 John Thompson 260

Total Assists G. Antetokounmpo 4,316 John Thompson 19

Total Steals G. Antetokounmpo 964 John Thompson - n/a **

Total Blocks G. Antetokounmpo 1,069 John Thompson - n/a **

Total Games G. Antetokounmpo 863 John Thompson 74

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .551 John Thompson .410

3-Point Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .285 John Thompson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .693 John Thompson .595

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 36.3 (2026) John Thompson 3.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 14.0 (2026) John Thompson 3.6 (1965)

Assists Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 7.0 (2026) 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 27.0 John Thompson 2.2

Rebounds Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 12.2 John Thompson 2.7

Assists Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 5.3 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 2,270 John Thompson 13

Total Rebounds G. Antetokounmpo 1,022 John Thompson 16

Total Assists G. Antetokounmpo 446 John Thompson 1

Total Steals G. Antetokounmpo 85 John Thompson - n/a **

Total Blocks G. Antetokounmpo 110 John Thompson - n/a **

Total Games G. Antetokounmpo 84 John Thompson 6

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .532 John Thompson .214

3-Point Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .259 John Thompson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .625 John Thompson 1.000

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 33.0 (2025) John Thompson 3.7 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 15.4 (2025) 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.