Giannis Antetokounmpo vs. Rod Thorn Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Rod Thorn 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 2024-25
Rod Thorn: 1963-64 to 1970-71

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships G. Antetokounmpo 1 Rod Thorn 0

NBA Seasons G. Antetokounmpo 12 Rod Thorn 8

Playoffs Played G. Antetokounmpo 9 Rod Thorn 2

NBA Cups Won G. Antetokounmpo 1 * Rod Thorn 0 *

All-Star Games G. Antetokounmpo 9 Rod Thorn 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP G. Antetokounmpo 2 Rod Thorn 0

Finals MVP G. Antetokounmpo 1 Rod Thorn 0 *

All-NBA First Team G. Antetokounmpo 7 Rod Thorn 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) G. Antetokounmpo 9 Rod Thorn 0

All-Defensive 1st Team G. Antetokounmpo 4 Rod Thorn 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) G. Antetokounmpo 5 Rod Thorn 0

Defensive Player of The Year G. Antetokounmpo 1 Rod Thorn 0 *

NBA Cup MVP G. Antetokounmpo 1 * Rod Thorn 0 *

NBA Cup 1st Team G. Antetokounmpo 2 * Rod Thorn 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 23.9 Rod Thorn 10.8

Rebounds Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 9.9 Rod Thorn 3.1

Assists Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 5.0 Rod Thorn 2.6

Steals Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.1 Rod Thorn - n/a **

Blocks Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.2 Rod Thorn - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points G. Antetokounmpo 20,538 Rod Thorn 5,012

Total Rebounds G. Antetokounmpo 8,530 Rod Thorn 1,463

Total Assists G. Antetokounmpo 4,288 Rod Thorn 1,214

Total Steals G. Antetokounmpo 961 Rod Thorn - n/a **

Total Blocks G. Antetokounmpo 1,064 Rod Thorn - n/a **

Total Games G. Antetokounmpo 859 Rod Thorn 466

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .551 Rod Thorn .433

3-Point Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .284 Rod Thorn - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .693 Rod Thorn .723

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 31.1 (2023) Rod Thorn 15.2 (1968)

Rebounds Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 13.6 (2020) Rod Thorn 4.8 (1964)

Assists Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 6.5 (2024) Rod Thorn 3.7 (1964)

Steals Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.6 (2017) Rod Thorn - n/a **

Blocks Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.9 (2017) Rod Thorn - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 27.0 Rod Thorn 6.8

Rebounds Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 12.2 Rod Thorn 2.4

Assists Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 5.3 Rod Thorn 1.1

Steals Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.0 Rod Thorn - n/a **

Blocks Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.3 Rod Thorn - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points G. Antetokounmpo 2,270 Rod Thorn 129

Total Rebounds G. Antetokounmpo 1,022 Rod Thorn 45

Total Assists G. Antetokounmpo 446 Rod Thorn 21

Total Steals G. Antetokounmpo 85 Rod Thorn - n/a **

Total Blocks G. Antetokounmpo 110 Rod Thorn - n/a **

Total Games G. Antetokounmpo 84 Rod Thorn 19

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .532 Rod Thorn .388

3-Point Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .259 Rod Thorn - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .625 Rod Thorn .867

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 33.0 (2025) Rod Thorn 10.1 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 15.4 (2025) Rod Thorn 3.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 6.8 (2022) Rod Thorn 1.2 (1967)

Steals Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 2.2 (2017) Rod Thorn - n/a **

Blocks Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 2.0 (2019) Rod Thorn - 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.