Kostas Papanikolaou vs. Tristan Thompson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Tristan Thompson and Kostas Papanikolaou 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
Kostas Papanikolaou: 2014-15 to 2015-16
Tristan Thompson: 2011-12 to 2024-25

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kostas Papanikolaou 0 Tristan Thompson 1

NBA Seasons Kostas Papanikolaou 2 Tristan Thompson 14

Playoffs Played Kostas Papanikolaou 1 Tristan Thompson 9

All-Star Games Kostas Papanikolaou 0 Tristan Thompson 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kostas Papanikolaou 3.6 Tristan Thompson 8.3

Rebounds Per Game Kostas Papanikolaou 2.3 Tristan Thompson 7.8

Assists Per Game Kostas Papanikolaou 1.5 Tristan Thompson 1.0

Steals Per Game Kostas Papanikolaou 0.6 Tristan Thompson 0.5

Blocks Per Game Kostas Papanikolaou 0.3 Tristan Thompson 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Kostas Papanikolaou 249 Tristan Thompson 6,822

Total Rebounds Kostas Papanikolaou 158 Tristan Thompson 6,428

Total Assists Kostas Papanikolaou 101 Tristan Thompson 800

Total Steals Kostas Papanikolaou 42 Tristan Thompson 378

Total Blocks Kostas Papanikolaou 18 Tristan Thompson 526

Total Games Kostas Papanikolaou 69 Tristan Thompson 819

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kostas Papanikolaou .354 Tristan Thompson .520

3-Point Percentage Kostas Papanikolaou .297 Tristan Thompson .238

Free Throw Percentage Kostas Papanikolaou .688 Tristan Thompson .592

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kostas Papanikolaou 4.2 (2015) Tristan Thompson 12.0 (2020)

Rebounds Per Game Kostas Papanikolaou 2.7 (2015) Tristan Thompson 10.2 (2019)

Assists Per Game Kostas Papanikolaou 2.0 (2015) Tristan Thompson 2.1 (2020)

Steals Per Game Kostas Papanikolaou 0.7 (2015) Tristan Thompson 0.7 (2013)

Blocks Per Game Kostas Papanikolaou 0.3 (2015) Tristan Thompson 1.1 (2017)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kostas Papanikolaou 0.4 Tristan Thompson 6.4

Rebounds Per Game Kostas Papanikolaou 0.3 Tristan Thompson 7.2

Assists Per Game Kostas Papanikolaou 0.0 Tristan Thompson 0.8

Steals Per Game Kostas Papanikolaou 0.0 Tristan Thompson 0.3

Blocks Per Game Kostas Papanikolaou 0.0 Tristan Thompson 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Kostas Papanikolaou 3 Tristan Thompson 687

Total Rebounds Kostas Papanikolaou 2 Tristan Thompson 768

Total Assists Kostas Papanikolaou 0 Tristan Thompson 81

Total Steals Kostas Papanikolaou 0 Tristan Thompson 31

Total Blocks Kostas Papanikolaou 0 Tristan Thompson 76

Total Games Kostas Papanikolaou 8 Tristan Thompson 107

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kostas Papanikolaou .250 Tristan Thompson .557

3-Point Percentage Kostas Papanikolaou .000 Tristan Thompson .000

Free Throw Percentage Kostas Papanikolaou .500 Tristan Thompson .613

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kostas Papanikolaou 0.4 (2015) Tristan Thompson 10.4 (2021)

Rebounds Per Game Kostas Papanikolaou 0.3 (2015) Tristan Thompson 10.8 (2015)

Assists Per Game Kostas Papanikolaou 0.0 (2015) Tristan Thompson 1.4 (2017)

Steals Per Game Kostas Papanikolaou 0.0 (2015) Tristan Thompson 0.8 (2021)

Blocks Per Game Kostas Papanikolaou 0.0 (2015) Tristan Thompson 1.2 (2021)