Kyrie Irving vs. Justus Thigpen Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Justus Thigpen and Kyrie Irving 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

Kyrie Irving

vs.

Justus Thigpen

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kyrie Irving: 2011-12 to 2023-24
Justus Thigpen: 1972-73 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kyrie Irving 1 Justus Thigpen 0

NBA Seasons Kyrie Irving 13 Justus Thigpen 2

Playoffs Played Kyrie Irving 6 Justus Thigpen 0

All-Star Games Kyrie Irving 8 Justus Thigpen 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kyrie Irving 3 Justus Thigpen 0

Rookie of The Year Kyrie Irving 1 Justus Thigpen 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kyrie Irving 23.6 Justus Thigpen 2.5

Rebounds Per Game Kyrie Irving 4.0 Justus Thigpen 0.5

Assists Per Game Kyrie Irving 5.7 Justus Thigpen 0.4

Steals Per Game Kyrie Irving 1.3 Justus Thigpen 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Kyrie Irving 0.4 Justus Thigpen 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kyrie Irving 17,199 Justus Thigpen 48

Total Rebounds Kyrie Irving 2,933 Justus Thigpen 10

Total Assists Kyrie Irving 4,134 Justus Thigpen 8

Total Steals Kyrie Irving 956 Justus Thigpen 0 *

Total Blocks Kyrie Irving 314 Justus Thigpen 0 *

Total Games Kyrie Irving 729 Justus Thigpen 19

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kyrie Irving .474 Justus Thigpen .400

3-Point Percentage Kyrie Irving .393 Justus Thigpen - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kyrie Irving .886 Justus Thigpen -

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kyrie Irving 27.4 (2022) Justus Thigpen 2.6 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Kyrie Irving 5.2 (2020) Justus Thigpen 1.0 (1974)

Assists Per Game Kyrie Irving 6.9 (2019) Justus Thigpen 0.4 (1973)

Steals Per Game Kyrie Irving 1.5 (2019) Justus Thigpen 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Kyrie Irving 0.8 (2023) Justus Thigpen 0.0 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kyrie Irving 23.3 Justus Thigpen -

Rebounds Per Game Kyrie Irving 3.7 Justus Thigpen -

Assists Per Game Kyrie Irving 4.8 Justus Thigpen -

Steals Per Game Kyrie Irving 1.4 Justus Thigpen - *

Blocks Per Game Kyrie Irving 0.6 Justus Thigpen - *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kyrie Irving 1,724 Justus Thigpen -

Total Rebounds Kyrie Irving 272 Justus Thigpen -

Total Assists Kyrie Irving 358 Justus Thigpen -

Total Steals Kyrie Irving 105 Justus Thigpen - *

Total Blocks Kyrie Irving 46 Justus Thigpen - *

Total Games Kyrie Irving 74 Justus Thigpen 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kyrie Irving .455 Justus Thigpen -

3-Point Percentage Kyrie Irving .393 Justus Thigpen - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kyrie Irving .891 Justus Thigpen -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kyrie Irving 25.9 (2017) Justus Thigpen -

Rebounds Per Game Kyrie Irving 5.8 (2021) Justus Thigpen -

Assists Per Game Kyrie Irving 7.0 (2019) Justus Thigpen -

Steals Per Game Kyrie Irving 1.8 (2022) Justus Thigpen - *

Blocks Per Game Kyrie Irving 1.3 (2022) Justus Thigpen - *

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.