Scotty Pippen Jr. vs. John Thompson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars John Thompson and Scotty Pippen Jr. 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
Scotty Pippen Jr.: 2022-23 to 2024-25
John Thompson: 1964-65 to 1965-66

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Scotty Pippen Jr. 0 John Thompson 2

NBA Seasons Scotty Pippen Jr. 3 John Thompson 2

Playoffs Played Scotty Pippen Jr. 1 John Thompson 2

All-Star Games Scotty Pippen Jr. 0 John Thompson 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Scotty Pippen Jr. 10.0 John Thompson 3.5

Rebounds Per Game Scotty Pippen Jr. 3.1 John Thompson 3.5

Assists Per Game Scotty Pippen Jr. 4.2 John Thompson 0.3

Steals Per Game Scotty Pippen Jr. 1.3 John Thompson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Scotty Pippen Jr. 0.4 John Thompson - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Scotty Pippen Jr. 1,064 John Thompson 262

Total Rebounds Scotty Pippen Jr. 330 John Thompson 260

Total Assists Scotty Pippen Jr. 447 John Thompson 19

Total Steals Scotty Pippen Jr. 141 John Thompson - n/a **

Total Blocks Scotty Pippen Jr. 41 John Thompson - n/a **

Total Games Scotty Pippen Jr. 106 John Thompson 74

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Scotty Pippen Jr. .481 John Thompson .410

3-Point Percentage Scotty Pippen Jr. .401 John Thompson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Scotty Pippen Jr. .715 John Thompson .595

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Scotty Pippen Jr. 12.9 (2024) John Thompson 3.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Scotty Pippen Jr. 3.3 (2025) John Thompson 3.6 (1965)

Assists Per Game Scotty Pippen Jr. 4.7 (2024) John Thompson 0.3 (1966)

Steals Per Game Scotty Pippen Jr. 1.7 (2024) John Thompson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Scotty Pippen Jr. 0.5 (2024) John Thompson - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Scotty Pippen Jr. 18.3 John Thompson 2.2

Rebounds Per Game Scotty Pippen Jr. 5.5 John Thompson 2.7

Assists Per Game Scotty Pippen Jr. 3.5 John Thompson 0.2

Steals Per Game Scotty Pippen Jr. 1.0 John Thompson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Scotty Pippen Jr. 0.3 John Thompson - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Scotty Pippen Jr. 73 John Thompson 13

Total Rebounds Scotty Pippen Jr. 22 John Thompson 16

Total Assists Scotty Pippen Jr. 14 John Thompson 1

Total Steals Scotty Pippen Jr. 4 John Thompson - n/a **

Total Blocks Scotty Pippen Jr. 1 John Thompson - n/a **

Total Games Scotty Pippen Jr. 4 John Thompson 6

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Scotty Pippen Jr. .379 John Thompson .214

3-Point Percentage Scotty Pippen Jr. .357 John Thompson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Scotty Pippen Jr. 1.000 John Thompson 1.000

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Scotty Pippen Jr. 18.3 (2025) John Thompson 3.7 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Scotty Pippen Jr. 5.5 (2025) John Thompson 4.0 (1965)

Assists Per Game Scotty Pippen Jr. 3.5 (2025) John Thompson 0.3 (1965)

Steals Per Game Scotty Pippen Jr. 1.0 (2025) John Thompson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Scotty Pippen Jr. 0.3 (2025) 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.