Tristan Thompson vs. Ernie Vandeweghe Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Ernie Vandeweghe and Tristan Thompson 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
Tristan Thompson: 2011-12 to 2024-25
Ernie Vandeweghe: 1949-50 to 1955-56

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tristan Thompson 1 Ernie Vandeweghe 0

NBA Seasons Tristan Thompson 14 Ernie Vandeweghe 6

Playoffs Played Tristan Thompson 9 Ernie Vandeweghe 4

All-Star Games Tristan Thompson 0 Ernie Vandeweghe 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tristan Thompson 8.3 Ernie Vandeweghe 9.5

Rebounds Per Game Tristan Thompson 7.8 Ernie Vandeweghe 4.6 *

Assists Per Game Tristan Thompson 1.0 Ernie Vandeweghe 2.4

Steals Per Game Tristan Thompson 0.5 Ernie Vandeweghe - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Tristan Thompson 0.6 Ernie Vandeweghe - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Tristan Thompson 6,822 Ernie Vandeweghe 2,135

Total Rebounds Tristan Thompson 6,428 Ernie Vandeweghe 834 *

Total Assists Tristan Thompson 800 Ernie Vandeweghe 548

Total Steals Tristan Thompson 378 Ernie Vandeweghe - n/a **

Total Blocks Tristan Thompson 526 Ernie Vandeweghe - n/a **

Total Games Tristan Thompson 819 Ernie Vandeweghe 224

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tristan Thompson .520 Ernie Vandeweghe .421

3-Point Percentage Tristan Thompson .238 Ernie Vandeweghe - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tristan Thompson .592 Ernie Vandeweghe .740

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tristan Thompson 12.0 (2020) Ernie Vandeweghe 12.0 (1953)

Rebounds Per Game Tristan Thompson 10.2 (2019) Ernie Vandeweghe 5.6 (1953) *

Assists Per Game Tristan Thompson 2.1 (2020) Ernie Vandeweghe 2.9 (1952)

Steals Per Game Tristan Thompson 0.7 (2013) Ernie Vandeweghe - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Tristan Thompson 1.1 (2017) Ernie Vandeweghe - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tristan Thompson 6.4 Ernie Vandeweghe 10.0

Rebounds Per Game Tristan Thompson 7.2 Ernie Vandeweghe 5.1 *

Assists Per Game Tristan Thompson 0.8 Ernie Vandeweghe 2.1

Steals Per Game Tristan Thompson 0.3 Ernie Vandeweghe - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Tristan Thompson 0.7 Ernie Vandeweghe - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Tristan Thompson 687 Ernie Vandeweghe 428

Total Rebounds Tristan Thompson 768 Ernie Vandeweghe 199 *

Total Assists Tristan Thompson 81 Ernie Vandeweghe 91

Total Steals Tristan Thompson 31 Ernie Vandeweghe - n/a **

Total Blocks Tristan Thompson 76 Ernie Vandeweghe - n/a **

Total Games Tristan Thompson 107 Ernie Vandeweghe 43

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tristan Thompson .557 Ernie Vandeweghe .421

3-Point Percentage Tristan Thompson .000 Ernie Vandeweghe - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tristan Thompson .613 Ernie Vandeweghe .782

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tristan Thompson 10.4 (2021) Ernie Vandeweghe 13.1 (1953)

Rebounds Per Game Tristan Thompson 10.8 (2015) Ernie Vandeweghe 5.8 (1953) *

Assists Per Game Tristan Thompson 1.4 (2017) Ernie Vandeweghe 2.5 (1953)

Steals Per Game Tristan Thompson 0.8 (2021) Ernie Vandeweghe - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Tristan Thompson 1.2 (2021) Ernie Vandeweghe - n/a **

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** 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.