Tristan Thompson vs. John Thompson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars John Thompson 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

Tristan Thompson

vs.

John Thompson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tristan Thompson: 2011-12 to 2023-24
John Thompson: 1964-65 to 1965-66

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tristan Thompson 1 John Thompson 2

NBA Seasons Tristan Thompson 13 John Thompson 2

Playoffs Played Tristan Thompson 8 John Thompson 2

All-Star Games Tristan Thompson 0 John Thompson 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tristan Thompson 8.7 John Thompson 3.5

Rebounds Per Game Tristan Thompson 8.1 John Thompson 3.5

Assists Per Game Tristan Thompson 1.0 John Thompson 0.3

Steals Per Game Tristan Thompson 0.5 John Thompson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Tristan Thompson 0.7 John Thompson - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Tristan Thompson 6,753 John Thompson 262

Total Rebounds Tristan Thompson 6,294 John Thompson 260

Total Assists Tristan Thompson 776 John Thompson 19

Total Steals Tristan Thompson 376 John Thompson - n/a **

Total Blocks Tristan Thompson 515 John Thompson - n/a **

Total Games Tristan Thompson 779 John Thompson 74

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tristan Thompson .521 John Thompson .410

3-Point Percentage Tristan Thompson .256 John Thompson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tristan Thompson .597 John Thompson .595

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tristan Thompson 12.0 (2020) John Thompson 3.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Tristan Thompson 10.2 (2019) John Thompson 3.6 (1965)

Assists Per Game Tristan Thompson 2.1 (2020) John Thompson 0.3 (1966)

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

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tristan Thompson 6.8 John Thompson 2.2

Rebounds Per Game Tristan Thompson 7.5 John Thompson 2.7

Assists Per Game Tristan Thompson 0.8 John Thompson 0.2

Steals Per Game Tristan Thompson 0.3 John Thompson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Tristan Thompson 0.7 John Thompson - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Tristan Thompson 671 John Thompson 13

Total Rebounds Tristan Thompson 741 John Thompson 16

Total Assists Tristan Thompson 75 John Thompson 1

Total Steals Tristan Thompson 30 John Thompson - n/a **

Total Blocks Tristan Thompson 72 John Thompson - n/a **

Total Games Tristan Thompson 99 John Thompson 6

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tristan Thompson .557 John Thompson .214

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

Free Throw Percentage Tristan Thompson .617 John Thompson 1.000

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tristan Thompson 10.4 (2021) John Thompson 3.7 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Tristan Thompson 10.8 (2015) John Thompson 4.0 (1965)

Assists Per Game Tristan Thompson 1.4 (2017) John Thompson 0.3 (1965)

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

Blocks Per Game Tristan Thompson 1.2 (2021) 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.