Allan Houston vs. Amen Thompson Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Amen Thompson and Allan Houston, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season / Scoring / Stats / Stats Rankings

Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.

Allan Houston played 12 years in the NBA, 9 more than Amen Thompson, who played 3. Allan Houston had the first of his seasons in 1993-94, while Amen Thompson had his rookie season in 2023-24. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achievements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.

Their Careers

Player		 Total Seasons Playoffs Played NBA Years
Allan Houston 12 6 1993-94 to 2004-05
Amen Thompson 3 1 2023-24 to 2025-26

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Allan Houston Amen Thompson
Season 1993-942023-24
Team Detroit PistonsHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie Second Team
Playoffs Did not playDid not play
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Allan Houston 79 19.2 8.5 0.2 1.3 1.5 1.3 0.4 0.2 1.3 2.1 3.4 8.5 .405 0.4 1.5 .299 1.1 1.4 .824
difference:+17+3.2+1.0+2.2+2.9+5.1+1.3+0.9+0.4-0.2-0.2+0.5+1.3+.131+0.3+0.6+.161+0.6+1.1+.140
Amen Thompson 62 22.4 9.5 2.4 4.2 6.6 2.6 1.3 0.6 1.5 2.3 3.9 7.2 .536 0.1 0.9 .138 1.7 2.5 .684
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Allan Houston nor Amen Thompson played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2
Allan Houston Amen Thompson
Season 1994-952024-25
Team Detroit PistonsHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Defensive First Team
Playoffs Did not playRockets Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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2nd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Allan Houston 76 26.3 14.5 0.4 1.8 2.2 2.2 0.8 0.2 1.5 2.4 5.2 11.3 .463 2.1 4.9 .424 1.9 2.3 .860
difference:+7+5.9+0.4+2.4+3.6+6.0+1.6+0.6+1.1-0.5+0.4+1.2+.094+1.7+3.6+.149+0.5+1.3+.176
Amen Thompson 69 32.2 14.1 2.8 5.4 8.2 3.8 1.4 1.3 2.0 2.4 5.6 10.1 .557 0.4 1.3 .275 2.4 3.6 .684
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Allan Houston DNP------ --- ----------
Amen Thompson 7 33.0 15.7 2.7 4.1 6.9 3.3 1.7 0.9 1.7 2.6 6.0 12.1 .494 0.1 0.6 .250 3.6 5.1 .694

Season 3
Allan Houston Amen Thompson
Season 1995-962025-26
Team Detroit PistonsHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pistons Lost East Conf 1st RdDid not play
(season in progress)
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3rd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Allan Houston 82 37.5 19.7 0.7 3.0 3.7 3.0 0.7 0.2 2.8 2.8 6.9 15.2 .453 2.3 5.5 .427 3.6 4.4 .823
difference:+53+0.8+2.0+2.0+1.6+3.6+2.3+0.6+0.3-0.2-0.4+0.2+1.3+.054+1.9+3.5+.241+0.4+0.3+.041
Amen Thompson 29 36.7 17.7 2.7 4.6 7.3 5.3 1.3 0.5 2.6 2.4 7.1 13.9 .507 0.4 2.0 .186 3.2 4.1 .782
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Allan Houston 3 45.3 25.0 0.3 2.3 2.7 2.0 0.0 0.3 3.7 3.7 8.3 19.3 .431 2.3 7.0 .333 6.0 6.7 .900
Amen Thompson DNP------ --- ----------

Additional Years

* Allan Houston played 9 seasons more than Amen Thompson in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 4 to 12, from 1997 to 2005—Allan Houston played in 5 Playoffs.

In those 9 extra years over Amen Thompson, Allan Houston got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 2 All-Star Game
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