Amen Thompson vs. Tristan Thompson Season by Season Comparison

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

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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.

Amen Thompson played 2 years in the NBA, 12 less than Tristan Thompson, who played 14. Amen Thompson had the first of his seasons in 2023-24, while Tristan Thompson had his rookie season in 2011-12. 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
Amen Thompson 2 1 2023-24 to 2024-25
Tristan Thompson 14 9 2011-12 to 2024-25

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Amen Thompson Tristan Thompson
Season 2023-242011-12
Team Houston RocketsCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie Second TeamAchievement 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%
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
difference:+2+1.3+1.3+0.7+0.8+0.1+2.1+0.8+0.4-0.1-0.1+0.7+0.2+.097+0.1+0.9+0.1+0.7+.132
Tristan Thompson 60 23.7 8.2 3.1 3.4 6.5 0.5 0.5 1.0 1.4 2.2 3.2 7.4 .439 0.0 0.0 - 1.8 3.2 .552
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Amen Thompson nor Tristan Thompson played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2

Amen Thompson Tristan Thompson
Season 2024-252012-13
Team Houston RocketsCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Playoffs Rockets Lost West Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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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%
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
difference:+13+0.9+2.4+0.9+0.3+1.2+2.5+0.7+0.4-0.5-0.5+0.8+0.4+.069+0.4+1.3+0.2+0.1+.076
Tristan Thompson 82 31.3 11.7 3.7 5.7 9.4 1.3 0.7 0.9 1.5 2.9 4.8 9.7 .488 0.0 0.0 - 2.2 3.5 .608
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
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
Tristan Thompson DNP------ --- ----------

Additional Years

* Tristan Thompson played 12 seasons more than Amen Thompson in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 3 to 14, from 2014 to 2025—Tristan Thompson played in 9 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship.