Andre Drummond vs. Ausar Thompson Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Ausar Thompson and Andre Drummond, 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 / Games against each other

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.

Andre Drummond played 14 years in the NBA, 11 more than Ausar Thompson, who played 3. Andre Drummond had the first of his seasons in 2012-13, while Ausar 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
Andre Drummond 14 4 2012-13 to 2025-26
Ausar Thompson 3 1 2023-24 to 2025-26

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Andre Drummond Ausar Thompson
Season 2012-132023-24
Team Detroit PistonsDetroit Pistons
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%
Andre Drummond 60 20.7 7.9 2.8 4.8 7.6 0.5 1.0 1.6 1.0 2.4 3.5 5.7 .608 0.0 0.0 - 1.0 2.7 .371
difference:+3+4.4+0.9+0.8+0.5+1.2+1.4+0.1+0.7-0.3-0.4+0.2+1.9+.125+0.3+1.8+0.1+0.8+.226
Ausar Thompson 63 25.1 8.8 2.0 4.3 6.4 1.9 1.1 0.9 1.3 2.8 3.7 7.6 .483 0.3 1.8 .186 1.1 1.9 .597
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Andre Drummond nor Ausar Thompson played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2
Andre Drummond Ausar Thompson
Season 2013-142024-25
Team Detroit PistonsDetroit Pistons
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayPistons Lost East 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%
Andre Drummond 81 32.3 13.5 5.4 7.8 13.2 0.4 1.2 1.6 1.4 3.4 5.9 9.5 .623 0.0 0.0 - 1.7 4.0 .418
difference:+22+9.8+3.4+3.5+4.5+8.1+1.9+0.5+0.9-0.6+1.7+1.7+.088+0.2+0.8+0.2+1.6+.223
Ausar Thompson 59 22.5 10.1 1.9 3.3 5.1 2.3 1.7 0.7 1.4 2.8 4.2 7.8 .535 0.2 0.8 .224 1.5 2.4 .641
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Andre Drummond DNP------ --- ----------
Ausar Thompson 6 22.5 11.5 1.3 3.8 5.2 1.0 1.2 0.8 1.8 4.2 4.0 7.0 .571 0.0 0.3 .000 3.5 6.0 .583

Season 3
Andre Drummond Ausar Thompson
Season 2014-152025-26
Team Detroit PistonsDetroit Pistons
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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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%
Andre Drummond 82 30.5 13.8 5.3 8.1 13.5 0.7 0.9 1.9 1.5 3.5 6.0 11.7 .514 0.0 0.0 - 1.7 4.5 .389
difference:+63+2.5+2.1+3.4+4.1+7.6+2.1+0.6+1.2-0.1-0.6+1.2+2.1+.009+0.3+0.8+0.1+1.3+.168
Ausar Thompson 19 28.0 11.7 1.9 4.0 5.9 2.8 1.5 0.7 1.4 2.9 4.8 9.6 .505 0.3 0.8 .313 1.8 3.2 .557
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Andre Drummond nor Ausar Thompson played in the postseason in their season 3

Additional Years

* Andre Drummond played 11 seasons more than Ausar Thompson in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 4 to 14, from 2016 to 2026—Andre Drummond played in 4 Playoffs.

In those 11 extra years over Ausar Thompson, Andre Drummond got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 1 All-NBA Third Team
Achievement 4 Rebounds Leader
Achievement 2 All-Star Game
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