Andrei Kirilenko vs. David Thompson Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of David Thompson and Andrei Kirilenko, 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

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.

Andrei Kirilenko played 13 years in the NBA, 5 more than David Thompson, who played 8. Andrei Kirilenko had the first of his seasons in 2001-02, while David Thompson had his rookie season in 1976-77. 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 achivements, 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
Andrei Kirilenko 13 7 2001-02 to 2014-15
David Thompson 8 5 1976-77 to 1983-84

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Andrei Kirilenko David Thompson
Season 2001-021976-77
Team Utah JazzDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Jazz Lost West Conf 1st RdNuggets Lost West Conf Semis
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Andrei Kirilenko 82 26.2 10.7 1.8 3.1 4.9 1.1 1.4 1.9 1.3 1.9 3.5 7.7 .450 0.3 1.2 .250 3.5 4.5 .768
David Thompson 82 36.6 25.9 1.7 2.4 4.1 4.1 1.4 0.6 - 2.9 10.0 19.8 .507 - - - 5.8 7.6 .766
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Andrei Kirilenko 4 30.3 8.8 1.0 2.8 3.8 1.0 1.8 2.5 1.5 2.5 2.8 7.0 .393 0.0 1.0 .000 3.3 4.0 .813
David Thompson 6 39.5 24.7 2.2 3.0 5.2 4.0 1.5 0.7 - 3.7 9.3 20.2 .463 - - - 6.0 8.8 .679

Season 2

Andrei Kirilenko David Thompson
Season 2002-031977-78
Team Utah JazzDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Jazz Lost West Conf 1st RdNuggets Lost West Conf Finals
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Andrei Kirilenko 80 27.7 12.0 1.8 3.4 5.3 1.7 1.5 2.2 1.7 2.3 3.9 8.0 .491 0.5 1.4 .325 3.7 4.6 .800
David Thompson 80 37.8 27.2 2.0 2.9 4.9 4.5 1.2 1.2 3.1 2.7 10.3 19.8 .521 - - - 6.5 8.4 .778
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Andrei Kirilenko 5 29.0 11.6 1.6 3.2 4.8 1.4 0.6 2.0 1.2 1.2 3.6 8.6 .419 0.2 1.4 .143 4.2 4.8 .875
David Thompson 13 37.0 25.2 1.4 2.7 4.1 4.0 0.7 1.6 3.0 2.6 10.1 22.4 .450 - - - 5.1 6.2 .825

Season 3

Andrei Kirilenko David Thompson
Season 2003-041978-79
Team Utah JazzDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
-Achievement All-Star Game NVP
Playoffs Did Not PlayNuggets Lost West Conf 1st Rd
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Andrei Kirilenko 78 37.1 16.5 2.9 5.2 8.1 3.1 1.9 2.8 2.8 2.2 5.3 11.9 .443 0.9 2.6 .338 5.0 6.4 .790
David Thompson 76 35.1 24.0 1.4 2.2 3.6 3.0 0.9 1.1 2.4 2.4 9.1 17.8 .512 - - - 5.8 7.7 .753
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Andrei Kirilenko ------- --- ----------
David Thompson 3 40.7 28.0 2.3 4.7 7.0 4.0 1.3 0.3 4.0 4.0 12.7 23.0 .551 - - - 2.7 3.7 .727

Season 4

Andrei Kirilenko David Thompson
Season 2004-051979-80
Team Utah JazzDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
Achievement Blocks Leader-
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Andrei Kirilenko 41 32.9 15.6 2.2 4.0 6.2 3.2 1.6 3.3 2.2 2.5 5.0 10.2 .493 0.6 1.9 .299 5.0 6.3 .784
David Thompson 39 31.8 21.5 1.4 3.0 4.5 3.2 1.0 1.0 3.0 2.7 7.4 15.8 .468 0.2 0.5 .368 6.5 8.6 .758
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Andrei Kirilenko ------- --- ----------
David Thompson ------- --- ----------

Season 5

Andrei Kirilenko David Thompson
Season 2005-061980-81
Team Utah JazzDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Andrei Kirilenko 69 37.7 15.3 2.3 5.7 8.0 4.3 1.5 3.2 2.9 2.3 4.9 10.6 .460 0.5 1.7 .308 5.0 7.2 .699
David Thompson 77 34.0 25.5 1.4 2.3 3.7 3.0 0.7 0.8 3.2 3.0 9.5 18.8 .506 0.1 0.5 .256 6.4 8.0 .795
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Andrei Kirilenko ------- --- ----------
David Thompson ------- --- ----------

Season 6

Andrei Kirilenko David Thompson
Season 2006-071981-82
Team Utah JazzDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Jazz Lost West Conf FinalsNuggets Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Andrei Kirilenko 70 29.3 8.3 1.3 3.4 4.7 2.9 1.1 2.1 1.9 2.5 2.8 6.0 .471 0.2 1.1 .213 2.5 3.4 .728
David Thompson 61 20.4 14.9 0.9 1.5 2.4 1.9 0.6 0.5 2.3 2.4 5.1 10.6 .486 0.1 0.2 .286 4.5 5.6 .814
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Andrei Kirilenko 17 31.0 9.6 1.6 3.6 5.2 2.6 0.9 2.4 2.1 3.1 3.2 7.2 .447 0.2 0.5 .333 3.0 3.8 .785
David Thompson 3 22.0 11.7 1.3 2.0 3.3 2.0 0.3 0.0 2.7 2.7 5.0 11.0 .455 0.3 1.0 .333 1.3 2.3 .571

Season 7

Andrei Kirilenko David Thompson
Season 2007-081982-83
Team Utah JazzSeattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Jazz Lost West Conf SemisSupersonics Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Andrei Kirilenko 72 30.8 11.0 1.7 3.0 4.7 4.0 1.2 1.5 1.9 2.3 3.8 7.6 .506 0.6 1.6 .379 2.8 3.6 .770
David Thompson 75 28.7 15.9 1.3 2.3 3.6 3.0 0.6 0.4 2.2 1.9 5.9 12.3 .481 0.0 0.1 .200 4.0 5.1 .784
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Andrei Kirilenko 12 32.3 11.0 1.3 2.2 3.4 2.5 1.5 1.7 1.5 3.8 4.3 9.5 .447 0.4 1.8 .227 2.1 2.9 .714
David Thompson 2 32.5 12.0 0.0 0.0 0 3.5 0.5 0.5 2.0 3.5 4.5 12.5 .360 0.0 0.0 - 3.0 5.0 .600

Season 8

Andrei Kirilenko David Thompson
Season 2008-091983-84
Team Utah JazzSeattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Jazz Lost West Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Andrei Kirilenko 67 27.3 11.6 1.3 3.5 4.8 2.6 1.2 1.1 1.8 1.9 3.8 8.5 .449 0.3 1.1 .274 3.6 4.6 .785
David Thompson 19 18.4 12.6 0.9 1.4 2.3 0.7 0.5 0.7 1.4 1.6 4.7 8.7 .539 0.0 0.1 .000 3.3 3.8 .849
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Andrei Kirilenko 5 27.2 11.0 1.4 1.4 2.8 2.0 2.2 0.6 1.0 1.2 4.4 9.4 .468 0.2 1.0 .200 2.0 2.8 .714
David Thompson ------- --- ----------

Season 9

Andrei Kirilenko David Thompson
Season 2009-10-
Team Utah Jazz-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Jazz Lost West Conf Semis-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Andrei Kirilenko 58 29.0 11.9 1.3 3.2 4.6 2.7 1.4 1.2 1.4 1.8 4.2 8.3 .506 0.4 1.5 .292 3.0 4.0 .744
David Thompson ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Andrei Kirilenko 2 15.0 5.5 1.5 1.5 3.0 0.0 0.5 0.5 0.0 1.0 2.5 5.0 .500 0.0 0.5 .000 0.5 0.5 1.000
David Thompson ------- --- ----------

Season 10

Andrei Kirilenko David Thompson
Season 2010-11-
Team Utah Jazz-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Andrei Kirilenko 64 31.2 11.7 1.6 3.5 5.1 3.0 1.3 1.2 1.8 1.8 4.0 8.5 .467 0.6 1.5 .367 3.3 4.2 .770
David Thompson ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Andrei Kirilenko ------- --- ----------
David Thompson ------- --- ----------

Note: Andrei Kirilenko didn't play in 2011-12.

Season 11

Andrei Kirilenko David Thompson
Season 2012-13-
Team Minnesota Timberwolves-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Andrei Kirilenko 64 31.8 12.4 1.6 4.1 5.7 2.8 1.5 1.0 1.9 1.3 4.4 8.8 .507 0.5 1.9 .292 2.9 3.9 .752
David Thompson ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Andrei Kirilenko ------- --- ----------
David Thompson ------- --- ----------

Season 12

Andrei Kirilenko David Thompson
Season 2013-14-
Team Brooklyn Nets-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nets Lost East Conf Semis-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Andrei Kirilenko 45 19.0 5.0 1.2 2.0 3.2 1.6 0.9 0.4 1.2 1.4 1.8 3.6 .513 0.0 0.1 .200 1.4 2.6 .513
David Thompson ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Andrei Kirilenko 10 14.4 2.5 1.0 1.3 2.3 1.0 1.0 0.3 0.3 1.1 0.7 1.5 .467 0.0 0.0 - 1.1 1.7 .647
David Thompson ------- --- ----------

Season 13

Andrei Kirilenko David Thompson
Season 2014-15-
Team Brooklyn Nets-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Andrei Kirilenko 7 5.1 0.4 0.3 0.9 1.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.7 .000 0.0 0.0 - 0.4 0.6 .750
David Thompson ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Andrei Kirilenko ------- --- ----------
David Thompson ------- --- ----------