Anthony Davis vs. Ausar Thompson Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Ausar Thompson and Anthony Davis, 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.

Anthony Davis played 13 years in the NBA, 11 more than Ausar Thompson, who played 2. Anthony Davis 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
Anthony Davis 13 6 2012-13 to 2024-25
Ausar Thompson 2 1 2023-24 to 2024-25

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Anthony Davis Ausar Thompson
Season 2012-132023-24
Team New Orleans HornetsDetroit Pistons
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First 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%
Anthony Davis 64 28.8 13.5 2.6 5.6 8.2 1.0 1.2 1.8 1.4 2.5 5.5 10.6 .516 0.0 0.1 .000 2.6 3.5 .751
difference:+1+3.7+4.7+0.6+1.3+1.8+0.9+0.1+0.9-0.1-0.3+1.8+3.0+.033+0.3+1.7+.186+1.5+1.6+.154
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 Anthony Davis nor Ausar Thompson played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2

Anthony Davis Ausar Thompson
Season 2013-142024-25
Team New Orleans PelicansDetroit Pistons
Honors & Awards Achievement Blocks Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
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%
Anthony Davis 67 35.2 20.8 3.1 7.0 10.0 1.6 1.3 2.8 1.6 3.0 7.8 15.0 .519 0.0 0.1 .222 5.2 6.6 .791
difference:+8+12.7+10.7+1.2+3.7+4.9+0.7+0.4+2.1-0.2-0.2+3.6+7.2+.016+0.2+0.7+.002+3.7+4.2+.150
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%
Anthony Davis 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

Additional Years

* Anthony Davis played 11 seasons more than Ausar Thompson in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 3 to 13, from 2015 to 2025—Anthony Davis played in 6 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship and one NBA Cup.

In those 11 extra years over Ausar Thompson, Anthony Davis got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 4 All-NBA First Team
Achievement 1 All-NBA Second Team
Achievement 3 All-Defensive First Team
Achievement 2 All-Defensive Second Team
Achievement 2 Blocks Leader
Achievement 1 Cup All-Tournament Team
Achievement 9 All-Star Game
Achievement 1 All-Star Game MVP