Ausar Thompson vs. Kevin Willis Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Kevin Willis and Ausar 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.
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.
Ausar Thompson played 2 years in the NBA, 19 less than Kevin Willis, who played 21. Ausar Thompson had the first of his seasons in 2023-24, while Kevin Willis had his rookie season in 1984-85. 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 |
| Ausar Thompson |
2 |
1 |
2023-24 to 2024-25 |
| Kevin Willis |
21 |
11 |
1984-85 to 2006-07 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| 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 |
| difference: | +19 | +3.3 | +0.5 | +0.2 | +0.1 | | +1.5 | +0.7 | +0.3 | | | +0.2 | +0.8 | +.016 | +0.3 | +1.7 | +.036 | +0.4 | +0.3 | +.060 |
| Kevin Willis |
82 |
21.8 |
9.3 |
2.2 |
4.2 |
6.4 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
0.6 |
1.3 |
2.8 |
3.9 |
8.4 |
.467 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.222 |
1.5 |
2.2 |
.657 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
| * Neiher Ausar Thompson nor Kevin Willis played in the postseason in their season 1 |
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2nd Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| 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 |
| difference: | +23 | +5.5 | +2.2 | +1.1 | +2.3 | +3.5 | +1.8 | +0.9 | +0.2 | -0.8 | -0.8 | +0.9 | +2.1 | +.018 | +0.2 | +0.7 | +.224 | +0.6 | +0.8 | +.013 |
| Kevin Willis |
82 |
28.0 |
12.3 |
3.0 |
5.6 |
8.6 |
0.5 |
0.8 |
0.5 |
2.2 |
3.6 |
5.1 |
9.9 |
.517 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
2.1 |
3.2 |
.654 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| 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 |
| difference: | +3 | +8.6 | +2.4 | +2.1 | | +2.0 | +0.4 | +0.4 | +0.1 | -0.1 | | +2.1 | +3.9 | +.010 | | +0.3 | | +1.8 | +3.4 | +.069 |
| Kevin Willis |
9 |
31.1 |
13.9 |
3.4 |
3.8 |
7.2 |
0.6 |
0.8 |
0.9 |
1.7 |
4.2 |
6.1 |
10.9 |
.561 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
1.7 |
2.6 |
.652 |
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Additional Years |
* Kevin Willis played 19 seasons more than Ausar Thompson in the NBA.
In that period—his seasons 3 to 21, from 1987 to 2007—Kevin Willis played in 10 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship. In those 19 extra years over Ausar Thompson, Kevin Willis got these achievements: |
| Honors & Awards |  1 All-NBA Third Team
1 All-Star Game
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