Ausar Thompson vs. P.J. Washington Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of P.J. Washington 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.

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.

Ausar Thompson played 3 years in the NBA, 4 less than P.J. Washington, who played 7. Ausar Thompson had the first of his seasons in 2023-24, while P.J. Washington had his rookie season in 2019-20. 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 3 1 2023-24 to 2025-26
P.J. Washington 7 1 2019-20 to 2025-26

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Ausar Thompson P.J. Washington
Season 2023-242019-20
Team Detroit PistonsCharlotte Hornets
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%
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:+5+5.2+3.4+1.0+0.1+1.0+0.2+0.2+0.1-0.3-0.1+0.9+2.6+.028+1.2+2.2+.188+0.4+0.4+.050
P.J. Washington 58 30.3 12.2 1.0 4.4 5.4 2.1 0.9 0.8 1.6 2.7 4.6 10.2 .455 1.5 4.0 .374 1.5 2.3 .647
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Ausar Thompson nor P.J. Washington played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2
Ausar Thompson P.J. Washington
Season 2024-252020-21
Team Detroit PistonsCharlotte Hornets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pistons Lost East 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%
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:+5+8.0+2.8+0.4+1.8+1.4+0.2+0.6+0.5-0.6-0.1+0.5+2.9+.095+1.6+3.7+.162+0.2+0.1+.104
P.J. Washington 64 30.5 12.9 1.5 5.1 6.5 2.5 1.1 1.2 2.0 2.7 4.7 10.7 .440 1.8 4.5 .386 1.7 2.3 .745
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
P.J. Washington DNP------ --- ----------

Season 3
Ausar Thompson P.J. Washington
Season 2025-262021-22
Team Detroit PistonsCharlotte Hornets
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%
Ausar Thompson 23 26.6 11.4 2.0 3.8 5.8 2.8 1.4 0.7 1.4 2.6 4.7 9.2 .517 0.2 0.7 .313 1.7 3.3 .526
difference:+42+0.6+1.1+0.7+0.1+0.6+0.5+0.5+0.2-0.1-0.3+0.9+1.0+.047+1.5+3.9+.052+0.8+2.1+.190
P.J. Washington 65 27.2 10.3 1.3 3.9 5.2 2.3 0.9 0.9 1.3 2.3 3.8 8.2 .470 1.7 4.6 .365 0.9 1.2 .716
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Ausar Thompson nor P.J. Washington played in the postseason in their season 3

Additional Years

* P.J. Washington played 4 seasons more than Ausar Thompson in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 4 to 7, from 2023 to 2026—P.J. Washington played in one postseason.

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