Ausar Thompson vs. Tristan Thompson Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Tristan Thompson 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, 11 less than Tristan Thompson, who played 14. Ausar Thompson had the first of his seasons in 2023-24, while Tristan Thompson had his rookie season in 2011-12. 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
Tristan Thompson 14 9 2011-12 to 2024-25

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Ausar Thompson Tristan Thompson
Season 2023-242011-12
Team Detroit PistonsCleveland Cavaliers
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:+3+1.4+0.6+1.1+0.9+0.1+1.4+0.6+0.1-0.1-0.6+0.5+0.2+.044+0.3+1.8+0.7+1.3+.045
Tristan Thompson 60 23.7 8.2 3.1 3.4 6.5 0.5 0.5 1.0 1.4 2.2 3.2 7.4 .439 0.0 0.0 - 1.8 3.2 .552
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Ausar Thompson nor Tristan Thompson played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2
Ausar Thompson Tristan Thompson
Season 2024-252012-13
Team Detroit PistonsCleveland Cavaliers
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:+23+8.8+1.6+1.8+2.4+4.3+1.0+1.0+0.2-0.1-0.1+0.6+1.9+.047+0.2+0.8+0.7+1.1+.033
Tristan Thompson 82 31.3 11.7 3.7 5.7 9.4 1.3 0.7 0.9 1.5 2.9 4.8 9.7 .488 0.0 0.0 - 2.2 3.5 .608
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
Tristan Thompson DNP------ --- ----------

Season 3
Ausar Thompson Tristan Thompson
Season 2025-262013-14
Team Detroit PistonsCleveland Cavaliers
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:+59+5.0+0.3+1.3+2.1+3.4+1.9+0.9+0.3-0.1-0.3+0.3+0.1+.040+0.2+0.7+1.2+0.8+.167
Tristan Thompson 82 31.6 11.7 3.3 5.9 9.2 0.9 0.5 0.4 1.3 2.3 4.4 9.3 .477 0.0 0.0 - 2.9 4.1 .693
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Ausar Thompson nor Tristan Thompson played in the postseason in their season 3

Additional Years

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

In that period—his seasons 4 to 14, from 2015 to 2025—Tristan Thompson played in 9 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship.

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