Blake Griffin vs. Kenny Thomas Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Kenny Thomas and Blake Griffin, 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.

Blake Griffin played 13 years in the NBA, 2 more than Kenny Thomas, who played 11. Blake Griffin had the first of his seasons in 2010-11, while Kenny Thomas had his rookie season in 1999-00. 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
Blake Griffin 13 10 2010-11 to 2022-23
Kenny Thomas 11 3 1999-00 to 2009-10

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Blake Griffin Kenny Thomas
Season 2010-111999-00
Team Los Angeles ClippersHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards Achievement Rookie of the Year-
Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
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 %
Blake Griffin 82 38.0 22.5 3.3 8.8 12.1 3.8 0.8 0.5 2.7 3.1 8.5 16.8 .506 0.1 0.3 .292 5.4 8.5 .642
Kenny Thomas 72 25.0 8.3 2.0 4.0 6.1 1.6 0.8 0.3 1.6 2.3 2.9 7.4 .399 0.4 1.7 .262 1.9 2.9 .660
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Blake Griffin ------- --- ----------
Kenny Thomas ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Blake Griffin Kenny Thomas
Season 2011-122000-01
Team Los Angeles ClippersHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Clippers Lost West Conf SemisDid 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 %
Blake Griffin 66 36.2 20.7 3.3 7.6 10.9 3.2 0.8 0.7 2.3 3.3 8.5 15.5 .549 0.0 0.2 .125 3.7 7.1 .521
Kenny Thomas 74 24.6 7.1 1.6 4.0 5.6 1.0 0.5 0.6 1.6 2.4 2.8 6.3 .443 0.3 1.2 .272 1.2 1.7 .722
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Blake Griffin 11 35.7 19.1 1.7 5.2 6.9 2.5 1.8 0.9 2.3 3.7 7.6 15.3 .500 0.0 0.1 .000 3.8 6.0 .636
Kenny Thomas ------- --- ----------

Season 3

Blake Griffin Kenny Thomas
Season 2012-132001-02
Team Los Angeles ClippersHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Clippers Lost West Conf 1st RdDid 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 %
Blake Griffin 80 32.5 18.0 2.3 6.0 8.3 3.7 1.2 0.6 2.3 2.9 7.2 13.4 .538 0.1 0.4 .179 3.5 5.3 .660
Kenny Thomas 72 34.5 14.1 2.2 5.0 7.2 1.9 1.2 0.9 2.0 2.7 5.5 11.5 .478 0.0 0.2 .000 3.1 4.7 .664
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Blake Griffin 6 26.3 13.2 1.3 4.2 5.5 2.5 0.0 0.8 2.2 4.0 4.8 10.7 .453 0.0 0.0 - 3.5 4.3 .808
Kenny Thomas ------- --- ----------

Season 4

Blake Griffin Kenny Thomas
Season 2013-142002-03
Team Los Angeles ClippersHouston Rockets, Philadelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Clippers Lost West Conf Semis76ers Lost East Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Blake Griffin 80 35.8 24.1 2.4 7.1 9.5 3.9 1.2 0.6 2.8 3.3 9.0 17.0 .528 0.2 0.6 .273 6.0 8.4 .715
Kenny Thomas 66 30.0 10.1 2.8 5.2 8.0 1.7 0.9 0.4 1.8 2.6 3.9 8.5 .465 0.0 0.0 - 2.2 3.0 .746
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Blake Griffin 13 36.8 23.5 2.7 4.7 7.4 3.8 1.2 1.1 2.4 4.2 9.0 18.0 .500 0.1 0.5 .143 5.5 7.4 .740
Kenny Thomas 12 32.6 10.6 3.5 5.8 9.3 0.9 0.7 0.4 1.6 3.5 4.5 8.4 .535 0.0 0.0 - 1.6 2.4 .655

Season 5

Blake Griffin Kenny Thomas
Season 2014-152003-04
Team Los Angeles ClippersPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Third Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Clippers Lost West Conf SemisDid 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 %
Blake Griffin 67 35.2 21.9 1.9 5.7 7.6 5.3 0.9 0.5 2.3 2.9 8.6 17.1 .502 0.1 0.4 .400 4.6 6.4 .728
Kenny Thomas 74 36.5 13.6 3.5 6.6 10.1 1.5 1.1 0.4 2.3 3.0 5.1 11.0 .469 0.0 0.1 .200 3.3 4.4 .752
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Blake Griffin 14 39.8 25.5 2.7 10.0 12.7 6.1 1.0 1.0 3.2 3.1 10.0 19.6 .511 0.1 0.5 .143 5.4 7.6 .717
Kenny Thomas ------- --- ----------

Season 6

Blake Griffin Kenny Thomas
Season 2015-162004-05
Team Los Angeles ClippersPhiladelphia 76ers, Sacramento Kings
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Clippers Lost West Conf 1st RdKings 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 %
Blake Griffin 35 33.4 21.4 1.5 6.9 8.4 4.9 0.8 0.5 2.4 2.7 8.6 17.2 .499 0.2 0.5 .333 4.0 5.5 .727
Kenny Thomas 73 29.7 12.4 2.5 4.8 7.3 2.1 0.9 0.2 1.8 3.1 5.0 10.7 .470 0.0 0.1 .200 2.4 3.1 .762
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Blake Griffin 4 31.8 15.0 1.8 7.0 8.8 4.0 0.8 0.5 2.3 2.3 5.0 13.3 .377 0.3 0.5 .500 4.8 6.3 .760
Kenny Thomas 5 30.8 12.0 3.4 5.4 8.8 2.4 0.8 0.4 1.6 4.4 4.6 9.0 .511 0.0 0.0 - 2.8 4.0 .700

Season 7

Blake Griffin Kenny Thomas
Season 2016-172005-06
Team Los Angeles ClippersSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Clippers Lost West Conf 1st RdKings 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 %
Blake Griffin 61 34.0 21.6 1.8 6.3 8.1 4.9 0.9 0.4 2.3 2.6 7.9 15.9 .493 0.6 1.9 .336 5.2 6.9 .760
Kenny Thomas 82 28.0 9.1 2.4 5.1 7.5 2.0 0.9 0.5 1.6 2.4 3.7 7.4 .505 0.0 0.0 .000 1.7 2.5 .676
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Blake Griffin 3 33.0 20.3 1.0 5.0 6.0 2.3 0.7 0.3 2.0 0.7 8.3 17.0 .490 1.3 2.0 .667 2.3 2.3 1.000
Kenny Thomas 6 24.7 5.8 2.0 2.5 4.5 1.3 0.8 0.0 1.5 3.7 2.2 4.0 .542 0.0 0.0 - 1.5 2.2 .692

Season 8

Blake Griffin Kenny Thomas
Season 2017-182006-07
Team Los Angeles Clippers, Detroit PistonsSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards
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 %
Blake Griffin 58 34.0 21.4 1.3 6.1 7.4 5.8 0.7 0.3 2.8 2.4 7.5 17.2 .438 1.9 5.6 .345 4.5 5.7 .785
Kenny Thomas 62 22.8 5.3 2.2 3.9 6.1 1.2 0.7 0.3 1.5 2.3 2.4 4.9 .482 0.0 0.0 .000 0.6 1.2 .513
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Blake Griffin ------- --- ----------
Kenny Thomas ------- --- ----------

Season 9

Blake Griffin Kenny Thomas
Season 2018-192007-08
Team Detroit PistonsSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Third Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Pistons Lost East 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 %
Blake Griffin 75 35.0 24.5 1.3 6.2 7.5 5.4 0.7 0.4 3.4 2.7 8.3 17.9 .462 2.5 7.0 .362 5.5 7.3 .753
Kenny Thomas 23 12.2 1.4 0.8 1.9 2.7 0.6 0.3 0.0 0.9 1.7 0.7 1.7 .421 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.2 .000
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Blake Griffin 2 29.0 24.5 2.0 4.0 6.0 6.0 1.0 0.0 3.0 4.5 9.0 19.5 .462 3.0 6.5 .462 3.5 3.5 1.000
Kenny Thomas ------- --- ----------

Season 10

Blake Griffin Kenny Thomas
Season 2019-202008-09
Team Detroit PistonsSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards
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 %
Blake Griffin 18 28.4 15.5 0.9 3.7 4.7 3.3 0.4 0.4 2.2 1.5 4.9 13.9 .352 1.5 6.2 .243 4.2 5.4 .776
Kenny Thomas 8 7.8 0.8 0.5 1.4 1.9 0.1 0.8 0.1 0.1 1.1 0.4 1.0 .375 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Blake Griffin ------- --- ----------
Kenny Thomas ------- --- ----------

Season 11

Blake Griffin Kenny Thomas
Season 2020-212009-10
Team Detroit Pistons, Brooklyn NetsSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nets Lost East Conf SemisDid Not Play
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Blake Griffin 46 25.8 11.0 0.8 4.1 4.9 3.0 0.7 0.3 1.3 2.4 3.8 8.9 .423 1.5 4.5 .341 1.9 2.5 .744
Kenny Thomas 26 12.0 1.6 1.3 2.0 3.3 0.6 0.4 0.4 0.7 1.6 0.7 1.3 .486 0.0 0.0 - 0.3 0.5 .583
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Blake Griffin 12 26.5 9.0 1.3 4.7 5.9 1.8 0.8 0.5 0.4 3.3 3.5 6.6 .532 1.2 3.0 .389 0.8 1.2 .714
Kenny Thomas ------- --- ----------

Season 12

Blake Griffin Kenny Thomas
Season 2021-22-
Team Brooklyn Nets-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nets Lost East Conf 1st Rd-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Blake Griffin 56 17.1 6.4 1.1 3.0 4.1 1.9 0.5 0.3 0.6 1.7 2.4 5.6 .425 0.7 2.6 .262 1.0 1.4 .724
Kenny Thomas ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Blake Griffin 2 12.5 4.0 1.0 1.0 2.0 2.0 0.5 0.5 0.5 1.5 1.0 3.5 .286 1.0 2.5 .400 1.0 1.0 1.000
Kenny Thomas ------- --- ----------

Season 13

Blake Griffin Kenny Thomas
Season 2022-23-
Team Boston Celtics-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Conf Finals-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Blake Griffin 41 13.9 4.1 1.1 2.6 3.8 1.5 0.3 0.2 0.5 1.8 1.5 3.2 .485 0.6 1.6 .348 0.5 0.8 .656
Kenny Thomas ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Blake Griffin 1 6.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.0 0.0 1.0 .000 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -
Kenny Thomas ------- --- ----------