Bob Lanier vs. Amen Thompson Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Amen Thompson and Bob Lanier, 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.
Bob Lanier played 14 years in the NBA, 11 more than Amen Thompson, who played 3. Bob Lanier had the first of his seasons in 1970-71, while Amen 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 |
| Bob Lanier |
14 |
9 |
1970-71 to 1983-84 |
| Amen Thompson |
3 |
1 |
2023-24 to 2025-26 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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Jump to season:
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Rookie Season |
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Bob Lanier |
Amen Thompson |
| Season |
1970-71 | 2023-24 |
| Team |
Detroit Pistons | Houston Rockets |
| Honors & Awards |
 All-Rookie First Team | - |
| - | All-Rookie Second Team |
| Playoffs |
Did not play | Did not play |
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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 | % |
| Bob Lanier |
82 |
24.6 |
15.6 |
- |
- |
8.1 |
1.8 |
- |
- |
- |
3.3 |
6.1 |
13.5 |
.455 |
- |
- |
- |
3.3 |
4.6 |
.726 |
| difference: | +20 | +2.2 | +6.1 | | | +1.5 | +0.8 | | | | -1.0 | +2.2 | +6.3 | +.081 | | | | +1.6 | +2.1 | +.042 |
| Amen Thompson |
62 |
22.4 |
9.5 |
2.4 |
4.2 |
6.6 |
2.6 |
1.3 |
0.6 |
1.5 |
2.3 |
3.9 |
7.2 |
.536 |
0.1 |
0.9 |
.138 |
1.7 |
2.5 |
.684 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
| * Neiher Bob Lanier nor Amen Thompson 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 | % |
| Bob Lanier |
80 |
38.7 |
25.7 |
- |
- |
14.2 |
3.1 |
- |
- |
- |
3.7 |
10.4 |
21.1 |
.493 |
- |
- |
- |
4.9 |
6.3 |
.768 |
| difference: | +11 | +6.5 | +11.6 | | | +6.0 | +0.7 | | | | -1.3 | +4.8 | +11.0 | +.064 | | | | +2.5 | +2.7 | +.084 |
| Amen Thompson |
69 |
32.2 |
14.1 |
2.8 |
5.4 |
8.2 |
3.8 |
1.4 |
1.3 |
2.0 |
2.4 |
5.6 |
10.1 |
.557 |
0.4 |
1.3 |
.275 |
2.4 |
3.6 |
.684 |
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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 | % |
| Bob Lanier |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Amen Thompson |
7 |
33.0 |
15.7 |
2.7 |
4.1 |
6.9 |
3.3 |
1.7 |
0.9 |
1.7 |
2.6 |
6.0 |
12.1 |
.494 |
0.1 |
0.6 |
.250 |
3.6 |
5.1 |
.694 |
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3rd 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 | % |
| Bob Lanier |
81 |
38.9 |
23.8 |
- |
- |
14.9 |
3.2 |
- |
- |
- |
3.4 |
10.0 |
20.4 |
.490 |
- |
- |
- |
3.8 |
4.9 |
.773 |
| difference: | +52 | +2.2 | +6.1 | | | +7.6 | +2.1 | | | | -1.0 | +2.9 | +6.5 | +.017 | | | | +0.6 | +0.8 | +.009 |
| Amen Thompson |
29 |
36.7 |
17.7 |
2.7 |
4.6 |
7.3 |
5.3 |
1.3 |
0.5 |
2.6 |
2.4 |
7.1 |
13.9 |
.507 |
0.4 |
2.0 |
.186 |
3.2 |
4.1 |
.782 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
| * Neiher Bob Lanier nor Amen Thompson played in the postseason in their season 3 |
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Additional Years |
* Bob Lanier played 11 seasons more than Amen Thompson in the NBA.
In that period—his seasons 4 to 14, from 1974 to 1984—Bob Lanier played in 9 Playoffs. In those 11 extra years over Amen Thompson, Bob Lanier got these achievements: |
| Honors & Awards | 6 All-Star Game
1 All-Star Game MVP
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