Brandin Podziemski vs. Tristan Thompson Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Tristan Thompson and Brandin Podziemski, 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.

Brandin Podziemski played 2 years in the NBA, 12 less than Tristan Thompson, who played 14. Brandin Podziemski 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
Brandin Podziemski 2 1 2023-24 to 2024-25
Tristan Thompson 14 9 2011-12 to 2024-25

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Brandin Podziemski Tristan Thompson
Season 2023-242011-12
Team Golden State WarriorsCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
-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%
Brandin Podziemski 74 26.6 9.2 1.6 4.2 5.8 3.7 0.8 0.2 1.2 1.6 3.7 8.1 .454 1.2 3.2 .385 0.7 1.1 .633
difference:+14+2.9+1.0+1.5+0.8+0.7+3.2+0.3+0.8-0.2-0.6+0.5+0.7+.015+1.2+3.2+1.1+2.1+.081
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 Brandin Podziemski nor Tristan Thompson played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2
Brandin Podziemski Tristan Thompson
Season 2024-252012-13
Team Golden State WarriorsCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Warriors Lost West Conf SemisDid 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%
Brandin Podziemski 64 26.8 11.7 1.0 4.1 5.1 3.4 1.1 0.2 1.2 1.5 4.4 9.8 .445 1.8 4.8 .372 1.1 1.5 .758
difference:+18+4.5+2.7+1.6+4.3+2.1+0.4+0.7-0.3-1.4+0.4+0.1+.043+1.8+4.8+1.1+2.0+.150
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%
Brandin Podziemski 12 32.1 11.3 1.3 3.7 5.0 3.1 1.3 0.2 1.5 1.5 4.0 11.0 .364 1.8 5.6 .328 1.4 2.0 .708
Tristan Thompson DNP------ --- ----------

Additional Years

* Tristan Thompson played 12 seasons more than Brandin Podziemski in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 3 to 14, from 2014 to 2025—Tristan Thompson played in 9 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship.

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