Brandon Miller vs. Klay Thompson Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Klay Thompson and Brandon Miller, 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.

Brandon Miller played 3 years in the NBA, 10 less than Klay Thompson, who played 13. Brandon Miller had the first of his seasons in 2023-24, while Klay 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
Brandon Miller 3 0 2023-24 to 2025-26
Klay Thompson 13 9 2011-12 to 2025-26

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Brandon Miller Klay Thompson
Season 2023-242011-12
Team Charlotte HornetsGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First TeamAchievement All-Rookie First 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%
Brandon Miller 74 32.2 17.3 0.8 3.4 4.3 2.4 0.9 0.6 1.8 2.5 6.4 14.6 .440 2.5 6.7 .373 1.9 2.3 .827
difference:+8+7.8+4.8+0.4+1.3+1.9+0.4+0.2+0.3-0.2-0.2+1.6+3.7+.003+0.8+2.6+.041+0.7+0.9+.041
Klay Thompson 66 24.4 12.5 0.4 2.1 2.4 2.0 0.7 0.3 1.6 2.3 4.8 10.9 .443 1.7 4.1 .414 1.2 1.4 .868
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Brandon Miller nor Klay Thompson played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2
Brandon Miller Klay Thompson
Season 2024-252012-13
Team Charlotte HornetsGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayWarriors Lost West Conf Semis
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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%
Brandon Miller 27 34.2 21.0 0.9 3.9 4.9 3.6 1.1 0.7 2.8 2.7 7.3 18.2 .403 3.9 10.9 .355 2.5 2.9 .861
difference:+55+1.6+4.4+0.5+0.6+1.2+1.4+0.1+0.2-0.9-0.2+1.1+3.5+.019+1.3+4.5+.046+0.9+1.0+.020
Klay Thompson 82 35.8 16.6 0.4 3.3 3.7 2.2 1.0 0.5 1.9 2.9 6.2 14.7 .422 2.6 6.4 .401 1.6 1.9 .841
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Brandon Miller DNP------ --- ----------
Klay Thompson 12 41.3 15.2 0.8 3.8 4.6 1.8 1.0 0.6 2.0 3.7 6.3 14.5 .437 2.1 4.9 .424 0.4 0.5 .833

Season 3
Brandon Miller Klay Thompson
Season 2025-262013-14
Team Charlotte HornetsGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayWarriors Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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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%
Brandon Miller 2 20.0 14.5 0.0 0.0 0 4.0 0.5 0.5 1.5 2.5 5.0 12.5 .400 1.0 5.5 .182 3.5 5.0 .700
difference:+79+15.4+3.9+0.5+2.6+3.1+1.8+0.4-0.2-0.4+1.9+3.0+.044+1.8+1.1+.235+1.7+2.7+.095
Klay Thompson 81 35.4 18.4 0.5 2.6 3.1 2.2 0.9 0.5 1.7 2.9 6.9 15.5 .444 2.8 6.6 .417 1.8 2.3 .795
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Brandon Miller DNP------ --- ----------
Klay Thompson 7 36.7 16.4 0.6 2.9 3.4 3.6 1.0 0.7 2.1 3.4 5.7 14.0 .408 2.3 6.3 .364 2.7 3.4 .792

Additional Years

* Klay Thompson played 10 seasons more than Brandon Miller in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 4 to 13, from 2015 to 2026—Klay Thompson played in 7 Playoffs and won 4 NBA Championships.

In those 10 extra years over Brandon Miller, Klay Thompson got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 2 All-NBA Third Team
Achievement 1 All-Defensive Second Team
Achievement 5 All-Star Game
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