Bronny James vs. Amen Thompson Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Amen Thompson and Bronny James, 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.
Bronny James played 1 year in the NBA, 1 less than Amen Thompson, who played 2. Bronny James had his first NBA Season in 2024-25, 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 |
| Bronny James | 1 | 1 | 2024-25 |
| Amen Thompson | 2 | 1 | 2023-24 to 2024-25 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season |
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| Bronny James | Amen Thompson | |
| Season | 2024-25 | 2023-24 |
| Team | Los Angeles Lakers | Houston Rockets |
| Honors & Awards | - |  All-Rookie Second Team |
| Playoffs | Lakers Lost West Conf 1st Rd | Did Not Play |
Rookie Season Stats Comparison | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Regular Season Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
| Bronny James | 27 | 6.7 | 2.3 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 2.5 | .313 | 0.3 | 1.2 | .281 | 0.4 | 0.5 | .786 |
| difference: | +35 | +15.7 | +7.2 | +2.3 | +3.7 | +5.9 | +1.8 | +1.0 | +0.5 | -1.0 | -1.8 | +3.1 | +4.7 | +.223 | +0.2 | +0.3 | +.143 | +1.3 | +2.0 | +.102 |
| 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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| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
| Bronny James | 2 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | .000 | 0.0 | 1.0 | .000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | - |
| Amen Thompson | DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Additional Years |
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* Amen Thompson played 1 season more than Bronny James in the NBA. In that period—his season 2 in 2025—Amen Thompson played in the Playoffs. In that extra year over Bronny James, Amen Thompson got these achievements: | |
| Honors & Awards | 1 All-Defensive First Team |