Dalton Knecht vs. Tristan Thompson Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Tristan Thompson and Dalton Knecht, 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.

Dalton Knecht played 2 years in the NBA, 12 less than Tristan Thompson, who played 14. Dalton Knecht had the first of his seasons in 2024-25, 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
Dalton Knecht 2 1 2024-25 to 2025-26
Tristan Thompson 14 9 2011-12 to 2024-25

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Dalton Knecht Tristan Thompson
Season 2024-252011-12
Team Los Angeles LakersCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie Second Team
Playoffs Lakers Lost West Conf 1st RdDid 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%
Dalton Knecht 78 19.2 9.1 0.5 2.3 2.8 0.8 0.3 0.1 0.5 1.2 3.3 7.1 .461 1.6 4.4 .376 0.8 1.1 .762
difference:+18+4.5+0.9+2.6+1.1+3.7+0.3+0.2+0.9-0.9-1.0+0.1+0.3+.022+1.6+4.4+1.0+2.1+.210
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
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Dalton Knecht 2 2.0 2.5 1.0 0.5 1.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 2.5 .400 0.5 2.0 .250 0.0 0.0 -
Tristan Thompson DNP------ --- ----------

Season 2
Dalton Knecht Tristan Thompson
Season 2025-262012-13
Team Los Angeles LakersCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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%
Dalton Knecht 22 14.5 5.9 0.4 1.5 1.9 0.5 0.3 0.3 0.4 1.2 2.2 4.8 .462 1.0 2.8 .344 0.5 0.7 .667
difference:+60+16.8+5.8+3.3+4.2+7.5+0.8+0.4+0.6-1.1-1.7+2.6+4.9+.026+1.0+2.8+1.7+2.8+.059
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
* Neiher Dalton Knecht nor Tristan Thompson played in the postseason in their season 2

Additional Years

* Tristan Thompson played 12 seasons more than Dalton Knecht 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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