Danny Ferry vs. Tristan Thompson Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Tristan Thompson and Danny Ferry, 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

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.

Danny Ferry and Tristan Thompson both played 13 years in the NBA. Danny Ferry had the first of his seasons in 1990-91, 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 achivements, 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
Danny Ferry 13 9 1990-91 to 2002-03
Tristan Thompson 13 8 2011-12 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Danny Ferry Tristan Thompson
Season 1990-912011-12
Team Cleveland CavaliersCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie Second Team
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Danny Ferry 81 20.5 8.6 1.2 2.3 3.5 1.8 0.5 0.3 1.5 2.8 3.4 7.9 .428 0.3 1.0 .299 1.5 1.9 .816
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 .000 1.8 3.2 .552
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Danny Ferry ------- --- ----------
Tristan Thompson ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Danny Ferry Tristan Thompson
Season 1991-922012-13
Team Cleveland CavaliersCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Cavaliers Lost East Conf FinalsDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Danny Ferry 68 13.8 5.1 0.8 2.4 3.1 1.1 0.3 0.2 0.7 2.0 2.0 4.8 .409 0.3 0.7 .354 0.9 1.1 .836
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 .000 2.2 3.5 .608
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Danny Ferry 9 6.1 2.1 0.8 1.0 1.8 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.8 0.8 1.7 .467 0.1 0.3 .333 0.4 0.4 1.000
Tristan Thompson ------- --- ----------

Season 3

Danny Ferry Tristan Thompson
Season 1992-932013-14
Team Cleveland CavaliersCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Cavaliers Lost East Conf SemisDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Danny Ferry 76 19.2 7.5 1.1 2.6 3.7 1.8 0.4 0.6 1.1 2.3 2.9 6.0 .479 0.4 1.1 .415 1.3 1.5 .876
Tristan Thompson 82 31.6 11.7 3.3 5.9 9.2 0.9 0.5 0.4 1.3 2.3 4.4 9.3 .477 0.0 0.0 .000 2.9 4.1 .693
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Danny Ferry 8 14.8 4.9 0.5 2.6 3.1 1.8 0.5 0.4 0.9 1.8 1.6 4.3 .382 0.5 1.1 .444 1.1 1.3 .900
Tristan Thompson ------- --- ----------

Season 4

Danny Ferry Tristan Thompson
Season 1993-942014-15
Team Cleveland CavaliersCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Cavaliers Lost East Conf 1st RdCavaliers Lost NBA Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Danny Ferry 70 13.8 5.0 0.7 1.3 2.0 1.1 0.4 0.3 0.6 1.6 2.1 4.8 .446 0.2 0.7 .275 0.5 0.6 .884
Tristan Thompson 82 26.8 8.5 3.3 4.7 8.0 0.5 0.4 0.7 1.0 2.3 3.3 6.0 .547 0.0 0.0 - 1.9 3.0 .641
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Danny Ferry 1 4.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 1.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -
Tristan Thompson 20 36.4 9.6 4.4 6.4 10.8 0.5 0.3 1.2 0.8 2.5 3.6 6.5 .558 0.0 0.0 - 2.4 4.1 .585

Season 5

Danny Ferry Tristan Thompson
Season 1994-952015-16
Team Cleveland CavaliersCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Cavaliers Lost East Conf 1st RdNBA Champion NBA Champion
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Danny Ferry 82 15.7 7.5 0.4 1.4 1.7 1.2 0.3 0.3 0.7 1.6 2.7 6.1 .446 1.1 2.8 .403 0.9 1.0 .881
Tristan Thompson 82 27.7 7.8 3.3 5.7 9.0 0.8 0.5 0.6 0.7 2.5 3.0 5.1 .588 0.0 0.0 - 1.8 3.0 .616
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Danny Ferry 4 16.8 9.5 0.0 0.8 0.8 1.5 0.5 0.0 0.0 2.3 3.3 6.3 .520 2.0 3.8 .533 1.0 1.5 .667
Tristan Thompson 21 29.6 6.7 4.1 4.9 9.0 0.7 0.4 0.9 0.8 2.6 2.3 4.4 .527 0.0 0.0 - 2.0 3.5 .575

Season 6

Danny Ferry Tristan Thompson
Season 1995-962016-17
Team Cleveland CavaliersCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Cavaliers Lost East Conf 1st RdCavaliers Lost NBA Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Danny Ferry 82 32.7 13.3 0.9 2.9 3.8 2.3 0.7 0.5 1.5 2.8 5.1 11.2 .459 1.7 4.4 .394 1.3 1.6 .769
Tristan Thompson 78 29.9 8.1 3.7 5.5 9.2 1.0 0.5 1.1 0.8 2.3 3.4 5.6 .600 0.0 0.0 .000 1.4 2.7 .498
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Danny Ferry 3 39.0 9.7 0.3 4.7 5.0 3.0 1.0 0.7 1.3 4.3 4.7 13.7 .341 0.3 5.3 .063 0.0 0.0 -
Tristan Thompson 18 31.2 8.2 3.8 4.5 8.3 1.4 0.5 0.7 1.2 2.0 3.0 5.1 .587 0.0 0.0 - 2.2 3.3 .667

Season 7

Danny Ferry Tristan Thompson
Season 1996-972017-18
Team Cleveland CavaliersCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayCavaliers Lost NBA Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Danny Ferry 82 32.1 10.6 1.0 3.1 4.1 1.8 0.7 0.4 1.1 3.0 4.2 9.7 .429 1.4 3.5 .401 0.9 1.1 .851
Tristan Thompson 53 20.2 5.8 2.4 4.3 6.6 0.6 0.3 0.3 0.7 1.9 2.5 4.4 .562 0.0 0.0 - 0.8 1.5 .544
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Danny Ferry ------- --- ----------
Tristan Thompson 19 21.9 6.2 2.3 3.6 5.9 0.6 0.1 0.4 0.6 1.4 2.6 4.4 .590 0.0 0.1 .000 1.1 1.4 .741

Season 8

Danny Ferry Tristan Thompson
Season 1997-982018-19
Team Cleveland CavaliersCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Cavaliers Lost East Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Danny Ferry 69 15.0 4.2 0.3 1.3 1.7 0.9 0.4 0.2 0.8 1.7 1.6 4.1 .395 0.5 1.4 .333 0.5 0.6 .800
Tristan Thompson 43 27.9 10.9 4.0 6.2 10.2 2.0 0.7 0.4 1.4 2.1 4.7 8.8 .529 0.0 0.0 - 1.6 2.5 .642
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Danny Ferry 3 3.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.7 .000 0.0 0.7 .000 0.0 0.0 -
Tristan Thompson ------- --- ----------

Season 9

Danny Ferry Tristan Thompson
Season 1998-992019-20
Team Cleveland CavaliersCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Danny Ferry 50 21.2 7.0 0.3 1.7 2.0 1.1 0.5 0.2 0.8 2.3 2.8 5.9 .476 0.8 1.9 .392 0.6 0.7 .879
Tristan Thompson 57 30.2 12.0 4.0 6.2 10.1 2.1 0.6 0.9 1.8 2.2 5.1 9.9 .512 0.2 0.4 .391 1.7 2.8 .615
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Danny Ferry ------- --- ----------
Tristan Thompson ------- --- ----------

Season 10

Danny Ferry Tristan Thompson
Season 1999-002020-21
Team Cleveland CavaliersBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayCeltics Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Danny Ferry 63 21.0 7.3 0.9 2.9 3.8 1.1 0.3 0.4 0.9 2.9 3.0 6.0 .497 0.5 1.2 .440 0.8 0.9 .912
Tristan Thompson 54 23.8 7.6 3.1 5.0 8.1 1.2 0.4 0.6 1.1 2.2 3.1 6.0 .518 0.0 0.1 .000 1.3 2.2 .592
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Danny Ferry ------- --- ----------
Tristan Thompson 5 26.4 10.4 5.8 4.0 9.8 1.0 0.8 1.2 1.0 2.4 4.0 6.8 .588 0.0 0.0 - 2.4 3.4 .706

Season 11

Danny Ferry Tristan Thompson
Season 2000-012021-22
Team San Antonio SpursSacramento Kings, Indiana Pacers, Chicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Spurs Lost West Conf FinalsBulls Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Danny Ferry 80 21.1 5.6 0.7 2.1 2.8 0.9 0.4 0.3 0.6 2.1 2.2 4.7 .475 0.9 2.0 .449 0.3 0.4 .733
Tristan Thompson 57 15.7 6.0 2.1 2.9 5.1 0.6 0.4 0.4 0.8 1.7 2.5 4.7 .528 0.0 0.1 .333 1.1 2.0 .526
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Danny Ferry 13 25.8 5.8 0.6 2.5 3.2 1.3 0.3 0.1 0.5 2.5 2.1 5.2 .397 1.6 3.5 .457 0.0 0.0 -
Tristan Thompson 5 7.6 0.8 0.4 1.2 1.6 0.4 0.2 0.0 1.0 0.8 0.4 1.0 .400 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -

Season 12

Danny Ferry Tristan Thompson
Season 2001-022022-23
Team San Antonio SpursLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Spurs Lost West Conf SemisLakers Lost West Conf Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Danny Ferry 50 16.0 4.6 0.3 1.5 1.8 1.0 0.3 0.2 0.4 1.4 1.5 3.5 .429 0.9 2.0 .434 0.7 0.7 .944
Tristan Thompson ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Danny Ferry 10 15.7 2.8 0.5 1.5 2.0 0.8 0.0 0.1 0.2 1.9 1.0 3.3 .303 0.7 2.0 .350 0.1 0.4 .250
Tristan Thompson 6 5.3 1.8 0.7 1.0 1.7 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.2 0.8 1.8 .455 0.0 0.0 - 0.2 0.8 .200

Season 13

Danny Ferry Tristan Thompson
Season 2002-032023-24
Team San Antonio SpursCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionCavaliers Lost East Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Danny Ferry 64 9.4 1.9 0.3 0.9 1.2 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.4 0.9 0.7 1.9 .355 0.3 0.9 .350 0.2 0.2 .769
Tristan Thompson 49 11.2 3.3 1.5 2.1 3.6 1.0 0.2 0.3 0.6 1.2 1.5 2.4 .608 0.0 0.0 .000 0.3 1.1 .288
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Danny Ferry 16 6.3 1.3 0.2 1.3 1.4 0.4 0.1 0.0 0.3 1.3 0.5 1.8 .286 0.3 0.9 .286 0.0 0.0 -
Tristan Thompson 10 8.7 1.5 1.0 1.0 2.0 1.0 0.1 0.5 0.2 0.9 0.7 1.6 .438 0.0 0.0 - 0.1 0.2 .500