David Robinson vs. Amen Thompson Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Amen Thompson and David Robinson, 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 / Scoring / Stats / Stats Rankings

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.

David Robinson played 14 years in the NBA, 11 more than Amen Thompson, who played 3. David Robinson had the first of his seasons in 1989-90, 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
David Robinson 14 12 1989-90 to 2002-03
Amen Thompson 3 1 2023-24 to 2025-26

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

David Robinson Amen Thompson
Season 1989-902023-24
Team San Antonio SpursHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Third Team-
Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
Achievement Rookie of the Year-
Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
-Achievement All-Rookie Second Team
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Spurs Lost West Conf SemisDid 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%
David Robinson 82 36.6 24.3 3.7 8.3 12.0 2.0 1.7 3.9 3.1 3.2 8.4 15.9 .531 0.0 0.0 - 7.5 10.2 .732
difference:+20+14.2+14.8+1.3+4.1+5.4+0.6+0.4+3.3-1.6-0.9+4.5+8.7+.005+0.1+0.9+5.8+7.7+.048
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
David Robinson 10 37.5 24.3 3.6 8.4 12.0 2.3 1.1 4.0 2.4 3.5 8.9 16.7 .533 0.0 0.0 - 6.5 9.6 .677
Amen Thompson DNP------ --- ----------

Season 2

David Robinson Amen Thompson
Season 1990-912024-25
Team San Antonio SpursHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Defensive First TeamAchievement All-Defensive First Team
Achievement Rebounds Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Spurs Lost West Conf 1st RdRockets Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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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%
David Robinson 82 37.7 25.6 4.1 8.9 13.0 2.5 1.5 3.9 3.3 3.2 9.2 16.7 .552 0.0 0.1 .143 7.2 9.5 .762
difference:+13+5.5+11.5+1.3+3.5+4.8+1.3+0.1+2.6-1.3-0.8+3.6+6.6+.005+0.4+1.2+.132+4.8+5.9+.078
Amen Thompson 69 32.2 14.1 2.8 5.4 8.2 3.8 1.4 1.3 2.0 2.4 5.6 10.1 .557 0.4 1.3 .275 2.4 3.6 .684
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
David Robinson 4 41.5 25.8 2.8 10.8 13.5 2.0 1.5 3.8 3.8 2.8 8.8 12.8 .686 0.0 0.3 .000 8.3 9.5 .868
difference:+3+8.5+10.1+0.1+6.7+6.6+1.3+0.2+2.9-2.1-0.2+2.8+0.7+.192+0.1+0.3+.250+4.7+4.4+.174
Amen Thompson 7 33.0 15.7 2.7 4.1 6.9 3.3 1.7 0.9 1.7 2.6 6.0 12.1 .494 0.1 0.6 .250 3.6 5.1 .694

Season 3

David Robinson Amen Thompson
Season 1991-922025-26
Team San Antonio SpursHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Achievement Defensive Player of the Year-
Achievement Blocks Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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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%
David Robinson 68 37.7 23.2 3.8 8.4 12.2 2.7 2.3 4.5 2.7 3.2 8.7 15.8 .551 0.0 0.1 .125 5.8 8.3 .701
difference:+64+4.2+8.7+2.3+4.6+6.9+2.6+1.3+4.2-0.2-0.3+3.2+3.8+.093+2.4+.125+2.3+3.3+.001
Amen Thompson 4 33.5 14.5 1.5 3.8 5.3 5.3 1.0 0.3 2.5 3.5 5.5 12.0 .458 0.0 2.5 .000 3.5 5.0 .700
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher David Robinson nor Amen Thompson played in the postseason in their season 3

Additional Years

* David Robinson played 11 seasons more than Amen Thompson in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 4 to 14, from 1993 to 2003—David Robinson played in 10 Playoffs and won two NBA Championships.

In those 11 extra years over Amen Thompson, David Robinson got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 1 Season MVP
Achievement 2 All-NBA First Team
Achievement 2 All-NBA Second Team
Achievement 3 All-NBA Third Team
Achievement 2 All-Defensive First Team
Achievement 3 All-Defensive Second Team
Achievement 1 Scoring Leader
Achievement 7 All-Star Game