Dyson Daniels vs. Ausar Thompson Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Ausar Thompson and Dyson Daniels, 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.

Dyson Daniels played 3 years in the NBA, 1 more than Ausar Thompson, who played 2. Dyson Daniels had the first of his seasons in 2022-23, while Ausar 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
Dyson Daniels 3 1 2022-23 to 2024-25
Ausar Thompson 2 1 2023-24 to 2024-25

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Dyson Daniels Ausar Thompson
Season 2022-232023-24
Team New Orleans PelicansDetroit Pistons
Honors & Awards
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%
Dyson Daniels 59 17.7 3.8 0.6 2.6 3.2 2.3 0.7 0.2 1.0 1.7 1.5 3.5 .418 0.5 1.5 .314 0.4 0.7 .650
difference:+4+7.4+5.0+1.4+1.7+3.2+0.4+0.4+0.7-0.3-1.1+2.2+4.1+.065+0.2+0.3+.128+0.7+1.2+.053
Ausar Thompson 63 25.1 8.8 2.0 4.3 6.4 1.9 1.1 0.9 1.3 2.8 3.7 7.6 .483 0.3 1.8 .186 1.1 1.9 .597
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Dyson Daniels nor Ausar Thompson played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2

Dyson Daniels Ausar Thompson
Season 2023-242024-25
Team New Orleans PelicansDetroit Pistons
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pelicans Lost West Conf 1st RdPistons Lost East 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%
Dyson Daniels 61 22.3 5.8 1.0 2.9 3.9 2.7 1.4 0.4 1.0 1.7 2.3 5.1 .447 0.7 2.2 .311 0.6 0.9 .642
difference:+2+0.2+4.3+0.9+0.4+1.2+0.4+0.3+0.3-0.4-1.1+1.9+2.7+.088+0.5+1.4+.087+0.9+1.5+.001
Ausar Thompson 59 22.5 10.1 1.9 3.3 5.1 2.3 1.7 0.7 1.4 2.8 4.2 7.8 .535 0.2 0.8 .224 1.5 2.4 .641
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Dyson Daniels 3 5.7 1.3 0.0 0.7 0.7 0.0 0.7 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.7 2.0 .333 0.0 0.7 .000 0.0 0.0 -
difference:+3+16.8+10.2+1.3+3.1+4.5+1.0+0.5+0.8-1.5-4.2+3.3+5.0+.238+0.4+3.5+6.0
Ausar Thompson 6 22.5 11.5 1.3 3.8 5.2 1.0 1.2 0.8 1.8 4.2 4.0 7.0 .571 0.0 0.3 .000 3.5 6.0 .583

Additional Years

* Dyson Daniels played 1 season more than Ausar Thompson in the NBA.

In that period—his season 3 in 2025—Dyson Daniels didn't play in the postseason.

In that extra year over Ausar Thompson, Dyson Daniels got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 1 All-Defensive First Team
Achievement 1 Most Improved Player
Achievement 1 Steals Leader