Felton Spencer vs. Tristan Thompson Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Tristan Thompson and Felton Spencer, 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.

Felton Spencer played 12 years in the NBA, 1 less than Tristan Thompson, who played 13. Felton Spencer 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
Felton Spencer 12 3 1990-91 to 2001-02
Tristan Thompson 13 8 2011-12 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Felton Spencer Tristan Thompson
Season 1990-912011-12
Team Minnesota TimberwolvesCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie Second TeamAchievement 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 %
Felton Spencer 81 25.9 7.1 3.4 4.6 7.9 0.3 0.6 1.5 1.0 4.2 2.4 4.7 .512 0.0 0.0 .000 2.2 3.1 .722
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 %
Felton Spencer ------- --- ----------
Tristan Thompson ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Felton Spencer Tristan Thompson
Season 1991-922012-13
Team Minnesota TimberwolvesCleveland 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 %
Felton Spencer 61 24.3 6.6 2.7 4.4 7.1 0.9 0.4 1.3 1.1 4.0 2.3 5.4 .426 0.0 0.0 - 2.0 2.9 .691
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 %
Felton Spencer ------- --- ----------
Tristan Thompson ------- --- ----------

Season 3

Felton Spencer Tristan Thompson
Season 1992-932013-14
Team Minnesota TimberwolvesCleveland 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 %
Felton Spencer 71 18.3 4.1 1.9 2.7 4.6 0.2 0.3 0.9 1.0 3.4 1.5 3.2 .465 0.0 0.0 - 1.2 1.8 .654
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 %
Felton Spencer ------- --- ----------
Tristan Thompson ------- --- ----------

Season 4

Felton Spencer Tristan Thompson
Season 1993-942014-15
Team Utah JazzCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Jazz Lost West Conf FinalsCavaliers 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 %
Felton Spencer 79 28.0 8.6 3.0 5.4 8.3 0.5 0.5 0.8 1.6 3.8 3.2 6.4 .505 0.0 0.0 - 2.1 3.4 .607
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 %
Felton Spencer 16 30.8 7.9 3.8 4.6 8.4 0.4 0.2 1.3 1.5 4.6 2.9 6.6 .448 0.0 0.0 - 2.1 3.1 .660
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

Felton Spencer Tristan Thompson
Season 1994-952015-16
Team Utah JazzCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayNBA 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 %
Felton Spencer 34 26.6 9.3 2.6 5.0 7.6 0.5 0.4 0.9 2.0 3.9 3.1 6.3 .488 0.0 0.0 - 3.1 4.0 .793
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 %
Felton Spencer ------- --- ----------
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

Felton Spencer Tristan Thompson
Season 1995-962016-17
Team Utah JazzCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Jazz Lost West Conf FinalsCavaliers 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 %
Felton Spencer 71 17.8 5.6 1.4 2.9 4.3 0.2 0.3 0.8 1.1 3.4 2.1 4.0 .520 0.0 0.0 - 1.5 2.1 .689
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 %
Felton Spencer 18 15.3 2.8 1.4 1.6 3.0 0.1 0.3 1.2 1.1 3.2 1.3 2.9 .434 0.0 0.1 .000 0.3 0.5 .556
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

Felton Spencer Tristan Thompson
Season 1996-972017-18
Team Orlando Magic, Golden State WarriorsCleveland 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 %
Felton Spencer 73 21.3 5.1 2.2 3.5 5.7 0.3 0.5 0.7 1.2 3.8 1.9 3.9 .489 0.0 0.0 - 1.3 2.2 .584
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 %
Felton Spencer ------- --- ----------
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

Felton Spencer Tristan Thompson
Season 1997-982018-19
Team Golden State WarriorsCleveland 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 %
Felton Spencer 68 12.0 2.4 1.4 2.0 3.3 0.3 0.3 0.5 0.7 2.6 0.9 1.9 .457 0.0 0.0 - 0.6 1.2 .557
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 %
Felton Spencer ------- --- ----------
Tristan Thompson ------- --- ----------

Season 9

Felton Spencer Tristan Thompson
Season 1998-992019-20
Team Golden State WarriorsCleveland 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 %
Felton Spencer 26 6.1 1.6 0.7 1.1 1.8 0.0 0.2 0.4 0.3 1.6 0.6 1.3 .455 0.0 0.0 - 0.5 1.0 .462
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 %
Felton Spencer ------- --- ----------
Tristan Thompson ------- --- ----------

Season 10

Felton Spencer Tristan Thompson
Season 1999-002020-21
Team San Antonio SpursBoston 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 %
Felton Spencer 26 5.7 1.9 0.6 0.9 1.5 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.3 1.2 0.6 1.3 .455 0.0 0.0 - 0.8 1.2 .667
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 %
Felton Spencer ------- --- ----------
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

Felton Spencer Tristan Thompson
Season 2000-012021-22
Team New York KnicksSacramento Kings, Indiana Pacers, Chicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Conf 1st RdBulls 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 %
Felton Spencer 18 6.3 2.2 0.9 1.1 1.9 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.6 1.3 0.7 1.1 .600 0.0 0.0 - 0.8 1.4 .600
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 %
Felton Spencer 2 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 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

Felton Spencer Tristan Thompson
Season 2001-022022-23
Team New York KnicksLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayLakers 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 %
Felton Spencer 32 7.8 0.9 0.5 1.1 1.6 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 2.3 0.2 0.8 .231 0.0 0.0 - 0.5 1.0 .515
Tristan Thompson ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Felton Spencer ------- --- ----------
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

Felton Spencer Tristan Thompson
Season -2023-24
Team -Cleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Cavaliers 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 %
Felton Spencer ------- --- ----------
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 %
Felton Spencer ------- --- ----------
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