Glen Rice vs. Amen Thompson Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Amen Thompson and Glen Rice, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.
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.
Glen Rice played 15 years in the NBA, 13 more than Amen Thompson, who played 2. Glen Rice 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 |
| Glen Rice |
15 |
7 |
1989-90 to 2003-04 |
| Amen Thompson |
2 |
1 |
2023-24 to 2024-25 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season |
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Glen Rice |
Amen Thompson |
| Season |
1989-90 | 2023-24 |
| Team |
Miami Heat | Houston Rockets |
| Honors & Awards |
 All-Rookie Second Team | All-Rookie Second Team |
| Playoffs |
Did Not Play | Did Not Play |
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Glen Rice |
77 |
30.0 |
13.6 |
1.3 |
3.3 |
4.6 |
1.8 |
0.9 |
0.4 |
1.5 |
2.6 |
6.1 |
13.9 |
.439 |
0.2 |
0.9 |
.246 |
1.2 |
1.6 |
.734 |
| difference: | +15 | +7.6 | +4.1 | +1.1 | +0.9 | +2.0 | +0.8 | +0.4 | +0.2 | | -0.3 | +2.2 | +6.7 | +.097 | +0.1 | | +.108 | +0.5 | +0.9 | +.050 |
| 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 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
| * Neiher Glen Rice nor Amen Thompson played in the postseason in their season 1 |
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2nd Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Glen Rice |
77 |
34.4 |
17.4 |
1.1 |
3.8 |
4.9 |
2.5 |
1.3 |
0.3 |
2.2 |
2.8 |
7.1 |
15.5 |
.461 |
0.9 |
2.4 |
.386 |
2.2 |
2.7 |
.818 |
| difference: | +8 | +2.2 | +3.3 | +1.7 | +1.6 | +3.3 | +1.3 | +0.1 | +1.0 | -0.2 | -0.4 | +1.5 | +5.4 | +.096 | +0.5 | +1.1 | +.111 | +0.2 | +0.9 | +.134 |
| 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 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Glen Rice |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 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 |
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Additional Years |
* Glen Rice played 13 seasons more than Amen Thompson in the NBA.
In that period—his seasons 3 to 15, from 1992 to 2004—Glen Rice played in 7 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship. In those 13 extra years over Amen Thompson, Glen Rice got these achievements: |
| Honors & Awards | 1 All-NBA Second Team
1 All-NBA Third Team
3 All-Star Game
1 All-Star Game MVP
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