Glenn Robinson vs. Tristan Thompson Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Tristan Thompson and Glenn 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

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.

Glenn Robinson played 11 years in the NBA, 2 less than Tristan Thompson, who played 13. Glenn Robinson had the first of his seasons in 1994-95, 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
Glenn Robinson 11 4 1994-95 to 2004-05
Tristan Thompson 13 8 2011-12 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Glenn Robinson Tristan Thompson
Season 1994-952011-12
Team Milwaukee BucksCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
-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 %
Glenn Robinson 80 37.0 21.9 2.1 4.3 6.4 2.5 1.4 0.3 3.9 2.9 8.0 17.6 .451 1.1 3.4 .321 5.0 6.2 .796
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 %
Glenn Robinson ------- --- ----------
Tristan Thompson ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Glenn Robinson Tristan Thompson
Season 1995-962012-13
Team Milwaukee BucksCleveland 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 %
Glenn Robinson 82 39.6 20.2 1.7 4.5 6.1 3.6 1.2 0.5 3.4 2.9 7.6 16.9 .454 1.1 3.2 .342 3.9 4.7 .812
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 %
Glenn Robinson ------- --- ----------
Tristan Thompson ------- --- ----------

Season 3

Glenn Robinson Tristan Thompson
Season 1996-972013-14
Team Milwaukee BucksCleveland 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 %
Glenn Robinson 80 38.9 21.1 1.6 4.7 6.3 3.1 1.3 0.9 3.4 2.8 8.4 18.0 .465 0.8 2.3 .350 3.6 4.6 .791
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 %
Glenn Robinson ------- --- ----------
Tristan Thompson ------- --- ----------

Season 4

Glenn Robinson Tristan Thompson
Season 1997-982014-15
Team Milwaukee BucksCleveland 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 %
Glenn Robinson 56 41.0 23.4 1.5 4.0 5.5 2.8 1.2 0.6 3.6 2.9 9.5 20.3 .470 0.4 1.2 .385 3.8 4.8 .808
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 %
Glenn Robinson ------- --- ----------
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

Glenn Robinson Tristan Thompson
Season 1998-992015-16
Team Milwaukee BucksCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bucks 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 %
Glenn Robinson 47 33.6 18.4 1.6 4.3 5.9 2.1 1.0 0.9 2.3 2.4 7.4 16.1 .459 0.7 1.7 .392 3.0 3.4 .870
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 %
Glenn Robinson 3 39.0 20.7 1.3 7.0 8.3 1.7 1.0 0.7 3.3 1.7 7.0 17.0 .412 1.3 2.7 .500 5.3 6.0 .889
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

Glenn Robinson Tristan Thompson
Season 1999-002016-17
Team Milwaukee BucksCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Bucks 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 %
Glenn Robinson 81 35.9 20.9 1.3 4.7 6.0 2.4 1.0 0.5 2.8 2.6 8.5 18.0 .472 1.1 2.9 .363 2.8 3.5 .802
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 %
Glenn Robinson 5 34.8 15.4 0.0 4.2 4.2 2.6 1.6 0.8 3.0 3.6 6.4 15.8 .405 0.4 1.4 .286 2.2 2.6 .846
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

Glenn Robinson Tristan Thompson
Season 2000-012017-18
Team Milwaukee BucksCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Bucks Lost East 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 %
Glenn Robinson 76 37.0 22.0 1.6 5.3 6.9 3.3 1.1 0.8 2.9 2.5 9.0 19.2 .468 0.7 2.4 .299 3.3 4.0 .820
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 %
Glenn Robinson 18 38.2 19.4 1.4 5.0 6.4 3.3 0.6 1.3 2.6 2.4 7.7 17.9 .429 1.3 3.4 .387 2.8 3.1 .893
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

Glenn Robinson Tristan Thompson
Season 2001-022018-19
Team Milwaukee BucksCleveland 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 %
Glenn Robinson 66 35.5 20.7 1.1 5.1 6.2 2.5 1.5 0.6 2.6 2.6 8.1 17.4 .467 0.9 2.7 .326 3.6 4.3 .837
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 %
Glenn Robinson ------- --- ----------
Tristan Thompson ------- --- ----------

Season 9

Glenn Robinson Tristan Thompson
Season 2002-032019-20
Team Atlanta HawksCleveland 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 %
Glenn Robinson 69 37.6 20.8 1.2 5.4 6.6 3.0 1.3 0.4 3.6 2.7 7.8 18.1 .432 1.3 3.8 .342 3.9 4.4 .876
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 %
Glenn Robinson ------- --- ----------
Tristan Thompson ------- --- ----------

Season 10

Glenn Robinson Tristan Thompson
Season 2003-042020-21
Team Philadelphia 76ersBoston 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 %
Glenn Robinson 42 31.8 16.6 1.1 3.4 4.5 1.4 1.0 0.2 2.5 2.3 6.5 14.6 .448 0.8 2.4 .340 2.7 3.3 .832
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 %
Glenn Robinson ------- --- ----------
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

Glenn Robinson Tristan Thompson
Season 2004-052021-22
Team San Antonio SpursSacramento Kings, Indiana Pacers, Chicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionBulls 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 %
Glenn Robinson 9 17.4 10.0 0.4 2.2 2.7 0.9 0.4 0.3 0.8 2.1 3.8 8.6 .442 0.2 0.7 .333 2.2 2.6 .870
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 %
Glenn Robinson 13 8.8 3.8 0.2 1.5 1.6 0.1 0.2 0.5 0.5 1.5 1.2 3.5 .356 0.2 0.8 .300 1.2 1.3 .882
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

Glenn Robinson Tristan Thompson
Season -2022-23
Team -Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Lakers 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 %
Glenn Robinson ------- --- ----------
Tristan Thompson ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Glenn Robinson ------- --- ----------
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

Glenn Robinson Tristan Thompson
Season -2023-24
Team -Cleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Cavaliers TBD
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Glenn Robinson ------- --- ----------
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 %
Glenn Robinson ------- --- ----------
Tristan Thompson 9 9.2 1.7 1.0 0.9 1.9 1.1 0.1 0.6 0.1 0.9 0.8 1.8 .438 0.0 0.0 - 0.1 0.2 .500