Harvey Catchings vs. Klay Thompson Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Klay Thompson and Harvey Catchings, 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.

Harvey Catchings and Klay Thompson both played 11 years in the NBA. Harvey Catchings had the first of his seasons in 1974-75, while Klay 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
Harvey Catchings	11	9	1974-75 to 1984-85
Klay Thompson	11	9	2011-12 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season
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Rookie Season
	Harvey Catchings	Klay Thompson
Season	1974-75	2011-12
Team	Philadelphia 76ers	Golden State Warriors
Honors & Awards	-	All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did 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		%
Harvey Catchings	37	14.3	2.6	1.3	2.8	4.1	0.6	0.3	1.6	-	2.2	1.1	2.0	.554	-	-	-	0.4	0.7	.640
Klay Thompson	66	24.4	12.5	0.4	2.1	2.4	2.0	0.7	0.3	1.6	2.3	4.8	10.9	.443	1.7	4.1	.414	1.2	1.4	.868

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Harvey Catchings	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Klay Thompson	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 2
	Harvey Catchings	Klay Thompson
Season	1975-76	2012-13
Team	Philadelphia 76ers	Golden State Warriors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	76ers Lost East Conf 1st Rd	Warriors Lost West 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		%
Harvey Catchings	75	23.1	3.5	2.5	4.4	6.9	0.8	0.3	2.2	-	3.5	1.4	3.2	.426	-	-	-	0.8	1.3	.604
Klay Thompson	82	35.8	16.6	0.4	3.3	3.7	2.2	1.0	0.5	1.9	2.9	6.2	14.7	.422	2.6	6.4	.401	1.6	1.9	.841

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Harvey Catchings	3	29.0	5.7	4.0	5.3	9.3	2.0	0.0	3.0	-	3.7	2.7	4.3	.615	-	-	-	0.3	1.0	.333
Klay Thompson	12	41.3	15.2	0.8	3.8	4.6	1.8	1.0	0.6	2.0	3.7	6.3	14.5	.437	2.1	4.9	.424	0.4	0.5	.833


Season 3
	Harvey Catchings	Klay Thompson
Season	1976-77	2013-14
Team	Philadelphia 76ers	Golden State Warriors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	76ers Lost NBA Finals	Warriors Lost West 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		%
Harvey Catchings	53	16.3	3.0	1.2	3.2	4.4	0.6	0.4	1.5	-	2.5	1.2	2.3	.504	-	-	-	0.6	0.9	.702
Klay Thompson	81	35.4	18.4	0.5	2.6	3.1	2.2	0.9	0.5	1.7	2.9	6.9	15.5	.444	2.8	6.6	.417	1.8	2.3	.795

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Harvey Catchings	8	6.8	0.5	0.6	0.9	1.5	0.1	0.0	0.5	-	1.1	0.3	0.6	.400	-	-	-	0.0	0.4	.000
Klay Thompson	7	36.7	16.4	0.6	2.9	3.4	3.6	1.0	0.7	2.1	3.4	5.7	14.0	.408	2.3	6.3	.364	2.7	3.4	.792


Season 4
	Harvey Catchings	Klay Thompson
Season	1977-78	2014-15
Team	Philadelphia 76ers	Golden State Warriors
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Third Team
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	76ers Lost East Conf Finals	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		%
Harvey Catchings	61	12.3	2.9	1.7	2.4	4.1	0.6	0.3	1.1	0.7	2.0	1.1	2.9	.393	-	-	-	0.6	0.9	.618
Klay Thompson	77	31.9	21.7	0.4	2.9	3.2	2.9	1.1	0.8	1.9	1.6	7.8	16.9	.463	3.1	7.1	.439	2.9	3.3	.879

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Harvey Catchings	7	3.7	1.3	0.4	0.9	1.3	0.0	0.1	0.4	0.0	0.6	0.4	1.1	.375	-	-	-	0.4	0.6	.750
Klay Thompson	21	36.2	18.6	0.4	3.4	3.9	2.6	0.8	0.9	2.0	3.0	7.1	15.9	.446	2.7	7.0	.390	1.7	2.1	.800


Season 5
	Harvey Catchings	Klay Thompson
Season	1978-79	2015-16
Team	Philadelphia 76ers, New Jersey Nets	Golden State Warriors
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Third Team
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Nets Lost East Conf 1st Rd	Warriors 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		%
Harvey Catchings	57	16.6	4.6	1.8	3.5	5.3	0.8	0.4	1.6	1.5	2.3	1.8	4.3	.420	-	-	-	1.1	1.4	.769
Klay Thompson	80	33.3	22.1	0.4	3.4	3.8	2.1	0.8	0.6	1.7	1.9	8.1	17.3	.470	3.5	8.1	.425	2.4	2.8	.873

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Harvey Catchings	2	13.0	1.0	2.5	1.5	4.0	0.5	0.0	0.5	1.0	2.0	0.5	3.0	.167	-	-	-	0.0	1.5	.000
Klay Thompson	24	35.4	24.3	0.6	3.0	3.7	2.3	1.1	0.4	2.0	2.2	8.4	18.9	.444	4.1	9.6	.424	3.4	4.0	.854


Season 6
	Harvey Catchings	Klay Thompson
Season	1979-80	2016-17
Team	Milwaukee Bucks	Golden State Warriors
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Bucks Lost West Conf Semis	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		%
Harvey Catchings	72	19.0	3.2	2.3	3.4	5.7	1.1	0.3	2.3	0.9	2.7	1.3	3.4	.398	0.0	0.0	.000	0.5	0.9	.629
Klay Thompson	78	34.0	22.3	0.6	3.0	3.7	2.1	0.8	0.5	1.6	1.8	8.3	17.6	.468	3.4	8.3	.414	2.4	2.8	.853

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Harvey Catchings	6	10.7	1.0	0.8	2.7	3.5	0.3	0.0	1.3	0.3	2.2	0.3	1.0	.333	0.0	0.0	-	0.3	0.7	.500
Klay Thompson	17	35.1	15.0	0.6	3.2	3.9	2.1	0.8	0.3	1.4	2.6	5.5	13.9	.397	2.4	6.2	.387	1.5	1.9	.788


Season 7
	Harvey Catchings	Klay Thompson
Season	1980-81	2017-18
Team	Milwaukee Bucks	Golden State Warriors
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Bucks Lost East Conf Semis	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		%
Harvey Catchings	77	21.2	4.2	2.0	4.1	6.1	1.3	0.4	2.4	1.4	3.7	1.7	3.9	.447	0.0	0.0	-	0.8	1.2	.641
Klay Thompson	73	34.3	20.0	0.4	3.4	3.8	2.5	0.8	0.5	1.8	1.6	7.9	16.2	.488	3.1	7.1	.440	1.1	1.3	.837

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Harvey Catchings	7	15.6	1.1	1.4	2.3	3.7	1.1	0.0	1.6	1.0	3.4	0.4	2.3	.188	0.0	0.0	-	0.3	0.3	1.000
Klay Thompson	21	37.8	19.6	0.5	3.6	4.1	1.8	0.8	0.3	1.5	2.3	7.6	16.3	.465	3.2	7.5	.427	1.3	1.5	.871


Season 8
	Harvey Catchings	Klay Thompson
Season	1981-82	2018-19
Team	Milwaukee Bucks	Golden State Warriors
Honors & Awards	-	All-Defensive Second Team
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Bucks Lost East Conf Semis	Warriors 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		%
Harvey Catchings	80	20.0	2.9	1.6	2.8	4.5	1.2	0.5	1.7	1.2	3.0	1.2	2.8	.420	0.0	0.0	-	0.5	0.9	.594
Klay Thompson	78	34.0	21.5	0.5	3.4	3.8	2.4	1.1	0.6	1.5	2.0	8.4	18.0	.467	3.1	7.7	.402	1.7	2.0	.816

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Harvey Catchings	6	4.3	0.7	0.5	0.7	1.2	0.0	0.0	0.5	0.5	1.5	0.3	0.5	.667	0.0	0.0	-	0.0	0.0	-
Klay Thompson	21	39.0	20.7	0.6	3.5	4.1	2.1	1.3	0.7	1.8	2.8	7.8	17.1	.456	3.3	7.5	.443	1.8	2.0	.902

Note: Klay Thompson didn't play in 2019-20 and 2020-21.


Season 9
	Harvey Catchings	Klay Thompson
Season	1982-83	2021-22
Team	Milwaukee Bucks	Golden State Warriors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Bucks Lost East Conf Finals	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		%
Harvey Catchings	74	21.0	3.3	1.8	3.7	5.5	1.0	0.4	2.0	1.1	3.0	1.2	2.7	.457	0.0	0.0	-	0.8	1.2	.674
Klay Thompson	32	29.4	20.4	0.5	3.4	3.9	2.8	0.5	0.5	1.3	1.7	7.7	17.9	.429	3.6	9.3	.385	1.4	1.6	.902

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Harvey Catchings	9	15.4	2.3	1.7	2.6	4.2	0.4	0.2	1.1	0.2	2.0	1.0	2.1	.474	0.0	0.0	-	0.3	0.3	1.000
Klay Thompson	22	36.0	19.0	0.3	3.6	3.9	2.3	1.1	0.7	1.3	2.1	7.2	16.7	.429	3.5	9.1	.385	1.2	1.4	.867


Season 10
	Harvey Catchings	Klay Thompson
Season	1983-84	2022-23
Team	Milwaukee Bucks	Golden State Warriors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Bucks Lost East Conf Finals	Warriors Lost West 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		%
Harvey Catchings	69	16.8	2.1	1.3	2.6	3.9	0.6	0.4	1.2	0.8	2.5	0.9	2.2	.399	0.0	0.0	.000	0.3	0.6	.524
Klay Thompson	69	33.0	21.9	0.6	3.6	4.1	2.4	0.7	0.4	1.8	1.9	7.9	18.1	.436	4.4	10.6	.412	1.7	1.9	.879

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Harvey Catchings	5	5.0	0.6	0.4	0.6	1.0	0.2	0.0	0.0	0.4	1.4	0.2	0.4	.500	0.0	0.0	-	0.2	0.4	.500
Klay Thompson	13	36.0	18.5	0.1	4.1	4.2	2.2	0.5	0.3	2.0	2.2	6.5	16.8	.388	3.8	10.5	.368	1.6	1.8	.875


Season 11
	Harvey Catchings	Klay Thompson
Season	1984-85	2023-24
Team	Los Angeles Clippers	Golden State Warriors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did 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		%
Harvey Catchings	70	15.0	2.9	1.3	2.5	3.7	0.2	0.2	0.8	0.8	2.3	1.0	2.1	.483	0.0	0.0	.000	0.8	1.3	.663
Klay Thompson	77	29.7	17.9	0.5	2.8	3.3	2.3	0.6	0.5	1.5	1.6	6.4	14.7	.432	3.5	9.0	.387	1.6	1.8	.927

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Harvey Catchings	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Klay Thompson	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Harvey Catchings vs. Klay Thompson Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Klay Thompson and Harvey Catchings, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Their Careers

Comparison Season by Season

Rookie Season

Season 2

Season 3

Season 4

Season 5

Season 6

Season 7

Season 8

Season 9

Season 10

Season 11