Jared McCain vs. Tristan Thompson Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Tristan Thompson and Jared McCain, 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.
Jared McCain played 1 year in the NBA, 13 less than Tristan Thompson, who played 14. Jared McCain had his first NBA Season in 2024-25, 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 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 |
Jared McCain | 1 | 0 | 2024-25 |
Tristan Thompson | 14 | 9 | 2011-12 to 2024-25 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season |
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Jared McCain | Tristan Thompson | |
Season | 2024-25 | 2011-12 |
Team | Philadelphia 76ers | Cleveland Cavaliers |
Honors & Awards | - | ![]() |
Playoffs | Did Not Play | Did Not Play |
Rookie Season Stats Comparison | ||||||||||||||||||||
Regular Season Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
Jared McCain | 23 | 25.7 | 15.3 | 0.6 | 1.9 | 2.4 | 2.6 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 5.5 | 11.9 | .460 | 2.2 | 5.8 | .383 | 2.1 | 2.4 | .875 |
difference: | +37 | +2.0 | +7.1 | +2.5 | +1.5 | +4.1 | +2.1 | +0.2 | +1.0 | -0.2 | -0.6 | +2.3 | +4.5 | +.021 | +2.2 | +5.8 | +0.3 | +0.8 | +.323 | |
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 | - | 1.8 | 3.2 | .552 |
Playoffs Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
* Neiher Jared McCain nor Tristan Thompson played in the postseason in their season 1 |
Additional Years |
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* Tristan Thompson played 13 seasons more than Jared McCain in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 2 to 14, from 2013 to 2025—Tristan Thompson played in 9 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship. |