Jonathan Kuminga vs. Tristan Thompson Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Tristan Thompson and Jonathan Kuminga, 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 / Stats Rankings / Games against each other

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.

Jonathan Kuminga played 5 years in the NBA, 9 less than Tristan Thompson, who played 14. Jonathan Kuminga had the first of his seasons in 2021-22, 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
Jonathan Kuminga 5 3 2021-22 to 2025-26
Tristan Thompson 14 9 2011-12 to 2024-25

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Jonathan Kuminga Tristan Thompson
Season 2021-222011-12
Team Golden State WarriorsCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie Second Team
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionDid Not Play
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Jonathan Kuminga 70 16.9 9.3 0.8 2.6 3.3 0.9 0.4 0.3 1.1 2.1 3.4 6.6 .513 0.7 2.1 .336 1.9 2.7 .684
difference:+10+6.8+1.1+2.3+0.8+3.2+0.4+0.1+0.7-0.3-0.1+0.2+0.8+.074+0.7+2.1+0.1+0.5+.132
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
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Jonathan Kuminga 16 8.6 5.2 0.3 1.4 1.7 0.5 0.2 0.1 0.7 0.7 1.9 3.8 .500 0.2 0.8 .231 1.3 1.6 .769
Tristan Thompson DNP------ --- ----------

Season 2
Jonathan Kuminga Tristan Thompson
Season 2022-232012-13
Team Golden State WarriorsCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Warriors Lost West Conf SemisDid Not Play
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2nd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Jonathan Kuminga 67 20.8 9.9 1.0 2.4 3.4 1.9 0.6 0.5 1.4 2.3 3.9 7.4 .525 0.8 2.2 .370 1.3 2.1 .652
difference:+15+10.5+1.8+2.7+3.3+6.0+0.6+0.1+0.4-0.1-0.6+0.9+2.3+.037+0.8+2.2+0.9+1.4+.044
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 - 2.2 3.5 .608
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Jonathan Kuminga 10 6.1 3.4 0.4 0.5 0.9 0.5 0.2 0.0 0.4 0.5 1.3 2.4 .542 0.3 0.7 .429 0.5 0.9 .556
Tristan Thompson DNP------ --- ----------

Season 3
Jonathan Kuminga Tristan Thompson
Season 2023-242013-14
Team Golden State WarriorsCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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3rd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Jonathan Kuminga 74 26.3 16.1 1.2 3.6 4.8 2.2 0.7 0.5 1.6 2.3 6.2 11.6 .529 0.7 2.2 .321 3.0 4.0 .746
difference:+8+5.3+4.4+2.1+2.3+4.4+1.3+0.2+0.1-0.3+1.8+2.3+.052+0.7+2.2+0.1+0.1+.053
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 - 2.9 4.1 .693
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Jonathan Kuminga nor Tristan Thompson played in the postseason in their season 3

Season 4
Jonathan Kuminga Tristan Thompson
Season 2024-252014-15
Team Golden State WarriorsCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Warriors Lost West Conf SemisCavaliers Lost NBA Finals
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4th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Jonathan Kuminga 47 24.3 15.3 1.2 3.4 4.6 2.2 0.8 0.4 1.5 1.9 5.5 12.1 .454 1.0 3.2 .305 3.3 5.0 .668
difference:+35+2.5+6.8+2.1+1.3+3.4+1.7+0.4+0.3-0.5-0.4+2.2+6.1+.093+1.0+3.2+1.4+2.0+.027
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Jonathan Kuminga 8 23.4 15.3 0.9 1.6 2.5 1.3 0.5 0.5 1.6 1.6 5.6 11.6 .484 1.3 3.1 .400 2.8 3.9 .710
difference:+12+13.0+5.7+3.5+4.8+8.3+0.8+0.2+0.7-0.8-0.9+2.0+5.1+.074+1.3+3.1+0.4+0.2+.125
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
Jonathan Kuminga Tristan Thompson
Season 2025-262015-16
Team Golden State WarriorsCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayNBA Champion NBA Champion
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5th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Jonathan Kuminga 18 24.8 11.8 1.6 4.6 6.2 2.6 0.3 0.3 2.4 1.7 4.3 10.1 .431 0.9 2.8 .320 2.2 3.0 .741
difference:+64+2.9+4.0+1.7+1.1+2.8+1.8+0.2+0.3-1.7-0.8+1.3+5.0+.157+0.9+2.8+0.4+.125
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Jonathan Kuminga DNP------ --- ----------
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

Additional Years

* Tristan Thompson played 9 seasons more than Jonathan Kuminga in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 6 to 14, from 2017 to 2025—Tristan Thompson played in 7 Playoffs.

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