Kenyon Martin vs. Amen Thompson Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Amen Thompson and Kenyon Martin, 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 / Scoring / Stats / Stats Rankings

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.

Kenyon Martin played 15 years in the NBA, 12 more than Amen Thompson, who played 3. Kenyon Martin had the first of his seasons in 2000-01, 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
Kenyon Martin 15 11 2000-01 to 2014-15
Amen Thompson 3 1 2023-24 to 2025-26

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Kenyon Martin Amen Thompson
Season 2000-012023-24
Team New Jersey NetsHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
-Achievement All-Rookie Second Team
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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%
Kenyon Martin 68 33.4 12.0 2.0 5.4 7.4 1.9 1.1 1.7 2.0 4.1 5.1 11.4 .445 0.0 0.2 .091 1.8 2.8 .630
difference:+6+11.0+2.5+0.4+1.2+0.8+0.7+0.2+1.1-0.5-1.8+1.2+4.2+.091+0.1+0.7+.047+0.1+0.3+.054
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
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Kenyon Martin nor Amen Thompson played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2
Kenyon Martin Amen Thompson
Season 2001-022024-25
Team New Jersey NetsHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Defensive First Team
Playoffs Nets Lost NBA FinalsRockets Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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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%
Kenyon Martin 73 34.3 14.9 1.5 3.8 5.3 2.6 1.2 1.7 2.4 3.6 6.1 13.2 .463 0.2 0.9 .224 2.5 3.7 .678
difference:+4+2.1+0.8+1.3+1.6+2.9+1.2+0.2+0.4-0.4-1.2+0.5+3.1+.094+0.2+0.4+.051+0.1+0.1+.006
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Kenyon Martin 20 37.5 16.8 1.5 4.3 5.8 2.9 1.2 1.3 2.6 4.3 6.5 15.2 .424 0.1 0.5 .222 3.8 5.5 .691
difference:+13+4.5+1.1+1.2+0.2+1.1+0.4+0.5+0.4-0.9-1.7+0.5+3.1+.070+0.1+.028+0.2+0.4+.003
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

Season 3
Kenyon Martin Amen Thompson
Season 2002-032025-26
Team New Jersey NetsHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nets Lost NBA FinalsDid 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%
Kenyon Martin 77 34.1 16.7 2.1 6.2 8.3 2.4 1.3 0.9 2.5 3.8 6.6 14.1 .470 0.1 0.6 .209 3.3 5.1 .653
difference:+52+2.7+0.8+0.6+1.7+1.1+2.8+0.3-0.1-1.3+0.3+0.1+.023+0.3+1.4+.033+0.9+.145
Amen Thompson 25 36.8 17.5 2.7 4.5 7.2 5.2 1.3 0.6 2.6 2.5 6.9 14.0 .493 0.4 2.0 .176 3.3 4.2 .798
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Kenyon Martin 20 38.8 18.9 2.5 6.9 9.4 2.9 1.5 1.6 2.9 4.6 7.5 16.5 .453 0.1 0.6 .091 4.0 5.7 .693
Amen Thompson DNP------ --- ----------

Additional Years

* Kenyon Martin played 12 seasons more than Amen Thompson in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 4 to 15, from 2004 to 2015—Kenyon Martin played in 9 Playoffs.

In those 12 extra years over Amen Thompson, Kenyon Martin got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 1 All-Star Game
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