Kenyon Martin vs. Ausar Thompson Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Ausar 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

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, 13 more than Ausar Thompson, who played 2. Kenyon Martin had the first of his seasons in 2000-01, while Ausar 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
Ausar Thompson 2 1 2023-24 to 2024-25

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Kenyon Martin Ausar Thompson
Season 2000-012023-24
Team New Jersey NetsDetroit Pistons
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First 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:+5+8.3+3.2+1.1+1.0+0.8-0.7-1.3+1.4+3.8+.038+0.3+1.6+.095+0.7+0.9+.033
Ausar Thompson 63 25.1 8.8 2.0 4.3 6.4 1.9 1.1 0.9 1.3 2.8 3.7 7.6 .483 0.3 1.8 .186 1.1 1.9 .597
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Kenyon Martin nor Ausar Thompson played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2

Kenyon Martin Ausar Thompson
Season 2001-022024-25
Team New Jersey NetsDetroit Pistons
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nets Lost NBA FinalsPistons Lost East 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:+14+11.8+4.8+0.4+0.5+0.2+0.3+0.5+1.0-1.0-0.8+1.9+5.4+.072+0.1+1.0+1.3+.037
Ausar Thompson 59 22.5 10.1 1.9 3.3 5.1 2.3 1.7 0.7 1.4 2.8 4.2 7.8 .535 0.2 0.8 .224 1.5 2.4 .641
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:+14+15.0+5.3+0.2+0.5+0.6+1.9+0.5-0.8-0.1+2.5+8.2+.147+0.1+0.2+.222+0.3+0.5+.108
Ausar Thompson 6 22.5 11.5 1.3 3.8 5.2 1.0 1.2 0.8 1.8 4.2 4.0 7.0 .571 0.0 0.3 .000 3.5 6.0 .583

Additional Years

* Kenyon Martin played 13 seasons more than Ausar Thompson in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 3 to 15, from 2003 to 2015—Kenyon Martin played in 10 Playoffs.

In those 13 extra years over Ausar Thompson, Kenyon Martin got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 1 All-Star Game