Klay Thompson vs. Victor Wembanyama Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Victor Wembanyama and Klay Thompson, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.
Career comparison / Season by season / Scoring / Stats / 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.
Klay Thompson played 12 years in the NBA, 10 more than Victor Wembanyama, who played 2. Klay Thompson had the first of his seasons in 2011-12, while Victor Wembanyama 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 |
| Klay Thompson | 12 | 9 | 2011-12 to 2024-25 |
| Victor Wembanyama | 2 | 0 | 2023-24 to 2024-25 |
Rookie Season |
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| Klay Thompson | Victor Wembanyama | |
| Season | 2011-12 | 2023-24 |
| Team | Golden State Warriors | San Antonio Spurs |
| Honors & Awards | - |  All-Defensive First Team |
| - | Rookie of the Year | |
| All-Rookie First Team | All-Rookie First Team | |
| - | Blocks Leader | |
| 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 | % | ||||
| 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 |
| difference: | +5 | +5.3 | +8.9 | +1.9 | +6.3 | +8.2 | +1.9 | +0.5 | +3.3 | -2.1 | -0.1 | +3.0 | +5.8 | +.022 | +0.1 | +1.4 | +.089 | +2.9 | +3.8 | +.072 |
| Victor Wembanyama | 71 | 29.7 | 21.4 | 2.3 | 8.4 | 10.6 | 3.9 | 1.2 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 2.2 | 7.8 | 16.7 | .465 | 1.8 | 5.5 | .325 | 4.1 | 5.2 | .796 |
| Playoffs Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
| * Neiher Klay Thompson nor Victor Wembanyama played in the postseason in their season 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Season 2 |
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| Klay Thompson | Victor Wembanyama | |
| Season | 2012-13 | 2024-25 |
| Team | Golden State Warriors | San Antonio Spurs |
| Honors & Awards | - | Blocks Leader |
| - | All-Star Game | |
| Playoffs | Warriors Lost West Conf Semis | Did Not Play |
2nd Season Stats Comparison | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Regular Season Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
| 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 |
| difference: | +36 | +2.6 | +7.7 | +1.4 | +5.9 | +7.3 | +1.5 | +0.1 | +3.3 | -1.3 | -0.6 | +2.7 | +3.9 | +.054 | +0.5 | +2.4 | +.049 | +1.8 | +2.2 | +.005 |
| Victor Wembanyama | 46 | 33.2 | 24.3 | 1.8 | 9.2 | 11.0 | 3.7 | 1.1 | 3.8 | 3.2 | 2.3 | 8.9 | 18.6 | .476 | 3.1 | 8.8 | .352 | 3.4 | 4.1 | .836 |
| Playoffs Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
| 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 |
| Victor Wembanyama | DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Additional Years |
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* Klay Thompson played 10 seasons more than Victor Wembanyama in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 3 to 12, from 2014 to 2025—Klay Thompson played in 8 Playoffs and won 4 NBA Championships. In those 10 extra years over Victor Wembanyama, Klay Thompson got these achievements: | |
| Honors & Awards | 2 All-NBA Third Team 1 All-Defensive Second Team 5 All-Star Game |