Kon Knueppel vs. Ausar Thompson Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Ausar Thompson and Kon Knueppel, 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.
Kon Knueppel played 1 year in the NBA, 2 less than Ausar Thompson, who played 3. Kon Knueppel had his first NBA Season in 2025-26, 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 |
| Kon Knueppel | 1 | 0 | 2025-26 |
| Ausar Thompson | 3 | 1 | 2023-24 to 2025-26 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season |
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| Kon Knueppel | Ausar Thompson | |
| Season | 2025-26 | 2023-24 |
| Team | Charlotte Hornets | Detroit Pistons |
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| Playoffs | Did Not Play | Did Not Play |
Rookie Season Stats Comparison | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
| Kon Knueppel | 27 | 34.0 | 19.4 | 0.9 | 4.4 | 5.4 | 3.6 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 6.8 | 14.3 | .477 | 3.5 | 8.6 | .409 | 2.2 | 2.4 | .923 |
| difference: | +36 | +8.9 | +10.6 | +1.1 | +0.1 | +1.0 | +1.7 | +0.3 | +0.7 | -1.1 | -0.4 | +3.1 | +6.7 | +.006 | +3.2 | +6.8 | +.223 | +1.1 | +0.5 | +.326 |
| 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 |
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| * Neiher Kon Knueppel nor Ausar Thompson played in the postseason in their season 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Additional Years |
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* Ausar Thompson played 2 seasons more than Kon Knueppel in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 2 to 3, from 2025 to 2026—Ausar Thompson played in one postseason. |