Kristaps Porzingis vs. Amen Thompson Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Amen Thompson and Kristaps Porzingis, 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.
Kristaps Porzingis played 9 years in the NBA, 7 more than Amen Thompson, who played 2. Kristaps Porzingis had the first of his seasons in 2015-16, 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 |
| Kristaps Porzingis | 9 | 4 | 2015-16 to 2024-25 |
| Amen Thompson | 2 | 1 | 2023-24 to 2024-25 |
Rookie Season |
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| Kristaps Porzingis | Amen Thompson | |
| Season | 2015-16 | 2023-24 |
| Team | New York Knicks | Houston Rockets |
| Honors & Awards |  All-Rookie First Team | - |
| - | All-Rookie Second Team | |
| 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 | % | ||||
| Kristaps Porzingis | 72 | 28.4 | 14.3 | 1.8 | 5.5 | 7.3 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 2.8 | 5.2 | 12.3 | .421 | 1.1 | 3.4 | .333 | 2.8 | 3.3 | .838 |
| difference: | +10 | +6.0 | +4.8 | +0.6 | +1.3 | +0.7 | +1.3 | +0.6 | +1.3 | -0.2 | -0.5 | +1.3 | +5.1 | +.115 | +1.0 | +2.5 | +.195 | +1.1 | +0.8 | +.154 |
| 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 Kristaps Porzingis nor Amen Thompson played in the postseason in their season 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Season 2 |
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| Kristaps Porzingis | Amen Thompson | |
| Season | 2016-17 | 2024-25 |
| Team | New York Knicks | Houston Rockets |
| Honors & Awards | - | All-Defensive First Team |
| Playoffs | Did Not Play | Rockets Lost West Conf 1st Rd |
2nd Season Stats Comparison | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Regular Season Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
| Kristaps Porzingis | 66 | 32.8 | 18.1 | 1.7 | 5.5 | 7.2 | 1.5 | 0.7 | 2.0 | 1.8 | 3.7 | 6.7 | 14.9 | .450 | 1.7 | 4.8 | .357 | 3.0 | 3.8 | .786 |
| difference: | +3 | +0.6 | +4.0 | +1.1 | +0.1 | +1.0 | +2.3 | +0.7 | +0.7 | -0.2 | -1.3 | +1.1 | +4.8 | +.107 | +1.3 | +3.5 | +.082 | +0.6 | +0.2 | +.102 |
| 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 | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
| Kristaps Porzingis | DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 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 |
Additional Years |
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* Kristaps Porzingis played 7 seasons more than Amen Thompson in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 3 to 9, from 2018 to 2025—Kristaps Porzingis played in 4 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship. In those 7 extra years over Amen Thompson, Kristaps Porzingis got these achievements: | |
| Honors & Awards | 1 All-Star Game |