Kristaps Porzingis vs. Klay Thompson Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Klay 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.

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, 3 less than Klay Thompson, who played 12. Kristaps Porzingis had the first of his seasons in 2015-16, while Klay Thompson had his rookie season in 2011-12. 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.

Rookie Season
	Kristaps Porzingis	Klay Thompson
Season	2015-16	2011-12
Team	New York Knicks	Golden State Warriors
Honors & Awards	All-Rookie First Team	All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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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:	+6	+4.0	+1.8	+1.4	+3.4	+4.9	+0.7		+1.6	-0.1	-0.5	+0.4	+1.4	+.022	+0.6	+0.7	+.081	+1.6	+1.9	+.030
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
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Kristaps Porzingis nor Klay Thompson played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 3
	Kristaps Porzingis	Klay Thompson
Season	2017-18	2013-14
Team	New York Knicks	Golden State Warriors
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Warriors Lost West Conf 1st Rd

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3rd 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	48	32.4	22.7	1.3	5.3	6.6	1.2	0.8	2.4	1.9	2.9	8.1	18.5	.439	1.9	4.8	.395	4.5	5.7	.793
difference:	+33	+3.0	+4.3	+0.8	+2.7	+3.5	+1.0	+0.1	+1.9	-0.2		+1.2	+3.0	+.005	+0.9	+1.8	+.022	+2.7	+3.4	+.002
Klay Thompson	81	35.4	18.4	0.5	2.6	3.1	2.2	0.9	0.5	1.7	2.9	6.9	15.5	.444	2.8	6.6	.417	1.8	2.3	.795
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kristaps Porzingis	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Klay Thompson	7	36.7	16.4	0.6	2.9	3.4	3.6	1.0	0.7	2.1	3.4	5.7	14.0	.408	2.3	6.3	.364	2.7	3.4	.792

Note: Kristaps Porzingis didn't play in 2018-19.

Season 4
	Kristaps Porzingis	Klay Thompson
Season	2019-20	2014-15
Team	Dallas Mavericks	Golden State Warriors
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Third Team
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Mavericks Lost West Conf 1st Rd	NBA Champion

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4th 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	57	31.8	20.4	1.8	7.7	9.5	1.8	0.7	2.0	1.6	3.2	7.0	16.4	.427	2.5	7.1	.352	4.0	5.0	.799
difference:	+20	+0.1	+1.3	+1.4	+4.8	+6.3	+1.1	+0.4	+1.2	-0.3	-1.6	+0.8	+0.5	+.036	+0.6		+.087	+1.1	+1.7	+.080
Klay Thompson	77	31.9	21.7	0.4	2.9	3.2	2.9	1.1	0.8	1.9	1.6	7.8	16.9	.463	3.1	7.1	.439	2.9	3.3	.879
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kristaps Porzingis	3	31.3	23.7	1.0	7.7	8.7	0.7	0.0	1.0	1.0	3.0	7.0	13.3	.525	3.0	5.7	.529	6.7	7.7	.870
difference:	+18	+4.9	+5.1	+0.6	+4.3	+4.8	+1.9	+0.8	+0.1	-1.0		+0.1	+2.6	+.079	+0.3	+1.3	+.139	+5.0	+5.6	+.070
Klay Thompson	21	36.2	18.6	0.4	3.4	3.9	2.6	0.8	0.9	2.0	3.0	7.1	15.9	.446	2.7	7.0	.390	1.7	2.1	.800

Season 5
	Kristaps Porzingis	Klay Thompson
Season	2020-21	2015-16
Team	Dallas Mavericks	Golden State Warriors
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Third Team
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Mavericks Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Warriors Lost NBA Finals

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5th 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	43	30.9	20.1	1.9	7.0	8.9	1.6	0.5	1.3	1.2	2.7	7.6	15.9	.476	2.3	6.0	.376	2.7	3.2	.855
difference:	+37	+2.4	+2.0	+1.5	+3.6	+5.1	+0.5	+0.3	+0.7	-0.5	-0.8	+0.5	+1.4	+.006	+1.2	+2.1	+.049	+0.3	+0.4	+.018
Klay Thompson	80	33.3	22.1	0.4	3.4	3.8	2.1	0.8	0.6	1.7	1.9	8.1	17.3	.470	3.5	8.1	.425	2.4	2.8	.873
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kristaps Porzingis	7	33.3	13.1	1.0	4.4	5.4	1.3	1.3	0.7	0.4	2.7	4.9	10.3	.472	1.1	3.9	.296	2.3	2.7	.842
difference:	+17	+2.1	+11.2	+0.4	+1.4	+1.7	+1.0	+0.2	+0.3	-1.6	-0.5	+3.5	+8.6	+.028	+3.0	+5.7	+.128	+1.1	+1.3	+.012
Klay Thompson	24	35.4	24.3	0.6	3.0	3.7	2.3	1.1	0.4	2.0	2.2	8.4	18.9	.444	4.1	9.6	.424	3.4	4.0	.854

Season 6
	Kristaps Porzingis	Klay Thompson
Season	2021-22	2016-17
Team	Dallas Mavericks, Washington Wizards	Golden State Warriors
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	NBA Champion

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6th 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	51	29.0	20.2	2.0	6.1	8.1	2.3	0.7	1.6	1.6	2.7	6.9	15.0	.459	1.5	4.9	.310	4.9	5.6	.867
difference:	+27	+5.0	+2.1	+1.4	+3.1	+4.4	+0.2	+0.1	+1.1		-0.9	+1.4	+2.6	+.009	+1.9	+3.4	+.104	+2.5	+2.8	+.014
Klay Thompson	78	34.0	22.3	0.6	3.0	3.7	2.1	0.8	0.5	1.6	1.8	8.3	17.6	.468	3.4	8.3	.414	2.4	2.8	.853
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kristaps Porzingis	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Klay Thompson	17	35.1	15.0	0.6	3.2	3.9	2.1	0.8	0.3	1.4	2.6	5.5	13.9	.397	2.4	6.2	.387	1.5	1.9	.788

Season 7
	Kristaps Porzingis	Klay Thompson
Season	2022-23	2017-18
Team	Washington Wizards	Golden State Warriors
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	NBA Champion

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7th 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	65	32.6	23.2	1.8	6.6	8.4	2.7	0.9	1.5	2.1	3.0	7.8	15.7	.498	2.1	5.5	.385	5.4	6.4	.851
difference:	+8	+1.7	+3.2	+1.4	+3.2	+4.6	+0.2	+0.1	+1.0	-0.3	-1.4	+0.1	+0.5	+.010	+1.0	+1.6	+.055	+4.3	+5.1	+.014
Klay Thompson	73	34.3	20.0	0.4	3.4	3.8	2.5	0.8	0.5	1.8	1.6	7.9	16.2	.488	3.1	7.1	.440	1.1	1.3	.837
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kristaps Porzingis	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Klay Thompson	21	37.8	19.6	0.5	3.6	4.1	1.8	0.8	0.3	1.5	2.3	7.6	16.3	.465	3.2	7.5	.427	1.3	1.5	.871

Season 8
	Kristaps Porzingis	Klay Thompson
Season	2023-24	2018-19
Team	Boston Celtics	Golden State Warriors
Honors & Awards	-	All-Defensive Second Team
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Warriors Lost NBA Finals

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8th 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	57	29.6	20.1	1.7	5.5	7.2	2.0	0.7	1.9	1.6	2.7	6.8	13.2	.516	1.9	5.1	.375	4.5	5.3	.858
difference:	+21	+4.4	+1.4	+1.2	+2.1	+3.4	+0.4	+0.4	+1.3	-0.1	-0.7	+1.6	+4.8	+.049	+1.2	+2.6	+.027	+2.8	+3.3	+.042
Klay Thompson	78	34.0	21.5	0.5	3.4	3.8	2.4	1.1	0.6	1.5	2.0	8.4	18.0	.467	3.1	7.7	.402	1.7	2.0	.816
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kristaps Porzingis	7	23.6	12.3	0.6	3.9	4.4	1.1	0.7	1.6	0.7	2.1	4.0	8.6	.467	1.4	4.1	.345	2.9	3.1	.909
difference:	+14	+15.4	+8.4		+0.4	+0.3	+1.0	+0.6	+0.9	-1.1	-0.7	+3.8	+8.5	+.011	+1.9	+3.4	+.098	+1.1	+1.1	+.007
Klay Thompson	21	39.0	20.7	0.6	3.5	4.1	2.1	1.3	0.7	1.8	2.8	7.8	17.1	.456	3.3	7.5	.443	1.8	2.0	.902

Note: Klay Thompson didn't play in 2019-20 and 2020-21.

Season 9
	Kristaps Porzingis	Klay Thompson
Season	2024-25	2021-22
Team	Boston Celtics	Golden State Warriors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Celtics Lost East Conf Semis	NBA Champion

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9th 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	42	28.8	19.5	1.6	5.1	6.8	2.1	0.7	1.5	1.3	2.8	6.6	13.7	.483	2.5	6.0	.412	3.8	4.7	.809
difference:	+10	+0.6	+0.9	+1.1	+1.7	+2.9	+0.7	+0.2	+1.0		-1.1	+1.1	+4.2	+.054	+1.1	+3.3	+.027	+2.4	+3.1	+.093
Klay Thompson	32	29.4	20.4	0.5	3.4	3.9	2.8	0.5	0.5	1.3	1.7	7.7	17.9	.429	3.6	9.3	.385	1.4	1.6	.902
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kristaps Porzingis	11	21.0	7.7	1.9	2.7	4.6	0.7	0.9	0.8	0.9	2.4	2.3	7.2	.316	0.4	2.4	.154	2.8	4.1	.689
difference:	+11	+15.0	+11.3	+1.6	+0.9	+0.7	+1.6	+0.2	+0.1	-0.4	-0.3	+4.9	+9.5	+.113	+3.1	+6.7	+.231	+1.6	+2.7	+.178
Klay Thompson	22	36.0	19.0	0.3	3.6	3.9	2.3	1.1	0.7	1.3	2.1	7.2	16.7	.429	3.5	9.1	.385	1.2	1.4	.867