Kyle Lowry vs. Amen Thompson Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Amen Thompson and Kyle Lowry, 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 / 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.

Kyle Lowry played 19 years in the NBA, 16 more than Amen Thompson, who played 3. Kyle Lowry had the first of his seasons in 2006-07, 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
Kyle Lowry 19 11 2006-07 to 2024-25
Amen Thompson 3 1 2023-24 to 2025-26

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Kyle Lowry Amen Thompson
Season 2006-072023-24
Team Memphis GrizzliesHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie Second 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%
Kyle Lowry 10 17.5 5.6 1.2 1.9 3.1 3.2 1.4 0.1 1.2 2.0 1.4 3.8 .368 0.3 0.8 .375 2.5 2.8 .893
difference:+52+4.9+3.9+1.2+2.3+3.5+0.6+0.1+0.5-0.3-0.3+2.5+3.4+.168+0.2+0.1+.237+0.8+0.3+.209
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 Kyle Lowry nor Amen Thompson played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2
Kyle Lowry Amen Thompson
Season 2007-082024-25
Team Memphis GrizzliesHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Defensive First Team
Playoffs Did Not PlayRockets Lost West 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%
Kyle Lowry 82 25.5 9.6 0.5 2.5 3.0 3.6 1.1 0.3 1.5 2.3 3.1 7.2 .432 0.4 1.7 .257 3.0 4.2 .698
difference:+13+6.7+4.5+2.3+2.9+5.2+0.2+0.3+1.0-0.5-0.1+2.5+2.9+.125+0.4+.018+0.6+0.6+.014
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Kyle Lowry 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

Season 3
Kyle Lowry Amen Thompson
Season 2008-092025-26
Team Memphis Grizzlies, Houston RocketsHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Rockets Lost West Conf SemisDid Not Play
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3rd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Kyle Lowry 77 21.8 7.6 0.3 2.1 2.5 3.6 0.9 0.2 1.5 1.9 2.5 5.6 .435 0.3 1.3 .255 2.4 2.9 .801
difference:+73+11.7+6.9+1.2+1.7+2.8+1.7+0.1+0.1-1.0-1.6+3.0+6.4+.023+0.3+1.2+.255+1.1+2.1+.101
Amen Thompson 4 33.5 14.5 1.5 3.8 5.3 5.3 1.0 0.3 2.5 3.5 5.5 12.0 .458 0.0 2.5 .000 3.5 5.0 .700
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Kyle Lowry 13 19.5 5.3 0.6 2.3 2.9 2.5 0.9 0.1 1.3 1.8 1.6 4.8 .333 0.3 1.2 .250 1.8 2.4 .742
Amen Thompson DNP------ --- ----------

Additional Years

* Kyle Lowry played 16 seasons more than Amen Thompson in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 4 to 19, from 2010 to 2025—Kyle Lowry played in 10 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship.

In those 16 extra years over Amen Thompson, Kyle Lowry got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 1 All-NBA Third Team
Achievement 6 All-Star Game
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