Kyrie Irving vs. Amen Thompson Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Amen Thompson and Kyrie Irving, 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.
Kyrie Irving played 14 years in the NBA, 12 more than Amen Thompson, who played 2. Kyrie Irving had the first of his seasons in 2011-12, 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 |
| Kyrie Irving | 14 | 7 | 2011-12 to 2024-25 |
| Amen Thompson | 2 | 1 | 2023-24 to 2024-25 |
Rookie Season |
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| Kyrie Irving | Amen Thompson | |
| Season | 2011-12 | 2023-24 |
| Team | Cleveland Cavaliers | Houston Rockets |
| Honors & Awards |  Rookie of the Year | - |
| 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 | % | ||||
| Kyrie Irving | 51 | 30.5 | 18.5 | 0.9 | 2.9 | 3.7 | 5.4 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 3.1 | 2.2 | 6.9 | 14.6 | .469 | 1.4 | 3.6 | .399 | 3.4 | 3.8 | .872 |
| difference: | +11 | +8.1 | +9.0 | +1.5 | +1.3 | +2.9 | +2.8 | +0.2 | +0.2 | -1.6 | -0.1 | +3.0 | +7.4 | +.067 | +1.3 | +2.7 | +.261 | +1.7 | +1.3 | +.188 |
| 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 Kyrie Irving nor Amen Thompson played in the postseason in their season 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Season 2 |
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| Kyrie Irving | Amen Thompson | |
| Season | 2012-13 | 2024-25 |
| Team | Cleveland Cavaliers | Houston Rockets |
| Honors & Awards | - | All-Defensive First Team |
| All-Star Game | - | |
| 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 | % | ||||
| Kyrie Irving | 59 | 34.7 | 22.5 | 0.6 | 3.1 | 3.7 | 5.9 | 1.5 | 0.4 | 3.2 | 2.5 | 8.2 | 18.1 | .452 | 1.8 | 4.7 | .391 | 4.2 | 4.9 | .855 |
| difference: | +10 | +2.5 | +8.4 | +2.2 | +2.3 | +4.5 | +2.1 | +0.1 | +0.9 | -1.2 | -0.1 | +2.6 | +8.0 | +.105 | +1.4 | +3.4 | +.116 | +1.8 | +1.3 | +.171 |
| 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 | % | ||||
| Kyrie Irving | 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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* Kyrie Irving played 12 seasons more than Amen Thompson in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 3 to 14, from 2014 to 2025—Kyrie Irving played in 7 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship. In those 12 extra years over Amen Thompson, Kyrie Irving got these achievements: | |
| Honors & Awards | 1 All-NBA Second Team 2 All-NBA Third Team 8 All-Star Game 1 All-Star Game MVP |