Mel Bennett vs. Tristan Thompson Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Tristan Thompson and Mel Bennett, 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.
Mel Bennett played 4 years in the NBA, 9 less than Tristan Thompson, who played 13. Mel Bennett had the first of his seasons in 1976-77, while Tristan 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 achivements, 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 |
Mel Bennett |
4 |
0 |
1976-77 to 1981-82 |
Tristan Thompson |
13 |
8 |
2011-12 to 2023-24 |
Comparison Season by Season |
|
|
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Rookie Season |
|
Mel Bennett |
Tristan Thompson |
Season |
1976-77 | 2011-12 |
Team |
Indiana Pacers | Cleveland Cavaliers |
Honors & Awards |
- | All-Rookie Second Team |
Playoffs |
Did Not Play | Did Not Play |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Mel Bennett |
67 |
13.6 |
4.7 |
1.6 |
1.9 |
3.5 |
1.0 |
0.6 |
0.5 |
- |
2.3 |
1.5 |
4.4 |
.344 |
- |
- |
- |
1.7 |
2.8 |
.599 |
Tristan Thompson |
60 |
23.7 |
8.2 |
3.1 |
3.4 |
6.5 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
1.0 |
1.4 |
2.2 |
3.2 |
7.4 |
.439 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
1.8 |
3.2 |
.552 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Mel Bennett |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Tristan Thompson |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Mel Bennett |
31 |
9.2 |
2.4 |
1.6 |
1.4 |
3.0 |
0.7 |
0.4 |
0.2 |
1.0 |
1.7 |
0.7 |
2.6 |
.284 |
- |
- |
- |
0.9 |
1.5 |
.622 |
Tristan Thompson |
82 |
31.3 |
11.7 |
3.7 |
5.7 |
9.4 |
1.3 |
0.7 |
0.9 |
1.5 |
2.9 |
4.8 |
9.7 |
.488 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
2.2 |
3.5 |
.608 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Mel Bennett |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Tristan Thompson |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Note: Mel Bennett didn't play in 1978-79 and 1979-80.
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Mel Bennett |
28 |
11.2 |
3.8 |
1.2 |
2.1 |
3.3 |
0.5 |
0.1 |
0.4 |
1.1 |
2.0 |
0.9 |
2.1 |
.433 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
1.9 |
2.9 |
.654 |
Tristan Thompson |
82 |
31.6 |
11.7 |
3.3 |
5.9 |
9.2 |
0.9 |
0.5 |
0.4 |
1.3 |
2.3 |
4.4 |
9.3 |
.477 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
2.9 |
4.1 |
.693 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Mel Bennett |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Tristan Thompson |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Mel Bennett |
3 |
7.7 |
1.7 |
0.3 |
0.7 |
1.0 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
0.0 |
1.3 |
0.7 |
0.7 |
1.3 |
.500 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.3 |
2.0 |
.167 |
Tristan Thompson |
82 |
26.8 |
8.5 |
3.3 |
4.7 |
8.0 |
0.5 |
0.4 |
0.7 |
1.0 |
2.3 |
3.3 |
6.0 |
.547 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
1.9 |
3.0 |
.641 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Mel Bennett |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Tristan Thompson |
20 |
36.4 |
9.6 |
4.4 |
6.4 |
10.8 |
0.5 |
0.3 |
1.2 |
0.8 |
2.5 |
3.6 |
6.5 |
.558 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
2.4 |
4.1 |
.585 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Mel Bennett |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Tristan Thompson |
82 |
27.7 |
7.8 |
3.3 |
5.7 |
9.0 |
0.8 |
0.5 |
0.6 |
0.7 |
2.5 |
3.0 |
5.1 |
.588 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
1.8 |
3.0 |
.616 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Mel Bennett |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Tristan Thompson |
21 |
29.6 |
6.7 |
4.1 |
4.9 |
9.0 |
0.7 |
0.4 |
0.9 |
0.8 |
2.6 |
2.3 |
4.4 |
.527 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
2.0 |
3.5 |
.575 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Mel Bennett |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Tristan Thompson |
78 |
29.9 |
8.1 |
3.7 |
5.5 |
9.2 |
1.0 |
0.5 |
1.1 |
0.8 |
2.3 |
3.4 |
5.6 |
.600 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
1.4 |
2.7 |
.498 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Mel Bennett |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Tristan Thompson |
18 |
31.2 |
8.2 |
3.8 |
4.5 |
8.3 |
1.4 |
0.5 |
0.7 |
1.2 |
2.0 |
3.0 |
5.1 |
.587 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
2.2 |
3.3 |
.667 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Mel Bennett |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Tristan Thompson |
53 |
20.2 |
5.8 |
2.4 |
4.3 |
6.6 |
0.6 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0.7 |
1.9 |
2.5 |
4.4 |
.562 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.8 |
1.5 |
.544 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Mel Bennett |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Tristan Thompson |
19 |
21.9 |
6.2 |
2.3 |
3.6 |
5.9 |
0.6 |
0.1 |
0.4 |
0.6 |
1.4 |
2.6 |
4.4 |
.590 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
1.1 |
1.4 |
.741 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Mel Bennett |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Tristan Thompson |
43 |
27.9 |
10.9 |
4.0 |
6.2 |
10.2 |
2.0 |
0.7 |
0.4 |
1.4 |
2.1 |
4.7 |
8.8 |
.529 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
1.6 |
2.5 |
.642 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Mel Bennett |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Tristan Thompson |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Mel Bennett |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Tristan Thompson |
57 |
30.2 |
12.0 |
4.0 |
6.2 |
10.1 |
2.1 |
0.6 |
0.9 |
1.8 |
2.2 |
5.1 |
9.9 |
.512 |
0.2 |
0.4 |
.391 |
1.7 |
2.8 |
.615 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Mel Bennett |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Tristan Thompson |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Mel Bennett |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Tristan Thompson |
54 |
23.8 |
7.6 |
3.1 |
5.0 |
8.1 |
1.2 |
0.4 |
0.6 |
1.1 |
2.2 |
3.1 |
6.0 |
.518 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
1.3 |
2.2 |
.592 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Mel Bennett |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Tristan Thompson |
5 |
26.4 |
10.4 |
5.8 |
4.0 |
9.8 |
1.0 |
0.8 |
1.2 |
1.0 |
2.4 |
4.0 |
6.8 |
.588 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
2.4 |
3.4 |
.706 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Mel Bennett |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Tristan Thompson |
57 |
15.7 |
6.0 |
2.1 |
2.9 |
5.1 |
0.6 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
0.8 |
1.7 |
2.5 |
4.7 |
.528 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.333 |
1.1 |
2.0 |
.526 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Mel Bennett |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Tristan Thompson |
5 |
7.6 |
0.8 |
0.4 |
1.2 |
1.6 |
0.4 |
0.2 |
0.0 |
1.0 |
0.8 |
0.4 |
1.0 |
.400 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Mel Bennett |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Tristan Thompson |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Mel Bennett |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Tristan Thompson |
6 |
5.3 |
1.8 |
0.7 |
1.0 |
1.7 |
0.3 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
0.8 |
1.8 |
.455 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.2 |
0.8 |
.200 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Mel Bennett |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Tristan Thompson |
49 |
11.2 |
3.3 |
1.5 |
2.1 |
3.6 |
1.0 |
0.2 |
0.3 |
0.6 |
1.2 |
1.5 |
2.4 |
.608 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
0.3 |
1.1 |
.288 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Mel Bennett |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Tristan Thompson |
10 |
8.7 |
1.5 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
2.0 |
1.0 |
0.1 |
0.5 |
0.2 |
0.9 |
0.7 |
1.6 |
.438 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.1 |
0.2 |
.500 |