Pau Gasol vs. Amen Thompson Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Amen Thompson and Pau Gasol, 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 / Scoring / Stats / Stats Rankings

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.

Pau Gasol played 18 years in the NBA, 15 more than Amen Thompson, who played 3. Pau Gasol had the first of his seasons in 2001-02, 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
Pau Gasol 18 12 2001-02 to 2018-19
Amen Thompson 3 1 2023-24 to 2025-26

Comparison Season by Season

Jump to season:

1-2-3

Rookie Season
Pau Gasol Amen Thompson
Season 2001-022023-24
Team Memphis GrizzliesHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards Achievement Rookie of the Year-
Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
-Achievement All-Rookie Second Team
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
more >>
Rookie Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Pau Gasol 82 36.7 17.6 2.9 6.0 8.9 2.7 0.5 2.1 2.7 2.4 6.7 13.0 .518 0.0 0.1 .200 4.1 5.8 .709
difference:+20+14.3+8.1+0.5+1.8+2.3+0.1+0.8+1.5-1.2-0.1+2.8+5.8+.018+0.1+0.8+.062+2.4+3.3+.025
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 Pau Gasol nor Amen Thompson played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2
Pau Gasol Amen Thompson
Season 2002-032024-25
Team Memphis GrizzliesHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Defensive First Team
Playoffs Did Not PlayRockets Lost West Conf 1st Rd
more >>
2nd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Pau Gasol 82 36.0 19.0 2.3 6.4 8.8 2.8 0.4 1.8 2.6 2.7 6.9 13.6 .510 0.0 0.1 .100 5.1 6.9 .736
difference:+13+3.8+4.9+0.5+1.0+0.6+1.0+1.0+0.5-0.6-0.3+1.3+3.5+.047+0.4+1.2+.175+2.7+3.3+.052
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%
Pau Gasol 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
Pau Gasol Amen Thompson
Season 2003-042025-26
Team Memphis GrizzliesHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Grizzlies Lost West Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
more >>
3rd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Pau Gasol 78 31.5 17.7 2.6 5.1 7.7 2.5 0.6 1.7 2.4 2.4 6.5 13.4 .482 0.1 0.2 .267 4.7 6.6 .714
difference:+74+2.0+3.2+1.1+1.3+2.4+2.8+0.4+1.4-0.1-1.1+1.0+1.4+.024+0.1+2.3+.267+1.2+1.6+.014
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%
Pau Gasol 4 33.5 18.5 1.0 4.0 5.0 2.5 1.0 1.5 1.3 2.5 7.0 12.3 .571 0.0 0.0 - 4.5 5.0 .900
Amen Thompson DNP------ --- ----------

Additional Years

* Pau Gasol played 15 seasons more than Amen Thompson in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 4 to 18, from 2005 to 2019—Pau Gasol played in 11 Playoffs and won two NBA Championships.

In those 15 extra years over Amen Thompson, Pau Gasol got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 2 All-NBA Second Team
Achievement 2 All-NBA Third Team
Achievement 6 All-Star Game
Share: