Tom McMillen vs. Klay Thompson Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Klay Thompson and Tom McMillen, 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

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.

Tom McMillen and Klay Thompson both played 11 years in the NBA. Tom McMillen had the first of his seasons in 1975-76, 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 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
Tom McMillen	11	8	1975-76 to 1985-86
Klay Thompson	11	9	2011-12 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season
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Rookie Season
	Tom McMillen	Klay Thompson
Season	1975-76	2011-12
Team	Buffalo Braves	Golden State Warriors
Honors & Awards	-	All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs	Braves Lost East Conf Semis	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		%
Tom McMillen	50	14.2	4.7	1.3	2.4	3.7	1.4	0.1	0.1	-	1.7	1.9	4.4	.432	-	-	-	0.8	1.1	.759
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
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Tom McMillen	1	3.0	2.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	-	1.0	1.0	2.0	.500	-	-	-	0.0	0.0	-
Klay Thompson	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 2
	Tom McMillen	Klay Thompson
Season	1976-77	2012-13
Team	Buffalo Braves, New York Knicks	Golden State Warriors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Warriors Lost West Conf Semis

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Tom McMillen	76	19.6	8.5	1.5	3.6	5.1	0.9	0.1	0.1	-	2.1	3.6	7.4	.487	-	-	-	1.3	1.6	.780
Klay Thompson	82	35.8	16.6	0.4	3.3	3.7	2.2	1.0	0.5	1.9	2.9	6.2	14.7	.422	2.6	6.4	.401	1.6	1.9	.841

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Tom McMillen	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Klay Thompson	12	41.3	15.2	0.8	3.8	4.6	1.8	1.0	0.6	2.0	3.7	6.3	14.5	.437	2.1	4.9	.424	0.4	0.5	.833


Season 3
	Tom McMillen	Klay Thompson
Season	1977-78	2013-14
Team	Atlanta Hawks	Golden State Warriors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Hawks Lost East Conf 1st Rd	Warriors Lost West Conf 1st Rd

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Tom McMillen	68	24.8	9.9	2.2	3.9	6.1	1.2	0.5	0.2	1.6	3.4	4.1	8.4	.493	-	-	-	1.7	2.1	.800
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		%
Tom McMillen	2	37.5	13.0	3.5	7.5	11.0	0.5	0.5	0.0	1.5	4.5	6.5	11.5	.565	-	-	-	0.0	0.0	-
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


Season 4
	Tom McMillen	Klay Thompson
Season	1978-79	2014-15
Team	Atlanta Hawks	Golden State Warriors
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Third Team
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Hawks Lost East Conf Semis	NBA Champion

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Tom McMillen	82	17.0	7.0	1.6	2.5	4.0	0.8	0.2	0.4	1.1	2.6	2.8	6.1	.466	-	-	-	1.3	1.5	.891
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		%
Tom McMillen	9	18.1	6.2	1.6	2.2	3.8	0.8	0.2	0.1	0.9	2.3	2.2	5.1	.435	-	-	-	1.8	2.1	.842
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
	Tom McMillen	Klay Thompson
Season	1979-80	2015-16
Team	Atlanta Hawks	Golden State Warriors
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Third Team
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Warriors Lost NBA Finals

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Tom McMillen	53	20.2	8.7	1.3	2.8	4.2	1.2	0.7	0.3	1.2	2.4	3.6	7.2	.500	0.0	0.0	.000	1.5	2.0	.757
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		%
Tom McMillen	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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
	Tom McMillen	Klay Thompson
Season	1980-81	2016-17
Team	Atlanta Hawks	Golden State Warriors
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	NBA Champion

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Tom McMillen	79	19.8	7.4	1.2	2.5	3.7	0.9	0.3	0.3	1.0	2.1	3.2	6.6	.487	0.0	0.1	.167	1.0	1.4	.741
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		%
Tom McMillen	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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
	Tom McMillen	Klay Thompson
Season	1981-82	2017-18
Team	Atlanta Hawks	Golden State Warriors
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Hawks Lost East Conf 1st Rd	NBA Champion

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Tom McMillen	73	24.5	9.9	1.4	3.2	4.6	1.8	0.3	0.3	1.7	2.8	4.0	7.8	.509	0.0	0.0	.333	1.9	2.3	.824
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		%
Tom McMillen	2	23.5	10.0	0.0	3.5	3.5	0.5	1.5	0.0	1.5	2.5	4.0	6.5	.615	0.0	0.0	-	2.0	3.0	.667
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
	Tom McMillen	Klay Thompson
Season	1982-83	2018-19
Team	Atlanta Hawks	Golden State Warriors
Honors & Awards	-	All-Defensive Second Team
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Hawks Lost East Conf 1st Rd	Warriors Lost NBA Finals

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Tom McMillen	61	22.4	8.3	0.9	2.6	3.6	1.2	0.3	0.4	1.3	2.3	3.2	7.0	.467	0.0	0.0	.000	1.8	2.2	.812
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		%
Tom McMillen	3	13.0	3.3	1.0	1.3	2.3	0.7	0.3	0.7	1.0	1.7	1.3	4.0	.333	0.0	0.0	-	0.7	0.7	1.000
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
	Tom McMillen	Klay Thompson
Season	1983-84	2021-22
Team	Washington Bullets	Golden State Warriors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Bullets Lost East Conf 1st Rd	NBA Champion

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Tom McMillen	62	20.9	9.2	1.0	2.2	3.2	1.2	0.2	0.3	1.1	2.6	3.6	7.2	.497	0.0	0.1	.167	2.0	2.5	.814
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		%
Tom McMillen	4	10.5	2.3	0.3	0.3	0.5	0.8	0.0	0.0	0.3	1.5	1.0	4.0	.250	0.0	0.0	-	0.3	0.5	.500
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


Season 10
	Tom McMillen	Klay Thompson
Season	1984-85	2022-23
Team	Washington Bullets	Golden State Warriors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Bullets Lost East Conf 1st Rd	Warriors Lost West Conf Semis

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Tom McMillen	69	22.4	8.9	0.9	2.1	3.0	0.8	0.1	0.2	0.6	2.4	3.7	7.7	.472	0.0	0.1	.000	1.6	2.0	.830
Klay Thompson	69	33.0	21.9	0.6	3.6	4.1	2.4	0.7	0.4	1.8	1.9	7.9	18.1	.436	4.4	10.6	.412	1.7	1.9	.879

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Tom McMillen	1	7.0	0.0	3.0	2.0	5.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	4.0	.000	0.0	1.0	.000	0.0	0.0	-
Klay Thompson	13	36.0	18.5	0.1	4.1	4.2	2.2	0.5	0.3	2.0	2.2	6.5	16.8	.388	3.8	10.5	.368	1.6	1.8	.875


Season 11
	Tom McMillen	Klay Thompson
Season	1985-86	2023-24
Team	Washington Bullets	Golden State Warriors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Bullets Lost East Conf 1st Rd	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		%
Tom McMillen	56	15.4	5.8	0.8	1.2	2.0	0.6	0.2	0.2	0.6	1.5	2.3	5.1	.460	0.0	0.1	.000	1.1	1.4	.810
Klay Thompson	77	29.7	17.9	0.5	2.8	3.3	2.3	0.6	0.5	1.5	1.6	6.4	14.7	.432	3.5	9.0	.387	1.6	1.8	.927

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Tom McMillen	4	13.5	4.0	0.3	1.0	1.3	1.8	0.8	0.0	0.5	0.5	2.0	4.0	.500	0.0	0.0	-	0.0	0.0	-
Klay Thompson	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Tom McMillen vs. Klay Thompson Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Klay Thompson and Tom McMillen, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Their Careers

Comparison Season by Season

Rookie Season

Season 2

Season 3

Season 4

Season 5

Season 6

Season 7

Season 8

Season 9

Season 10

Season 11