Tony Allen vs. Ausar Thompson Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Ausar Thompson and Tony Allen, 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.

Tony Allen played 14 years in the NBA, 12 more than Ausar Thompson, who played 2. Tony Allen had the first of his seasons in 2004-05, while Ausar 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
Tony Allen 14 10 2004-05 to 2017-18
Ausar Thompson 2 1 2023-24 to 2024-25

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Tony Allen Ausar Thompson
Season 2004-052023-24
Team Boston CelticsDetroit Pistons
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Conf 1st RdDid 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%
Tony Allen 77 16.4 6.4 1.1 1.8 2.9 0.8 1.0 0.3 1.0 2.0 2.4 5.0 .475 0.2 0.4 .387 1.5 2.0 .737
difference:+14+8.7+2.4+0.9+2.5+3.5+1.1+0.1+0.6-0.3-0.8+1.3+2.6+.008+0.1+1.4+.201+0.4+0.1+.140
Ausar Thompson 63 25.1 8.8 2.0 4.3 6.4 1.9 1.1 0.9 1.3 2.8 3.7 7.6 .483 0.3 1.8 .186 1.1 1.9 .597
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Tony Allen 7 12.4 2.7 0.6 1.1 1.7 0.3 0.4 0.3 0.7 2.4 1.1 2.6 .444 0.0 0.0 - 0.4 1.0 .429
Ausar Thompson DNP------ --- ----------

Season 2

Tony Allen Ausar Thompson
Season 2005-062024-25
Team Boston CelticsDetroit Pistons
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayPistons Lost East 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%
Tony Allen 51 19.2 7.2 0.6 1.5 2.2 1.3 1.0 0.4 1.3 2.5 2.5 5.4 .471 0.2 0.7 .324 2.0 2.6 .746
difference:+8+3.3+2.9+1.3+1.8+2.9+1.0+0.7+0.3-0.1-0.3+1.7+2.4+.064+0.1+.100+0.5+0.2+.105
Ausar Thompson 59 22.5 10.1 1.9 3.3 5.1 2.3 1.7 0.7 1.4 2.8 4.2 7.8 .535 0.2 0.8 .224 1.5 2.4 .641
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Tony Allen DNP------ --- ----------
Ausar Thompson 6 22.5 11.5 1.3 3.8 5.2 1.0 1.2 0.8 1.8 4.2 4.0 7.0 .571 0.0 0.3 .000 3.5 6.0 .583

Additional Years

* Tony Allen played 12 seasons more than Ausar Thompson in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 3 to 14, from 2007 to 2018—Tony Allen played in 9 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship.

In those 12 extra years over Ausar Thompson, Tony Allen got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 3 All-Defensive First Team
Achievement 3 All-Defensive Second Team