Trevor Ariza vs. Ausar Thompson Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Ausar Thompson and Trevor Ariza, 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.

Trevor Ariza played 18 years in the NBA, 15 more than Ausar Thompson, who played 3. Trevor Ariza 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
Trevor Ariza 18 10 2004-05 to 2021-22
Ausar Thompson 3 1 2023-24 to 2025-26

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Trevor Ariza Ausar Thompson
Season 2004-052023-24
Team New York KnicksDetroit Pistons
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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%
Trevor Ariza 80 17.3 5.9 1.1 1.9 3.0 1.1 0.9 0.2 0.9 1.9 2.2 4.9 .442 0.0 0.2 .231 1.5 2.2 .695
difference:+17+7.8+2.9+0.9+2.4+3.4+0.8+0.2+0.7-0.4-0.9+1.5+2.7+.041+0.3+1.6+.045+0.4+0.3+.098
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
* Neiher Trevor Ariza nor Ausar Thompson played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2
Trevor Ariza Ausar Thompson
Season 2005-062024-25
Team New York Knicks, Orlando MagicDetroit 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%
Trevor Ariza 57 17.5 4.6 1.4 2.5 3.8 1.1 1.0 0.2 1.1 1.8 1.6 4.0 .412 0.0 0.1 .200 1.4 2.2 .606
difference:+2+5.0+5.5+0.5+0.8+1.3+1.2+0.7+0.5-0.3-1.0+2.6+3.8+.123+0.2+0.7+.024+0.1+0.2+.035
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%
Trevor Ariza 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

Season 3
Trevor Ariza Ausar Thompson
Season 2006-072025-26
Team Orlando MagicDetroit Pistons
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Magic Lost East Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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3rd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Trevor Ariza 57 22.4 8.9 1.7 2.6 4.4 1.1 1.0 0.3 1.5 2.4 3.5 6.5 .539 0.0 0.1 .000 1.9 3.0 .620
difference:+40+5.9+2.7+0.2+1.5+1.7+1.7+0.5+0.5-0.1-0.5+1.4+3.1+.030+0.3+0.8+.333+0.3+0.1+.080
Ausar Thompson 17 28.3 11.6 1.9 4.1 6.1 2.8 1.5 0.8 1.4 2.9 4.9 9.6 .509 0.3 0.9 .333 1.6 2.9 .540
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Trevor Ariza 4 11.8 2.8 1.3 1.0 2.3 1.3 0.3 0.0 1.0 2.3 1.3 4.0 .313 0.0 0.0 - 0.3 1.0 .250
Ausar Thompson DNP------ --- ----------

Additional Years

* Trevor Ariza played 15 seasons more than Ausar Thompson in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 4 to 18, from 2008 to 2022—Trevor Ariza played in 9 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship.

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