Tristan Thompson vs. David Wesley Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of David Wesley and Tristan Thompson, 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.

Tristan Thompson played 13 years in the NBA, 1 less than David Wesley, who played 14. Tristan Thompson had the first of his seasons in 2011-12, while David Wesley had his rookie season in 1993-94. 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
Tristan Thompson	13	8	2011-12 to 2023-24
David Wesley	14	8	1993-94 to 2006-07

Comparison Season by Season
Jump to season: 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14


Rookie Season
	Tristan Thompson	David Wesley
Season	2011-12	1993-94
Team	Cleveland Cavaliers	New Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards	All-Rookie Second Team	-
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Nets Lost East 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		%
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
David Wesley	60	9.0	3.1	0.2	0.6	0.7	2.1	0.6	0.1	0.9	0.8	1.1	2.9	.368	0.2	0.8	.234	0.7	0.9	.830

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Tristan Thompson	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
David Wesley	3	6.0	3.0	0.0	0.0	0	1.0	0.7	0.0	1.3	0.0	1.0	2.3	.429	0.3	1.3	.250	0.7	0.7	1.000


Season 2
	Tristan Thompson	David Wesley
Season	2012-13	1994-95
Team	Cleveland Cavaliers	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards
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		%
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
David Wesley	51	27.1	7.4	0.6	1.7	2.3	5.2	1.6	0.2	1.7	2.8	2.5	6.1	.409	1.0	2.3	.429	1.4	1.8	.755

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Tristan Thompson	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
David Wesley	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 3
	Tristan Thompson	David Wesley
Season	2013-14	1995-96
Team	Cleveland Cavaliers	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards
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		%
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
David Wesley	82	25.7	12.3	0.8	2.4	3.2	4.8	1.2	0.1	1.9	2.5	4.1	9.0	.459	1.4	3.3	.426	2.6	3.5	.753

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Tristan Thompson	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
David Wesley	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 4
	Tristan Thompson	David Wesley
Season	2014-15	1996-97
Team	Cleveland Cavaliers	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Cavaliers Lost NBA Finals	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		%
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
David Wesley	74	40.4	16.8	0.9	2.7	3.6	7.3	2.2	0.2	2.9	3.0	6.2	13.2	.468	1.4	3.9	.360	3.0	3.9	.781

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
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
David Wesley	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 5
	Tristan Thompson	David Wesley
Season	2015-16	1997-98
Team	Cleveland Cavaliers	Charlotte Hornets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Hornets Lost East 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		%
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
David Wesley	81	35.1	13.0	0.6	2.0	2.6	6.5	1.7	0.4	2.8	2.8	4.7	10.7	.443	0.7	2.1	.347	2.8	3.6	.795

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
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
David Wesley	9	31.8	10.0	0.6	1.4	2.0	6.7	0.8	0.0	2.1	2.8	3.7	9.2	.398	1.0	2.3	.429	1.7	2.3	.714


Season 6
	Tristan Thompson	David Wesley
Season	2016-17	1998-99
Team	Cleveland Cavaliers	Charlotte Hornets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Cavaliers Lost NBA Finals	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		%
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
David Wesley	50	37.0	14.1	0.5	2.8	3.2	6.4	2.0	0.2	2.8	2.6	4.9	10.9	.446	1.2	3.4	.359	3.2	3.8	.832

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
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
David Wesley	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 7
	Tristan Thompson	David Wesley
Season	2017-18	1999-00
Team	Cleveland Cavaliers	Charlotte Hornets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Cavaliers Lost NBA Finals	Hornets Lost East 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		%
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
David Wesley	82	33.7	13.6	0.5	2.3	2.7	5.6	1.3	0.1	1.9	2.3	5.0	11.6	.426	1.1	3.0	.355	2.6	3.4	.778

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
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
David Wesley	4	37.8	11.0	0.8	2.3	3.0	4.8	2.0	0.0	1.5	4.3	4.0	12.0	.333	0.8	2.5	.300	2.3	2.3	1.000


Season 8
	Tristan Thompson	David Wesley
Season	2018-19	2000-01
Team	Cleveland Cavaliers	Charlotte Hornets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Hornets Lost East 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		%
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
David Wesley	82	37.9	17.2	0.8	2.0	2.7	4.4	1.6	0.2	2.1	2.7	6.4	15.1	.422	1.2	3.1	.376	3.3	4.1	.799

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Tristan Thompson	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
David Wesley	10	39.4	17.0	0.4	2.6	3.0	3.9	1.6	0.1	1.4	2.8	6.3	13.4	.470	1.3	3.3	.394	3.1	4.1	.756


Season 9
	Tristan Thompson	David Wesley
Season	2019-20	2001-02
Team	Cleveland Cavaliers	Charlotte Hornets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Hornets Lost East 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		%
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
David Wesley	67	37.1	14.2	0.7	1.5	2.1	3.5	1.1	0.2	1.8	2.2	5.4	13.6	.400	1.3	3.8	.332	2.1	2.8	.734

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Tristan Thompson	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
David Wesley	9	41.8	15.8	0.3	1.6	1.9	3.4	1.1	0.2	2.3	3.3	5.8	14.3	.403	1.9	4.2	.447	2.3	2.6	.913


Season 10
	Tristan Thompson	David Wesley
Season	2020-21	2002-03
Team	Boston Celtics	New Orleans Hornets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Celtics Lost East Conf 1st Rd	Hornets Lost East 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		%
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
David Wesley	73	37.1	16.7	0.5	1.9	2.4	3.4	1.5	0.1	1.8	2.4	6.2	14.2	.433	1.8	4.3	.424	2.5	3.2	.781

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
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
David Wesley	6	31.0	13.2	0.2	1.0	1.2	2.2	0.8	0.2	2.5	3.8	4.8	12.0	.403	2.3	5.7	.412	1.2	1.2	1.000


Season 11
	Tristan Thompson	David Wesley
Season	2021-22	2003-04
Team	Sacramento Kings, Indiana Pacers, Chicago Bulls	New Orleans Hornets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Bulls Lost East Conf 1st Rd	Hornets Lost East 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		%
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
David Wesley	61	32.8	14.0	0.5	1.7	2.2	2.9	1.2	0.2	1.6	2.4	5.1	13.1	.389	1.5	4.7	.323	2.2	3.0	.753

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
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	-
David Wesley	7	34.7	10.6	0.1	2.1	2.3	2.4	0.7	0.0	2.3	3.0	3.4	10.6	.324	1.6	4.3	.367	2.1	3.0	.714


Season 12
	Tristan Thompson	David Wesley
Season	2022-23	2004-05
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	New Orleans Hornets, Houston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Lakers Lost West Conf Finals	Rockets 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		%
Tristan Thompson	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
David Wesley	80	34.7	11.9	0.5	2.4	2.9	3.3	1.2	0.1	1.4	2.7	4.2	10.5	.398	1.5	3.9	.375	2.0	2.4	.857

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
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
David Wesley	7	40.0	8.1	0.6	2.4	3.0	3.3	1.3	0.1	1.3	2.9	2.7	7.7	.352	1.4	3.0	.476	1.3	1.9	.692


Season 13
	Tristan Thompson	David Wesley
Season	2023-24	2005-06
Team	Cleveland Cavaliers	Houston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Cavaliers 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		%
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
David Wesley	71	33.4	9.9	0.3	2.2	2.5	2.9	0.8	0.1	1.7	3.0	3.2	7.9	.403	1.4	3.8	.365	2.1	2.6	.807

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
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
David Wesley	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 14
	Tristan Thompson	David Wesley
Season	-	2006-07
Team	-	Cleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	-	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		%
Tristan Thompson	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
David Wesley	35	10.1	2.1	0.1	0.9	1.0	1.1	0.3	0.1	0.5	0.9	0.6	2.1	.293	0.3	1.1	.237	0.6	0.8	.714

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Tristan Thompson	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
David Wesley	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Tristan Thompson vs. David Wesley Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of David Wesley and Tristan Thompson, 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

Season 12

Season 13

Season 14