Vin Baker vs. Klay Thompson Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Klay Thompson and Vin Baker, 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.

Vin Baker played 13 years in the NBA, 2 more than Klay Thompson, who played 11. Vin Baker had the first of his seasons in 1993-94, 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
Vin Baker	13	4	1993-94 to 2005-06
Klay Thompson	11	9	2011-12 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season
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Rookie Season
	Vin Baker	Klay Thompson
Season	1993-94	2011-12
Team	Milwaukee Bucks	Golden State Warriors
Honors & Awards	All-Rookie First Team	All-Rookie First Team
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		%
Vin Baker	82	31.2	13.5	3.4	4.2	7.6	2.0	0.7	1.4	2.0	2.8	5.3	10.6	.501	0.0	0.1	.200	2.9	5.0	.569
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		%
Vin Baker	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Klay Thompson	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 2
	Vin Baker	Klay Thompson
Season	1994-95	2012-13
Team	Milwaukee Bucks	Golden State Warriors
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
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		%
Vin Baker	82	41.0	17.7	3.5	6.8	10.3	3.6	1.0	1.4	2.7	3.4	7.2	15.0	.483	0.1	0.3	.292	3.1	5.3	.593
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		%
Vin Baker	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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
	Vin Baker	Klay Thompson
Season	1995-96	2013-14
Team	Milwaukee Bucks	Golden State Warriors
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Did Not Play	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		%
Vin Baker	82	40.5	21.1	3.2	6.6	9.9	2.6	0.8	1.1	2.6	3.3	8.5	17.4	.489	0.1	0.6	.208	3.9	5.8	.670
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		%
Vin Baker	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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
	Vin Baker	Klay Thompson
Season	1996-97	2014-15
Team	Milwaukee Bucks	Golden State Warriors
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Third Team	All-NBA Third Team
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	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		%
Vin Baker	78	40.5	21.0	3.4	6.9	10.3	2.7	1.0	1.4	3.1	3.5	8.1	16.0	.505	0.2	0.7	.278	4.6	6.7	.687
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		%
Vin Baker	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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
	Vin Baker	Klay Thompson
Season	1997-98	2015-16
Team	Seattle Supersonics	Golden State Warriors
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Second Team	-
	-	All-NBA Third Team
	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Supersonics Lost West Conf Semis	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		%
Vin Baker	82	35.9	19.2	3.5	4.5	8.0	1.9	1.1	1.0	2.1	3.4	7.7	14.2	.542	0.0	0.1	.143	3.8	6.4	.591
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		%
Vin Baker	10	37.0	15.8	4.1	5.3	9.4	1.8	1.8	1.5	2.2	3.8	7.1	13.4	.530	0.0	0.0	-	1.6	3.8	.421
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
	Vin Baker	Klay Thompson
Season	1998-99	2016-17
Team	Seattle Supersonics	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		%
Vin Baker	34	34.2	13.8	2.5	3.7	6.2	1.6	0.9	1.0	2.2	3.6	5.8	12.9	.453	0.0	0.1	.000	2.1	4.7	.450
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		%
Vin Baker	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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
	Vin Baker	Klay Thompson
Season	1999-00	2017-18
Team	Seattle Supersonics	Golden State Warriors
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Supersonics Lost West 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		%
Vin Baker	79	36.1	16.6	2.9	4.8	7.7	1.9	0.6	0.8	2.7	3.6	6.5	14.3	.455	0.0	0.1	.250	3.6	5.2	.682
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		%
Vin Baker	5	35.4	14.0	3.2	4.4	7.6	2.0	1.0	0.4	3.2	3.8	6.0	15.0	.400	0.0	0.2	.000	2.0	3.4	.588
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
	Vin Baker	Klay Thompson
Season	2000-01	2018-19
Team	Seattle Supersonics	Golden State Warriors
Honors & Awards	-	All-Defensive Second 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		%
Vin Baker	76	28.0	12.2	2.4	3.3	5.7	1.2	0.5	1.0	2.1	3.5	4.6	10.8	.422	0.0	0.2	.063	3.1	4.2	.723
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		%
Vin Baker	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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
	Vin Baker	Klay Thompson
Season	2001-02	2021-22
Team	Seattle Supersonics	Golden State Warriors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Supersonics Lost West 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		%
Vin Baker	55	31.1	14.1	3.1	3.3	6.4	1.3	0.4	0.7	2.3	3.6	5.7	11.8	.485	0.0	0.1	.125	2.6	4.1	.633
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		%
Vin Baker	5	28.8	13.2	2.2	2.8	5.0	0.8	0.6	1.2	0.8	4.6	5.8	11.6	.500	0.2	0.2	1.000	1.4	1.8	.778
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
	Vin Baker	Klay Thompson
Season	2002-03	2022-23
Team	Boston Celtics	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		%
Vin Baker	52	18.1	5.2	1.7	2.1	3.8	0.6	0.4	0.6	1.2	2.8	1.9	4.0	.478	0.0	0.1	.000	1.4	2.1	.673
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		%
Vin Baker	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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
	Vin Baker	Klay Thompson
Season	2003-04	2023-24
Team	Boston Celtics, New York Knicks	Golden State Warriors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Knicks 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		%
Vin Baker	54	24.3	9.8	2.1	3.1	5.2	1.2	0.5	0.6	1.4	3.0	3.9	8.0	.481	0.0	0.1	.333	2.1	2.9	.726
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		%
Vin Baker	4	14.0	5.5	1.5	1.5	3.0	0.3	0.8	0.5	0.5	2.0	2.0	3.5	.571	0.0	0.0	-	1.5	2.3	.667
Klay Thompson	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 12
	Vin Baker	Klay Thompson
Season	2004-05	-
Team	New York Knicks, Houston Rockets	-
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		%
Vin Baker	27	7.6	1.3	0.6	0.8	1.4	0.4	0.1	0.1	0.6	1.4	0.5	1.6	.310	0.0	0.0	.000	0.3	0.6	.529
Klay Thompson	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Vin Baker	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Klay Thompson	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 13
	Vin Baker	Klay Thompson
Season	2005-06	-
Team	Los Angeles Clippers	-
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		%
Vin Baker	8	10.6	3.4	0.3	2.1	2.4	0.5	0.5	0.5	1.1	1.6	0.9	1.9	.467	0.0	0.0	-	1.6	2.3	.722
Klay Thompson	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Vin Baker	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Klay Thompson	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Vin Baker vs. Klay Thompson Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Klay Thompson and Vin Baker, 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