Alonzo Mourning vs. Amen Thompson: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Amen Thompson and Alonzo Mourning to determine who has the better numbers. Here you can compare their career totals, points per game, games of 40+ points, 50+, etc. and their year-by-year scoring averages side by side, both in the Regular Season and Playoffs.

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By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Alonzo Mourning scored more points both in the regular season and Playoffs and also has better season average while Amen Thompson has a better scoring average in the postseason. However, we won't stop there and we'll go into detail to analyze what these statistics are made up of, from how many games they had in each threshold (30+ points, 40+, 50+, etc.) to their season-by-season scoring averages.

Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?

Points in the Regular Season

In his 15 NBA regular seasons played, Alonzo Mourning averages 4.7 points more than Amen Thompson in his 3 seasons (17.1 points against 12.4), and he also scored a total of 12,542 points more (14,311 vs. 1,769).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Alonzo Mourning 17.1
+4.7
15
Amen Thompson 12.4
3

Total Points

Seasons
Alonzo Mourning 14,311
+12,542
15
Amen Thompson 1,769
3

Points in the Playoffs

In the NBA postseason Amen Thompson has a better career point average than Alonzo Mourning (+2.1 points per game) while Alonzo Mourning scored more points (+1,181).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Alonzo Mourning 13.6
11
Amen Thompson 15.7
+2.1
1

Total Points

Playoffs
Alonzo Mourning 1,291
+1,181
11
Amen Thompson 110
1

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

Alonzo Mourning 1
+1
Amen Thompson 0

40+ Point Games

Alonzo Mourning 4
+4
Amen Thompson 0

30+ Point Games

Alonzo Mourning 55
+54
Amen Thompson 1

20+ Point Games

Alonzo Mourning 336
+316
Amen Thompson 20

10+ Point Games

Alonzo Mourning 664
+575
Amen Thompson 89

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Alonzo Mourning 832
+691
Amen Thompson 141

0 Point Games (games without points)

Alonzo Mourning 6
+4
Amen Thompson 2

Playoffs

30+ Point Games

Alonzo Mourning 6
+6
Amen Thompson 0

20+ Point Games

Alonzo Mourning 30
+28
Amen Thompson 2

10+ Point Games

Alonzo Mourning 59
+53
Amen Thompson 6

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Alonzo Mourning 89
+82
Amen Thompson 7

0 Point Games (games without points)

Alonzo Mourning 6
+6
Amen Thompson 0

Career Shooting Stats Comparison

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Alonzo Mourning 17.1 6.1 11.6 52.7 0.0 0.1 24.7 4.8 7.0 69.2 15 838
difference:+4.7+1.2+2.4+1.1+0.3+1.1+2.8+2.6+3.8+0.1+12+695
Amen Thompson 12.4 4.9 9.2 53.8 0.3 1.2 21.9 2.2 3.2 69.3 3 143

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Alonzo Mourning 14,311 5,116 9,701 52.7 22 89 24.7 4,057 5,862 69.2 15 838
difference:+12,542+4,409+8,388+1.1+17+89+2.8+3,741+5,406+0.1+12+695
Amen Thompson 1,769 707 1,313 53.8 39 178 21.9 316 456 69.3 3 143

Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Alonzo Mourning 13.6 4.6 9.1 51.2 0.1 0.2 36.8 4.2 6.5 64.9 11 95
difference:+2.1+1.4+3.0+1.8+0.4+11.8+0.6+1.4+4.5+10+88
Amen Thompson 15.7 6.0 12.1 49.4 0.1 0.6 25.0 3.6 5.1 69.4 1 7

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Alonzo Mourning 1,291 441 861 51.2 7 19 36.8 402 619 64.9 11 95
difference:+1,181+399+776+1.8+6+15+11.8+377+583+4.5+10+88
Amen Thompson 110 42 85 49.4 1 4 25.0 25 36 69.4 1 7

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Alonzo Mourning 21.0
+11.5
199378
Amen Thompson 9.5
202462

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Alonzo Mourning 21.5
+7.4
199460
Amen Thompson 14.1
202569

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Alonzo Mourning 21.3
+4.0
199577
Amen Thompson 17.3
202612

Alonzo Mourning's additional seasons:

* Alonzo Mourning played 12 seasons more than Amen Thompson in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 4 to 15, from 1996 to 2008—he averaged 15.6 points in a total of 623 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 23.2 ppg and his lowest 6.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Alonzo Mourning 23.8
+23.8
19939
Amen Thompson -
DNP
20240

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Alonzo Mourning -
DNP
19940
Amen Thompson 15.7
+15.7
20257

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Alonzo Mourning 22.0
+22.0
19954
Amen Thompson -
DNP *
20260
* season in progress

Alonzo Mourning's additional Playoffs:

* During his 12 additional NBA seasons, Alonzo Mourning played in 9 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship. In those postseasons he averaged 12.1 points in a total of 82 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 21.6 ppg and his lowest 3.8.