Chris Bosh vs. Amen Thompson: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Amen Thompson and Chris Bosh 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 Chris Bosh 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 13 NBA regular seasons played, Chris Bosh averages 7.3 points more than Amen Thompson in his 2 seasons (19.2 points against 11.9), and he also scored a total of 15,627 points more (17,189 vs. 1,562).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Chris Bosh 19.2
+7.3
13
Amen Thompson 11.9
2

Total Points

Seasons
Chris Bosh 17,189
+15,627
13
Amen Thompson 1,562
2

Points in the Playoffs

In the NBA postseason Amen Thompson has a better career point average than Chris Bosh (+0.1 points per game) while Chris Bosh scored more points (+1,278).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Chris Bosh 15.6
6
Amen Thompson 15.7
+0.1
1

Total Points

Playoffs
Chris Bosh 1,388
+1,278
6
Amen Thompson 110
1

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

40+ Point Games

Chris Bosh 10
+10
Amen Thompson 0

30+ Point Games

Chris Bosh 82
+81
Amen Thompson 1

20+ Point Games

Chris Bosh 422
+404
Amen Thompson 18

10+ Point Games

Chris Bosh 815
+738
Amen Thompson 77

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Chris Bosh 892
+763
Amen Thompson 129

0 Point Games (games without points)

Chris Bosh 1
Amen Thompson 2
+1

Playoffs

30+ Point Games

Chris Bosh 3
+3
Amen Thompson 0

20+ Point Games

Chris Bosh 23
+21
Amen Thompson 2

10+ Point Games

Chris Bosh 72
+66
Amen Thompson 6

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Chris Bosh 88
+81
Amen Thompson 7

0 Point Games (games without points)

Chris Bosh 1
+1
Amen Thompson 0

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Chris Bosh 19.2 7.0 14.1 49.4 0.3 1.0 33.5 5.0 6.3 79.9 13 893
difference:+7.3+2.2+5.4+5.5+0.1+11.4+2.9+3.2+11.5+11+762
Amen Thompson 11.9 4.8 8.7 54.9 0.3 1.1 22.1 2.1 3.1 68.4 2 131

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Chris Bosh 17,189 6,209 12,581 49.4 305 910 33.5 4,466 5,591 79.9 13 893
difference:+15,627+5,582+11,438+5.5+272+761+11.4+4,191+5,189+11.5+11+762
Amen Thompson 1,562 627 1,143 54.9 33 149 22.1 275 402 68.4 2 131

Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Chris Bosh 15.6 5.8 12.2 47.3 0.6 1.6 38.6 3.4 4.3 80.0 6 89
difference:+0.1+0.2+0.1+2.1+0.5+1.0+13.6+0.2+0.8+10.6+5+82
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
Chris Bosh 1,388 515 1,088 47.3 54 140 38.6 304 380 80.0 6 89
difference:+1,278+473+1,003+2.1+53+136+13.6+279+344+10.6+5+82
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
Chris Bosh 11.5
+2.0
200475
Amen Thompson 9.5
202462

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Chris Bosh 16.8
+2.7
200581
Amen Thompson 14.1
202569

Chris Bosh's additional seasons:

* Chris Bosh played 11 seasons more than Amen Thompson in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 3 to 13, from 2006 to 2016—he averaged 20.3 points in a total of 737 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 24 ppg and his lowest 16.2.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Chris Bosh -
DNP
20040
Amen Thompson -
DNP
20240

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Chris Bosh -
DNP
20050
Amen Thompson 15.7
+15.7
20257

Chris Bosh's additional Playoffs:

* During his 11 additional NBA seasons, Chris Bosh played in 6 Playoffs and won two NBA Championships. In those postseasons he averaged 15.6 points in a total of 89 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 24 ppg and his lowest 12.1.