OG Anunoby vs. Amen Thompson: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Amen Thompson and OG Anunoby 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.

By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that OG Anunoby 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 8 NBA regular seasons played, OG Anunoby averages 1 point more than Amen Thompson in his 2 seasons (12.9 points against 11.9), and he also scored a total of 4,771 points more (6,333 vs. 1,562).

Points Per Game

Seasons
OG Anunoby 12.9
+1.0
8
Amen Thompson 11.9
2

Total Points

Seasons
OG Anunoby 6,333
+4,771
8
Amen Thompson 1,562
2

Points in the Playoffs

In the NBA postseason Amen Thompson has a better career point average than OG Anunoby (+2.2 points per game) while OG Anunoby scored more points (+618).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
OG Anunoby 13.5
5
Amen Thompson 15.7
+2.2
1

Total Points

Playoffs
OG Anunoby 728
+618
5
Amen Thompson 110
1

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

40+ Point Games

OG Anunoby 1
+1
Amen Thompson 0

30+ Point Games

OG Anunoby 12
+11
Amen Thompson 1

20+ Point Games

OG Anunoby 105
+87
Amen Thompson 18

10+ Point Games

OG Anunoby 301
+224
Amen Thompson 77

1+ Point Games (games with points)

OG Anunoby 477
+348
Amen Thompson 129

0 Point Games (games without points)

OG Anunoby 15
+13
Amen Thompson 2

Playoffs

20+ Point Games

OG Anunoby 13
+11
Amen Thompson 2

10+ Point Games

OG Anunoby 37
+31
Amen Thompson 6

1+ Point Games (games with points)

OG Anunoby 54
+47
Amen Thompson 7

0 Point Games (games without points)

OG Anunoby 0
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
OG Anunoby 12.9 4.8 10.2 47.4 1.8 4.7 37.5 1.4 1.9 76.1 8 492
difference:+1.0+1.5+7.4+1.5+3.6+15.4+0.7+1.2+7.7+6+361
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
OG Anunoby 6,333 2,382 5,021 47.4 863 2,299 37.5 706 928 76.1 8 492
difference:+4,771+1,755+3,878+7.4+830+2,150+15.4+431+526+7.7+6+361
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
OG Anunoby 13.5 4.9 10.7 46.0 1.9 5.0 37.3 1.7 2.3 73.8 5 54
difference:+2.2+1.1+1.4+3.4+1.8+4.4+12.3+1.9+2.8+4.4+4+47
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
OG Anunoby 728 267 580 46.0 101 271 37.3 93 126 73.8 5 54
difference:+618+225+495+3.4+100+267+12.3+68+90+4.4+4+47
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
OG Anunoby 5.9
201874
Amen Thompson 9.5
+3.6
202462

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
OG Anunoby 7.0
2019NBA Champion67
Amen Thompson 14.1
+7.1
202569

OG Anunoby's additional seasons:

* OG Anunoby played 6 seasons more than Amen Thompson in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 3 to 8, from 2020 to 2025—he averaged 15.5 points in a total of 351 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 18 ppg and his lowest 10.6.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
OG Anunoby 7.9
+7.9
201810
Amen Thompson -
DNP
20240

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
OG Anunoby -
DNP
2019NBA Champion0
Amen Thompson 15.7
+15.7
20257

OG Anunoby's additional Playoffs:

* During his 6 additional NBA seasons, OG Anunoby played in 4 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 14.8 points in a total of 44 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 17.3 ppg and his lowest 10.5.