Pau Gasol vs. Amen Thompson: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Amen Thompson and Pau Gasol 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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Pau Gasol is among the NBA's all-time leaders in points and here we compare his scoring stats with those recorded by Amen Thompson.

By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Pau Gasol 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 18 NBA regular seasons played, Pau Gasol averages 4 points more than Amen Thompson in his 3 seasons (17.0 points against 13.0), and he also scored a total of 18,818 points more (20,894 vs. 2,076).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Pau Gasol 17.0
+4.0
18
Amen Thompson 13.0
3

Total Points

Seasons
Pau Gasol 20,894
+18,818
18
Amen Thompson 2,076
3

Points in the Playoffs

In the NBA postseason Amen Thompson has a better career point average than Pau Gasol (+0.3 points per game) while Pau Gasol scored more points (+1,988).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Pau Gasol 15.4
12
Amen Thompson 15.7
+0.3
1

Total Points

Playoffs
Pau Gasol 2,098
+1,988
12
Amen Thompson 110
1

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

40+ Point Games

Pau Gasol 3
+3
Amen Thompson 0

30+ Point Games

Pau Gasol 47
+45
Amen Thompson 2

20+ Point Games

Pau Gasol 454
+426
Amen Thompson 28

10+ Point Games

Pau Gasol 1,070
+966
Amen Thompson 104

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Pau Gasol 1,215
+1057
Amen Thompson 158

0 Point Games (games without points)

Pau Gasol 11
+9
Amen Thompson 2

Playoffs

30+ Point Games

Pau Gasol 3
+3
Amen Thompson 0

20+ Point Games

Pau Gasol 37
+35
Amen Thompson 2

10+ Point Games

Pau Gasol 112
+106
Amen Thompson 6

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Pau Gasol 135
+128
Amen Thompson 7

0 Point Games (games without points)

Pau Gasol 1
+1
Amen Thompson 0

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Pau Gasol 17.0 6.5 12.8 50.7 0.1 0.4 36.8 3.9 5.1 75.3 18 1,226
difference:+4.0+1.3+3.1+3.0+0.2+0.9+15.6+1.6+1.8+4.7+15+1,066
Amen Thompson 13.0 5.2 9.7 53.8 0.3 1.3 21.2 2.3 3.3 70.6 3 160

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Pau Gasol 20,894 7,980 15,729 50.7 179 486 36.8 4,755 6,311 75.3 18 1,226
difference:+18,818+7,148+14,182+3.0+135+278+15.6+4,387+5,790+4.7+15+1,066
Amen Thompson 2,076 832 1,547 53.8 44 208 21.2 368 521 70.6 3 160

Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Pau Gasol 15.4 6.0 11.8 50.8 0.1 0.3 29.7 3.4 4.6 74.1 12 136
difference:+0.3+0.3+1.3+0.3+4.7+0.2+0.5+4.7+11+129
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
Pau Gasol 2,098 812 1,600 50.8 11 37 29.7 463 625 74.1 12 136
difference:+1,988+770+1,515+1.3+10+33+4.7+438+589+4.7+11+129
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
Pau Gasol 17.6
+8.1
200282
Amen Thompson 9.5
202462

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Pau Gasol 19.0
+4.9
200382
Amen Thompson 14.1
202569

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Pau Gasol 17.7
200478
Amen Thompson 17.7
202629

Pau Gasol's additional seasons:

- Pau Gasol played 15 seasons more than Amen Thompson in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 4 to 18, from 2005 to 2019—he averaged 16.8 points in a total of 984 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 20.8 ppg and his lowest 3.9.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Pau Gasol -
DNP
20020
Amen Thompson -
DNP
20240

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Pau Gasol -
DNP
20030
Amen Thompson 15.7
+15.7
20257

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Pau Gasol 18.5
+18.5
20044
Amen Thompson -
DNP *
20260
* season in progress

Pau Gasol's additional Playoffs:

- During his 15 additional NBA seasons, Pau Gasol played in 11 Playoffs and won two NBA Championships. In those postseasons he averaged 15.3 points in a total of 132 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 21.3 ppg and his lowest 6.