Paul George vs. Amen Thompson: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Amen Thompson and Paul George 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 Paul George has better scoring stats than Amen Thompson in averages and totals, both in the regular season and Playoffs. 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, Paul George averages 8.7 points more than Amen Thompson in his 2 seasons (20.6 points against 11.9), and he also scored a total of 17,135 points more (18,697 vs. 1,562).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Paul George 20.6
+8.7
15
Amen Thompson 11.9
2

Total Points

Seasons
Paul George 18,697
+17,135
15
Amen Thompson 1,562
2

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Paul George has a better career point average than Amen Thompson (+5.5 points per game) and he also scored more points (+2,306).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Paul George 21.2
+5.5
11
Amen Thompson 15.7
1

Total Points

Playoffs
Paul George 2,416
+2,306
11
Amen Thompson 110
1

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

40+ Point Games

Paul George 22
+22
Amen Thompson 0

30+ Point Games

Paul George 153
+152
Amen Thompson 1

20+ Point Games

Paul George 493
+475
Amen Thompson 18

10+ Point Games

Paul George 802
+725
Amen Thompson 77

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Paul George 901
+772
Amen Thompson 129

0 Point Games (games without points)

Paul George 7
+5
Amen Thompson 2

Playoffs

40+ Point Games

Paul George 1
+1
Amen Thompson 0

30+ Point Games

Paul George 21
+21
Amen Thompson 0

20+ Point Games

Paul George 69
+67
Amen Thompson 2

10+ Point Games

Paul George 99
+93
Amen Thompson 6

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Paul George 114
+107
Amen Thompson 7

0 Point Games (games without points)

Paul George 0
Amen Thompson 0

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Paul George 20.6 7.0 16.0 44.0 2.6 6.7 38.3 3.9 4.6 85.3 15 908
difference:+8.7+2.2+7.3+10.9+2.3+5.6+16.2+1.8+1.5+16.9+13+777
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
Paul George 18,697 6,400 14,553 44.0 2,349 6,127 38.3 3,548 4,160 85.3 15 908
difference:+17,135+5,773+13,410+10.9+2,316+5,978+16.2+3,273+3,758+16.9+13+777
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
Paul George 21.2 6.8 16.2 42.3 2.4 6.9 35.2 5.1 6.2 82.6 11 114
difference:+5.5+0.8+4.1+7.1+2.3+6.3+10.2+1.5+1.1+13.2+10+107
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
Paul George 2,416 779 1,842 42.3 276 783 35.2 582 705 82.6 11 114
difference:+2,306+737+1,757+7.1+275+779+10.2+557+669+13.2+10+107
Amen Thompson 110 42 85 49.4 1 4 25.0 25 36 69.4 1 7

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Paul George 7.8
201161
Amen Thompson 9.5
+1.7
202462

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Paul George 12.1
201266
Amen Thompson 14.1
+2.0
202569

Paul George's additional seasons:

* Paul George played 13 seasons more than Amen Thompson in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 3 to 15, from 2013 to 2025—he averaged 22.3 points in a total of 781 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 28 ppg and his lowest 8.8.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Paul George 6.0
+6.0
20115
Amen Thompson -
DNP
20240

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Paul George 9.7
201211
Amen Thompson 15.7
+6.0
20257

Paul George's additional Playoffs:

* During his 13 additional NBA seasons, Paul George played in 9 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 23.3 points in a total of 98 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 28.6 ppg and his lowest 19.2.