Robert Horry vs. Amen Thompson: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Amen Thompson and Robert Horry 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 Amen Thompson has better scoring averages both in the regular season and Playoffs while Robert Horry scored more total points in both stages. 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 3 NBA regular seasons played, Amen Thompson averages 5 points more than Robert Horry in his 16 seasons (12.0 points against 7.0). On the other hand Robert Horry scored a total of 6,095 points more than Amen Thompson (7,715 vs. 1,620).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Robert Horry 7.0
16
Amen Thompson 12.0
+5.0
3

Total Points

Seasons
Robert Horry 7,715
+6,095
16
Amen Thompson 1,620
3

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Amen Thompson has a better career point average than Robert Horry (+7.8 points per game) while Robert Horry scored more points (+1,829).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Robert Horry 7.9
16
Amen Thompson 15.7
+7.8
1

Total Points

Playoffs
Robert Horry 1,939
+1,829
16
Amen Thompson 110
1

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

40+ Point Games

Robert Horry 1
+1
Amen Thompson 0

30+ Point Games

Robert Horry 2
+1
Amen Thompson 1

20+ Point Games

Robert Horry 34
+16
Amen Thompson 18

10+ Point Games

Robert Horry 309
+228
Amen Thompson 81

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Robert Horry 989
+856
Amen Thompson 133

0 Point Games (games without points)

Robert Horry 118
+116
Amen Thompson 2

Playoffs

20+ Point Games

Robert Horry 11
+9
Amen Thompson 2

10+ Point Games

Robert Horry 85
+79
Amen Thompson 6

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Robert Horry 222
+215
Amen Thompson 7

0 Point Games (games without points)

Robert Horry 22
+22
Amen Thompson 0

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Robert Horry 7.0 2.5 6.0 42.5 0.7 2.1 34.1 1.2 1.6 72.6 16 1,107
difference:+5.0+2.3+2.8+12.0+0.5+0.9+13.3+0.9+1.5+4.1+13+972
Amen Thompson 12.0 4.8 8.8 54.5 0.2 1.2 20.8 2.1 3.1 68.5 3 135

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Robert Horry 7,715 2,820 6,643 42.5 795 2,329 34.1 1,280 1,762 72.6 16 1,107
difference:+6,095+2,171+5,452+12.0+762+2,170+13.3+991+1,340+4.1+13+972
Amen Thompson 1,620 649 1,191 54.5 33 159 20.8 289 422 68.5 3 135

Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Robert Horry 7.9 2.7 6.4 42.6 1.1 3.0 35.9 1.4 2.0 72.2 16 244
difference:+7.8+3.3+5.7+6.8+1.0+2.4+10.9+2.2+3.1+2.8+15+237
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
Robert Horry 1,939 665 1,562 42.6 261 728 35.9 348 482 72.2 16 244
difference:+1,829+623+1,477+6.8+260+724+10.9+323+446+2.8+15+237
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
Robert Horry 10.1
+0.6
199379
Amen Thompson 9.5
202462

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Robert Horry 9.9
1994NBA Champion81
Amen Thompson 14.1
+4.2
202569

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Robert Horry 10.2
1995NBA Champion64
Amen Thompson 14.5
+4.3
20264

Robert Horry's additional seasons:

* Robert Horry played 15 seasons more than Amen Thompson in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 4 to 18, from 1996 to 2008—he averaged 6.4 points in a total of 991 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 12 ppg and his lowest 2.5.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Robert Horry 10.3
+10.3
199312
Amen Thompson -
DNP
20240

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Robert Horry 11.7
1994NBA Champion23
Amen Thompson 15.7
+4.0
20257

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Robert Horry 13.1
+13.1
1995NBA Champion22
Amen Thompson -
DNP *
20260
* season in progress

Robert Horry's additional Playoffs:

* During his 15 additional NBA seasons, Robert Horry played in 15 Playoffs and won 5 NBA Championships. In those postseasons he averaged 6.7 points in a total of 205 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 13.1 ppg and his lowest 1.5.