Daniel Gafford vs. Klay Thompson: NBA Rankings Comparison

The ultimate statistical showdown: compare Daniel Gafford and Klay Thompson all-time NBA rankings. Explore their historical standing across total and per-game stats, regular season and playoffs. Who ranks higher?

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season / Stats Rankings / Games against each other
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This in-depth analysis goes beyond basic career numbers to provide an unparalleled look at where Daniel Gafford, with a career spanning 6 seasons from 2020 to 2025, and Klay Thompson, with 12 seasons played from 2012 to 2025, stand among the league's historical elite..

Dive into a meticulous breakdown of their positions in every major statistical category—from scoring and rebounding to assists, steals, and blocks—across both regular season and their entire playoff careers. Our comprehensive tables offer side-by-side rankings, value comparisons, and key differences, ensuring you have all the definitive data to assess their historical impact.

First, review a concise summary of how they rank in NBA history in the main categories (points, rebounds, assists, steals and blocks) for both total and per-game stats, and below, you can then explore in detail all their stats and their historical rankings.

Daniel Gafford vs. Klay Thompson
Total Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Totals
Season Playoffs
Daniel Gafford Klay Thompson Daniel Gafford Klay Thompson
Points
+300th
111st
+300th
29th
Rebounds
+300th
+300th
+300th
136th
Assists
+300th
+300th
+300th
113rd
Steals
+300th
+300th
+300th
54th
Blocks
237th
+300th
219th
101st
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Daniel Gafford vs. Klay Thompson
Per Game Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Per Game
Season Playoffs
Daniel Gafford Klay Thompson Daniel Gafford Klay Thompson
Points
--
93rd
+300th
114th
Rebounds
--
+300th
+300th
+300th
Assists
--
+300th
+300th
+300th
Steals
--
+300th
+300th
+300th
Blocks
64th
+300th
57th
+300th

Note: the season per game rankings on this page respect the minimums usually applied by the NBA for all-time leaders: 400 games with some exceptions for some stats; for the Playoffs a minimum of 3 games is used.

Comparisons on this page:

Their rankings for:
Season Totals - Playoffs Totals /
Season Per Game - Playoffs Per Game

Career Totals,
Regular Season Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Daniel Gafford Klay Thompson Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
+300th
111st
+189 3,497 vs. 16,53613,039
Rebounds
+300th
+300th
2,127 vs. 3,041914
Assists
+300th
+300th
397 vs. 1,9881,591
Steals
+300th
+300th
190 vs. 726536
Blocks
237th
+300th
+63 584 vs. 443141
Offensive Rebounds
+300th
+300th
814 vs. 406408
Defensive Rebounds
+300th
+300th
1,313 vs. 2,6351,322
Field Goals Made
+300th
125th
+175 1,453 vs. 6,1554,702
Field Goals Attempted
+300th
105th
+195 2,048 vs. 13,65911,611
3-Pointers Made
+300th
5th
+295 0 vs. 2,6972,697
3-Pointers Attempted
+300th
6th
+294 1 vs. 6,5636,562
Free Throws Made
+300th
+300th
591 vs. 1,529938
Free Throws Attempted
+300th
+300th
879 vs. 1,778899

Games and Years:

Daniel Gafford Klay Thompson Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
+300th
+300th
378 vs. 865487
Seasons
+300th
+300th
6 vs. 126

Rankings by Points Scored:

Daniel Gafford Klay Thompson Rk Diff. Values Diff.
40+ point games
-
64th
0 vs. 1818
50+ point games
-
29th
0 vs. 44
60+ point games
-
11th
0 vs. 11
70+ point games
-
-
0 vs. 00

Career Totals,
Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Daniel Gafford Klay Thompson Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
+300th
29th
+271 256 vs. 3,0322,776
Rebounds
+300th
136th
+164 151 vs. 626475
Assists
+300th
113rd
+187 18 vs. 351333
Steals
+300th
54th
+246 11 vs. 150139
Blocks
219th
101st
118 43 vs. 8542
Offensive Rebounds
+300th
+300th
56 vs. 7923
Defensive Rebounds
+300th
76th
+224 95 vs. 547452
Field Goals Made
+300th
28th
+272 100 vs. 1,1261,026
Field Goals Attempted
+300th
23rd
+277 149 vs. 2,5852,436
3-Pointers Made
+300th
2nd
+298 0 vs. 501501
3-Pointers Attempted
+300th
4th
+296 0 vs. 1,2371,237
Free Throws Made
+300th
158th
+142 56 vs. 279223
Free Throws Attempted
+300th
195th
+105 89 vs. 330241

Games and Years:

Daniel Gafford Klay Thompson Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
+300th
39th
+261 27 vs. 158131
Playoffs
+300th
223rd
+77 2 vs. 97

Rankings by Points Scored:

Daniel Gafford Klay Thompson Rk Diff. Values Diff.
40+ point games
-
78th
0 vs. 11
50+ point games
-
-
0 vs. 00

Career Per Game Averages,
Regular Season Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Daniel Gafford Klay Thompson Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
--
93rd
9.25 vs. 19.129.87
Rebounds per game
--
+300th
5.63 vs. 3.522.11
Assists per game
--
+300th
1.05 vs. 2.301.25
Steals per game
--
+300th
0.50 vs. 0.840.34
Blocks per game
64th
+300th
+236 1.54 vs. 0.511.03
Offensive Rebounds per game
--
+300th
2.15 vs. 0.471.68
Defensive Rebounds per game
--
+300th
3.47 vs. 3.050.43
Field Goals Made per game
--
104th
3.84 vs. 7.123.27
Field Goals Attempted per game
--
89th
5.42 vs. 15.7910.37
3-Pointers Made per game
--
2nd
0.00 vs. 3.123.12
3-Pointers Attempted per game
--
6th
0.00 vs. 7.597.58
Free Throws Made per game
--
+300th
1.56 vs. 1.770.20
Free Throws Attempted per game
--
+300th
2.33 vs. 2.060.27

Career Per Game Averages,
Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Daniel Gafford Klay Thompson Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
+300th
114th
+186 9.48 vs. 19.199.71
Rebounds per game
+300th
+300th
5.59 vs. 3.961.63
Assists per game
+300th
+300th
0.67 vs. 2.221.55
Steals per game
+300th
+300th
0.41 vs. 0.950.54
Blocks per game
57th
+300th
+243 1.59 vs. 0.541.05
Offensive Rebounds per game
209th
+300th
+91 2.07 vs. 0.501.57
Defensive Rebounds per game
+300th
+300th
3.52 vs. 3.460.06
Field Goals Made per game
+300th
116th
+184 3.70 vs. 7.133.42
Field Goals Attempted per game
+300th
97th
+203 5.52 vs. 16.3610.84
3-Pointers Made per game
+300th
4th
+296 0.00 vs. 3.173.17
3-Pointers Attempted per game
+300th
9th
+291 0.00 vs. 7.837.83
Free Throws Made per game
+300th
+300th
2.07 vs. 1.770.31
Free Throws Attempted per game
+300th
+300th
3.30 vs. 2.091.21

Note: Even if they don't have the minimum of 400 season games, the players are also included in the all-time rankings in some stats if they reach certain thresholds: 10,000 points; 4,000 rebounds; 2,000 assists; 625 steals; 500 blocks; 250 3-pointers made.