Gaylon Nickerson vs. Klay Thompson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Klay Thompson and Gaylon Nickerson that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

Gaylon Nickerson

vs.

Klay Thompson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Gaylon Nickerson: 1996-97 to 1996-97
Klay Thompson: 2011-12 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gaylon Nickerson 0 Klay Thompson 4

NBA Seasons Gaylon Nickerson 1 Klay Thompson 11

Playoffs Played Gaylon Nickerson 0 Klay Thompson 9

All-Star Games Gaylon Nickerson 0 Klay Thompson 5

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Gaylon Nickerson 0 Klay Thompson 2

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Gaylon Nickerson 0 Klay Thompson 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gaylon Nickerson 3.8 Klay Thompson 19.6

Rebounds Per Game Gaylon Nickerson 1.3 Klay Thompson 3.5

Assists Per Game Gaylon Nickerson 0.3 Klay Thompson 2.3

Steals Per Game Gaylon Nickerson 0.3 Klay Thompson 0.9

Blocks Per Game Gaylon Nickerson 0.3 Klay Thompson 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Gaylon Nickerson 15 Klay Thompson 15,531

Total Rebounds Gaylon Nickerson 5 Klay Thompson 2,795

Total Assists Gaylon Nickerson 1 Klay Thompson 1,843

Total Steals Gaylon Nickerson 1 Klay Thompson 676

Total Blocks Gaylon Nickerson 1 Klay Thompson 413

Total Games Gaylon Nickerson 4 Klay Thompson 793

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gaylon Nickerson .333 Klay Thompson .453

3-Point Percentage Gaylon Nickerson .000 Klay Thompson .413

Free Throw Percentage Gaylon Nickerson 1.000 Klay Thompson .858

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gaylon Nickerson 3.8 (1997) Klay Thompson 22.3 (2017)

Rebounds Per Game Gaylon Nickerson 1.3 (1997) Klay Thompson 4.1 (2023)

Assists Per Game Gaylon Nickerson 0.3 (1997) Klay Thompson 2.9 (2015)

Steals Per Game Gaylon Nickerson 0.3 (1997) Klay Thompson 1.1 (2015)

Blocks Per Game Gaylon Nickerson 0.3 (1997) Klay Thompson 0.8 (2015)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gaylon Nickerson - Klay Thompson 19.2

Rebounds Per Game Gaylon Nickerson - Klay Thompson 4.0

Assists Per Game Gaylon Nickerson - Klay Thompson 2.2

Steals Per Game Gaylon Nickerson - Klay Thompson 0.9

Blocks Per Game Gaylon Nickerson - Klay Thompson 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Gaylon Nickerson - Klay Thompson 3,032

Total Rebounds Gaylon Nickerson - Klay Thompson 626

Total Assists Gaylon Nickerson - Klay Thompson 351

Total Steals Gaylon Nickerson - Klay Thompson 150

Total Blocks Gaylon Nickerson - Klay Thompson 85

Total Games Gaylon Nickerson 0 Klay Thompson 158

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gaylon Nickerson - Klay Thompson .436

3-Point Percentage Gaylon Nickerson - Klay Thompson .405

Free Throw Percentage Gaylon Nickerson - Klay Thompson .845

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gaylon Nickerson - Klay Thompson 24.3 (2016)

Rebounds Per Game Gaylon Nickerson - Klay Thompson 4.6 (2013)

Assists Per Game Gaylon Nickerson - Klay Thompson 3.6 (2014)

Steals Per Game Gaylon Nickerson - Klay Thompson 1.3 (2019)

Blocks Per Game Gaylon Nickerson - Klay Thompson 0.9 (2015)