George Johnson vs. Tristan Thompson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Tristan Thompson and George Johnson 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

George Johnson

vs.

Tristan Thompson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
George Johnson: 1972-73 to 1985-86
Tristan Thompson: 2011-12 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships George Johnson 1 Tristan Thompson 1

NBA Seasons George Johnson 13 Tristan Thompson 13

Playoffs Played George Johnson 8 Tristan Thompson 8

All-Star Games George Johnson 0 Tristan Thompson 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) George Johnson 1 Tristan Thompson 0

Blocks Leader George Johnson 3 * Tristan Thompson 0

* Notes: Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Johnson 4.8 Tristan Thompson 8.7

Rebounds Per Game George Johnson 6.5 Tristan Thompson 8.1

Assists Per Game George Johnson 1.0 Tristan Thompson 1.0

Steals Per Game George Johnson 0.5 * Tristan Thompson 0.5

Blocks Per Game George Johnson 2.5 * Tristan Thompson 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points George Johnson 4,369 Tristan Thompson 6,753

Total Rebounds George Johnson 5,887 Tristan Thompson 6,294

Total Assists George Johnson 929 Tristan Thompson 776

Total Steals George Johnson 456 * Tristan Thompson 376

Total Blocks George Johnson 2,082 * Tristan Thompson 515

Total Games George Johnson 904 Tristan Thompson 779

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Johnson .451 Tristan Thompson .521

3-Point Percentage George Johnson .500 * Tristan Thompson .256

Free Throw Percentage George Johnson .694 Tristan Thompson .597

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Johnson 8.7 (1978) Tristan Thompson 12.0 (2020)

Rebounds Per Game George Johnson 9.6 (1978) Tristan Thompson 10.2 (2019)

Assists Per Game George Johnson 2.1 (1980) Tristan Thompson 2.1 (2020)

Steals Per Game George Johnson 1.0 (1978) * Tristan Thompson 0.7 (2013)

Blocks Per Game George Johnson 3.4 (1981) * Tristan Thompson 1.1 (2017)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Johnson 4.2 Tristan Thompson 6.8

Rebounds Per Game George Johnson 6.1 Tristan Thompson 7.5

Assists Per Game George Johnson 0.9 Tristan Thompson 0.7

Steals Per Game George Johnson 0.7 * Tristan Thompson 0.3

Blocks Per Game George Johnson 2.0 * Tristan Thompson 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points George Johnson 248 Tristan Thompson 671

Total Rebounds George Johnson 361 Tristan Thompson 737

Total Assists George Johnson 55 Tristan Thompson 73

Total Steals George Johnson 34 * Tristan Thompson 30

Total Blocks George Johnson 101 * Tristan Thompson 71

Total Games George Johnson 59 Tristan Thompson 98

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Johnson .551 Tristan Thompson .558

3-Point Percentage George Johnson - * Tristan Thompson .000

Free Throw Percentage George Johnson .618 Tristan Thompson .617

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Johnson 14.5 (1979) Tristan Thompson 10.4 (2021)

Rebounds Per Game George Johnson 12.5 (1979) Tristan Thompson 10.8 (2015)

Assists Per Game George Johnson 1.3 (1982) Tristan Thompson 1.4 (2017)

Steals Per Game George Johnson 1.1 (1976) * Tristan Thompson 0.8 (2021)

Blocks Per Game George Johnson 3.5 (1979) * Tristan Thompson 1.2 (2021)

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.