Giannis Antetokounmpo vs. Bill Thieben Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bill Thieben and Giannis Antetokounmpo 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

Giannis Antetokounmpo

vs.

Bill Thieben

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
G. Antetokounmpo: 2013-14 to 2023-24
Bill Thieben: 1956-57 to 1957-58

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships G. Antetokounmpo 1 Bill Thieben 0

NBA Seasons G. Antetokounmpo 11 Bill Thieben 2

Playoffs Played G. Antetokounmpo 8 Bill Thieben 1

All-Star Games G. Antetokounmpo 8 Bill Thieben 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP G. Antetokounmpo 2 Bill Thieben 0

Finals MVP G. Antetokounmpo 1 Bill Thieben 0 *

All-NBA First Team G. Antetokounmpo 5 Bill Thieben 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) G. Antetokounmpo 7 Bill Thieben 0

All-Defensive 1st Team G. Antetokounmpo 4 Bill Thieben 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) G. Antetokounmpo 5 Bill Thieben 0

Defensive Player of The Year G. Antetokounmpo 1 Bill Thieben 0 *

In-Season Tournament 1st Team G. Antetokounmpo 1 * Bill Thieben 0 *

* Notes: In-Season Tournament (NBA Cup) played since 2023-24. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Defensive Player of The Year is awarded since 1982-83.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 23.4 Bill Thieben 4.0

Rebounds Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 9.8 Bill Thieben 3.2

Assists Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 4.9 Bill Thieben 0.3

Steals Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.1 Bill Thieben - n/a **

Blocks Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.2 Bill Thieben - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points G. Antetokounmpo 18,502 Bill Thieben 337

Total Rebounds G. Antetokounmpo 7,732 Bill Thieben 272

Total Assists G. Antetokounmpo 3,855 Bill Thieben 24

Total Steals G. Antetokounmpo 903 Bill Thieben - n/a **

Total Blocks G. Antetokounmpo 986 Bill Thieben - n/a **

Total Games G. Antetokounmpo 792 Bill Thieben 85

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .545 Bill Thieben .331

3-Point Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .286 Bill Thieben - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .702 Bill Thieben .640

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 31.1 (2023) Bill Thieben 4.1 (1957)

Rebounds Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 13.6 (2020) Bill Thieben 3.6 (1957)

Assists Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 6.5 (2024) Bill Thieben 0.3 (1957)

Steals Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.6 (2017) Bill Thieben - n/a **

Blocks Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.9 (2017) Bill Thieben - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 26.6 Bill Thieben 7.0

Rebounds Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 12.0 Bill Thieben 3.0

Assists Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 5.2 Bill Thieben 1.5

Steals Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.0 Bill Thieben - n/a **

Blocks Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.3 Bill Thieben - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points G. Antetokounmpo 2,105 Bill Thieben 14

Total Rebounds G. Antetokounmpo 945 Bill Thieben 6

Total Assists G. Antetokounmpo 413 Bill Thieben 3

Total Steals G. Antetokounmpo 80 Bill Thieben - n/a **

Total Blocks G. Antetokounmpo 105 Bill Thieben - n/a **

Total Games G. Antetokounmpo 79 Bill Thieben 2

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .527 Bill Thieben .857

3-Point Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .261 Bill Thieben - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .618 Bill Thieben .333

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 31.7 (2022) Bill Thieben 7.0 (1957)

Rebounds Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 14.2 (2022) Bill Thieben 3.0 (1957)

Assists Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 6.8 (2022) Bill Thieben 1.5 (1957)

Steals Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 2.2 (2017) Bill Thieben - n/a **

Blocks Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 2.0 (2019) Bill Thieben - n/a **

Notes: ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.