John Stockton vs. Al Thornton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Al Thornton and John Stockton 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

John Stockton

vs.

Al Thornton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
John Stockton: 1984-85 to 2002-03
Al Thornton: 2007-08 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships John Stockton 0 Al Thornton 0

NBA Seasons John Stockton 19 Al Thornton 4

Playoffs Played John Stockton 19 Al Thornton 0

All-Star Games John Stockton 10 Al Thornton 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team John Stockton 2 Al Thornton 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) John Stockton 11 Al Thornton 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) John Stockton 5 Al Thornton 0

Assists Leader John Stockton 9 Al Thornton 0

Steals Leader John Stockton 2 Al Thornton 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Stockton 13.1 Al Thornton 11.9

Rebounds Per Game John Stockton 2.7 Al Thornton 4.2

Assists Per Game John Stockton 10.5 Al Thornton 1.2

Steals Per Game John Stockton 2.2 Al Thornton 0.6

Blocks Per Game John Stockton 0.2 Al Thornton 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points John Stockton 19,711 Al Thornton 3,527

Total Rebounds John Stockton 4,051 Al Thornton 1,233

Total Assists John Stockton 15,806 Al Thornton 353

Total Steals John Stockton 3,265 Al Thornton 185

Total Blocks John Stockton 315 Al Thornton 152

Total Games John Stockton 1,504 Al Thornton 296

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Stockton .515 Al Thornton .452

3-Point Percentage John Stockton .384 Al Thornton .293

Free Throw Percentage John Stockton .826 Al Thornton .747

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Stockton 17.2 (1990) Al Thornton 16.8 (2009)

Rebounds Per Game John Stockton 3.3 (1992) Al Thornton 5.2 (2009)

Assists Per Game John Stockton 14.5 (1990) Al Thornton 1.5 (2009)

Steals Per Game John Stockton 3.2 (1989) Al Thornton 0.8 (2009)

Blocks Per Game John Stockton 0.3 (2002) Al Thornton 0.9 (2009)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Stockton 13.4 Al Thornton -

Rebounds Per Game John Stockton 3.3 Al Thornton -

Assists Per Game John Stockton 10.1 Al Thornton -

Steals Per Game John Stockton 1.9 Al Thornton -

Blocks Per Game John Stockton 0.3 Al Thornton -

Totals Stats

Total Points John Stockton 2,436 Al Thornton -

Total Rebounds John Stockton 608 Al Thornton -

Total Assists John Stockton 1,839 Al Thornton -

Total Steals John Stockton 338 Al Thornton -

Total Blocks John Stockton 50 Al Thornton -

Total Games John Stockton 182 Al Thornton 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Stockton .473 Al Thornton -

3-Point Percentage John Stockton .326 Al Thornton -

Free Throw Percentage John Stockton .810 Al Thornton -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Stockton 27.3 (1989) Al Thornton -

Rebounds Per Game John Stockton 5.6 (2001) Al Thornton -

Assists Per Game John Stockton 15.0 (1990) Al Thornton -

Steals Per Game John Stockton 3.7 (1989) Al Thornton -

Blocks Per Game John Stockton 1.7 (1989) Al Thornton -