Bismack Biyombo vs. Tristan Thompson Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Tristan Thompson and Bismack Biyombo, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season / Games against each other

Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.

Bismack Biyombo and Tristan Thompson both played 13 years in the NBA. Bismack Biyombo had the first of his seasons in 2011-12, while Tristan Thompson had his rookie season in 2011-12. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achivements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.

Their Careers

Player
Total Seasons Playoffs Played NBA Years
Bismack Biyombo 13 4 2011-12 to 2023-24
Tristan Thompson 13 8 2011-12 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Bismack Biyombo Tristan Thompson
Season 2011-122011-12
Team Charlotte BobcatsCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie Second Team
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bismack Biyombo 63 23.1 5.2 1.8 4.0 5.8 0.4 0.3 1.8 1.1 2.3 2.0 4.4 .464 0.0 0.0 - 1.1 2.3 .483
Tristan Thompson 60 23.7 8.2 3.1 3.4 6.5 0.5 0.5 1.0 1.4 2.2 3.2 7.4 .439 0.0 0.0 .000 1.8 3.2 .552
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bismack Biyombo ------- --- ----------
Tristan Thompson ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Bismack Biyombo Tristan Thompson
Season 2012-132012-13
Team Charlotte BobcatsCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bismack Biyombo 80 27.3 4.8 2.4 4.9 7.3 0.4 0.4 1.8 1.0 2.4 2.0 4.3 .451 0.0 0.0 - 0.9 1.8 .521
Tristan Thompson 82 31.3 11.7 3.7 5.7 9.4 1.3 0.7 0.9 1.5 2.9 4.8 9.7 .488 0.0 0.0 .000 2.2 3.5 .608
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bismack Biyombo ------- --- ----------
Tristan Thompson ------- --- ----------

Season 3

Bismack Biyombo Tristan Thompson
Season 2013-142013-14
Team Charlotte BobcatsCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bobcats Lost East Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bismack Biyombo 77 13.9 2.9 1.4 3.4 4.8 0.1 0.1 1.1 0.5 1.6 1.1 1.9 .611 0.0 0.0 - 0.6 1.2 .517
Tristan Thompson 82 31.6 11.7 3.3 5.9 9.2 0.9 0.5 0.4 1.3 2.3 4.4 9.3 .477 0.0 0.0 .000 2.9 4.1 .693
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bismack Biyombo 3 16.0 2.7 1.7 2.0 3.7 0.3 0.0 0.7 0.0 1.3 1.0 1.7 .600 0.0 0.0 - 0.7 2.0 .333
Tristan Thompson ------- --- ----------

Season 4

Bismack Biyombo Tristan Thompson
Season 2014-152014-15
Team Charlotte HornetsCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayCavaliers Lost NBA Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bismack Biyombo 64 19.4 4.8 2.5 3.9 6.4 0.3 0.3 1.5 0.8 2.2 1.6 2.9 .543 0.0 0.0 - 1.6 2.7 .583
Tristan Thompson 82 26.8 8.5 3.3 4.7 8.0 0.5 0.4 0.7 1.0 2.3 3.3 6.0 .547 0.0 0.0 - 1.9 3.0 .641
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bismack Biyombo ------- --- ----------
Tristan Thompson 20 36.4 9.6 4.4 6.4 10.8 0.5 0.3 1.2 0.8 2.5 3.6 6.5 .558 0.0 0.0 - 2.4 4.1 .585

Season 5

Bismack Biyombo Tristan Thompson
Season 2015-162015-16
Team Toronto RaptorsCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Raptors Lost East Conf FinalsNBA Champion NBA Champion
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bismack Biyombo 82 22.0 5.5 2.2 5.8 8.0 0.4 0.2 1.6 0.9 2.7 1.9 3.5 .542 0.0 0.0 .000 1.7 2.8 .628
Tristan Thompson 82 27.7 7.8 3.3 5.7 9.0 0.8 0.5 0.6 0.7 2.5 3.0 5.1 .588 0.0 0.0 - 1.8 3.0 .616
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bismack Biyombo 20 25.3 6.2 2.7 6.7 9.4 0.4 0.4 1.4 1.1 2.4 2.0 3.5 .580 0.0 0.0 - 2.2 3.6 .597
Tristan Thompson 21 29.6 6.7 4.1 4.9 9.0 0.7 0.4 0.9 0.8 2.6 2.3 4.4 .527 0.0 0.0 - 2.0 3.5 .575

Season 6

Bismack Biyombo Tristan Thompson
Season 2016-172016-17
Team Orlando MagicCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayCavaliers Lost NBA Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bismack Biyombo 81 22.1 6.0 1.9 5.1 7.0 0.9 0.3 1.1 1.2 2.5 2.2 4.2 .528 0.0 0.0 - 1.5 2.9 .534
Tristan Thompson 78 29.9 8.1 3.7 5.5 9.2 1.0 0.5 1.1 0.8 2.3 3.4 5.6 .600 0.0 0.0 .000 1.4 2.7 .498
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bismack Biyombo ------- --- ----------
Tristan Thompson 18 31.2 8.2 3.8 4.5 8.3 1.4 0.5 0.7 1.2 2.0 3.0 5.1 .587 0.0 0.0 - 2.2 3.3 .667

Season 7

Bismack Biyombo Tristan Thompson
Season 2017-182017-18
Team Orlando MagicCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayCavaliers Lost NBA Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bismack Biyombo 82 18.2 5.7 1.8 4.0 5.7 0.8 0.3 1.2 1.0 1.9 2.2 4.3 .520 0.0 0.0 .000 1.2 1.9 .650
Tristan Thompson 53 20.2 5.8 2.4 4.3 6.6 0.6 0.3 0.3 0.7 1.9 2.5 4.4 .562 0.0 0.0 - 0.8 1.5 .544
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bismack Biyombo ------- --- ----------
Tristan Thompson 19 21.9 6.2 2.3 3.6 5.9 0.6 0.1 0.4 0.6 1.4 2.6 4.4 .590 0.0 0.1 .000 1.1 1.4 .741

Season 8

Bismack Biyombo Tristan Thompson
Season 2018-192018-19
Team Charlotte HornetsCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bismack Biyombo 54 14.5 4.4 1.5 3.1 4.6 0.6 0.2 0.8 0.6 1.9 1.6 2.9 .571 0.0 0.0 - 1.1 1.7 .637
Tristan Thompson 43 27.9 10.9 4.0 6.2 10.2 2.0 0.7 0.4 1.4 2.1 4.7 8.8 .529 0.0 0.0 - 1.6 2.5 .642
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bismack Biyombo ------- --- ----------
Tristan Thompson ------- --- ----------

Season 9

Bismack Biyombo Tristan Thompson
Season 2019-202019-20
Team Charlotte HornetsCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bismack Biyombo 53 19.4 7.4 2.3 3.5 5.8 0.9 0.2 0.9 0.9 2.2 2.8 5.2 .543 0.0 0.0 - 1.7 2.8 .603
Tristan Thompson 57 30.2 12.0 4.0 6.2 10.1 2.1 0.6 0.9 1.8 2.2 5.1 9.9 .512 0.2 0.4 .391 1.7 2.8 .615
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bismack Biyombo ------- --- ----------
Tristan Thompson ------- --- ----------

Season 10

Bismack Biyombo Tristan Thompson
Season 2020-212020-21
Team Charlotte HornetsBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayCeltics Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bismack Biyombo 66 20.4 5.0 2.1 3.2 5.3 1.2 0.3 1.1 1.1 2.1 2.2 3.7 .587 0.0 0.0 .000 0.7 1.6 .448
Tristan Thompson 54 23.8 7.6 3.1 5.0 8.1 1.2 0.4 0.6 1.1 2.2 3.1 6.0 .518 0.0 0.1 .000 1.3 2.2 .592
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bismack Biyombo ------- --- ----------
Tristan Thompson 5 26.4 10.4 5.8 4.0 9.8 1.0 0.8 1.2 1.0 2.4 4.0 6.8 .588 0.0 0.0 - 2.4 3.4 .706

Season 11

Bismack Biyombo Tristan Thompson
Season 2021-222021-22
Team Phoenix SunsSacramento Kings, Indiana Pacers, Chicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Suns Lost West Conf SemisBulls Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bismack Biyombo 36 14.1 5.8 1.8 2.9 4.6 0.6 0.3 0.7 0.7 1.9 2.4 4.0 .593 0.0 0.0 - 1.1 2.0 .535
Tristan Thompson 57 15.7 6.0 2.1 2.9 5.1 0.6 0.4 0.4 0.8 1.7 2.5 4.7 .528 0.0 0.1 .333 1.1 2.0 .526
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bismack Biyombo 9 9.6 2.8 0.9 1.2 2.1 0.6 0.1 0.2 0.7 1.4 1.2 1.9 .647 0.0 0.0 - 0.3 0.7 .500
Tristan Thompson 5 7.6 0.8 0.4 1.2 1.6 0.4 0.2 0.0 1.0 0.8 0.4 1.0 .400 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -

Season 12

Bismack Biyombo Tristan Thompson
Season 2022-232022-23
Team Phoenix SunsLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Suns Lost West Conf SemisLakers Lost West Conf Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bismack Biyombo 61 14.3 4.3 1.5 2.8 4.3 0.9 0.3 1.4 0.8 1.9 2.0 3.4 .578 0.0 0.0 - 0.4 1.1 .357
Tristan Thompson ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bismack Biyombo 8 9.8 3.4 1.3 2.1 3.4 0.8 0.0 1.3 0.8 2.3 1.1 2.0 .563 0.0 0.0 - 1.1 2.3 .500
Tristan Thompson 6 5.3 1.8 0.7 1.0 1.7 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.2 0.8 1.8 .455 0.0 0.0 - 0.2 0.8 .200

Season 13

Bismack Biyombo Tristan Thompson
Season 2023-242023-24
Team Memphis Grizzlies, Oklahoma City ThunderCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayCavaliers Lost East Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bismack Biyombo 40 19.8 4.4 1.6 3.7 5.2 1.3 0.3 0.9 1.1 2.2 1.9 3.3 .565 0.0 0.0 - 0.7 1.4 .481
Tristan Thompson 49 11.2 3.3 1.5 2.1 3.6 1.0 0.2 0.3 0.6 1.2 1.5 2.4 .608 0.0 0.0 .000 0.3 1.1 .288
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bismack Biyombo ------- --- ----------
Tristan Thompson 10 8.7 1.5 1.0 1.0 2.0 1.0 0.1 0.5 0.2 0.9 0.7 1.6 .438 0.0 0.0 - 0.1 0.2 .500