Bob Dandridge vs. Tristan Thompson Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Tristan Thompson and Bob Dandridge, 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

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.

Bob Dandridge and Tristan Thompson both played 13 years in the NBA. Bob Dandridge had the first of his seasons in 1969-70, 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
Bob Dandridge 13 8 1969-70 to 1981-82
Tristan Thompson 13 8 2011-12 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Bob Dandridge Tristan Thompson
Season 1969-702011-12
Team Milwaukee BucksCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
-Achievement All-Rookie Second Team
Playoffs Bucks Lost East Div FinalsDid 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 %
Bob Dandridge 81 30.4 13.2 - - 7.7 3.6 - - - 3.4 5.4 11.0 .485 - - - 2.5 3.3 .754
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 %
Bob Dandridge 10 39.9 16.3 - - 8.7 5.7 - - - 3.9 7.2 14.2 .507 - - - 1.9 2.9 .655
Tristan Thompson ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Bob Dandridge Tristan Thompson
Season 1970-712012-13
Team Milwaukee BucksCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionDid 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 %
Bob Dandridge 79 36.2 18.4 - - 8.0 3.5 - - - 3.6 7.5 14.8 .509 - - - 3.3 4.8 .702
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 %
Bob Dandridge 14 38.2 19.2 - - 9.6 3.4 - - - 3.2 8.1 17.4 .463 - - - 3.1 3.9 .782
Tristan Thompson ------- --- ----------

Season 3

Bob Dandridge Tristan Thompson
Season 1971-722013-14
Team Milwaukee BucksCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bucks Lost West Conf FinalsDid 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 %
Bob Dandridge 80 37.0 18.4 - - 7.7 3.1 - - - 3.7 7.9 15.8 .498 - - - 2.7 3.6 .739
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 %
Bob Dandridge 11 40.1 21.5 - - 8.8 1.9 - - - 4.3 9.1 18.4 .495 - - - 3.4 4.5 .740
Tristan Thompson ------- --- ----------

Season 4

Bob Dandridge Tristan Thompson
Season 1972-732014-15
Team Milwaukee BucksCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Bucks Lost West Conf SemisCavaliers 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 %
Bob Dandridge 73 39.1 20.2 - - 8.2 2.8 - - - 3.8 8.7 18.5 .472 - - - 2.7 3.4 .789
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 %
Bob Dandridge 6 34.0 13.8 - - 4.7 1.2 - - - 3.8 5.3 12.7 .421 - - - 3.2 4.5 .704
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

Bob Dandridge Tristan Thompson
Season 1973-742015-16
Team Milwaukee BucksCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bucks Lost NBA 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 %
Bob Dandridge 71 35.5 18.9 1.6 5.1 6.7 2.8 1.6 0.6 - 3.8 8.2 16.3 .503 - - - 2.5 3.0 .818
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 %
Bob Dandridge 16 40.5 19.3 1.9 5.7 7.6 2.8 1.4 0.6 - 4.1 8.5 17.3 .493 - - - 2.3 2.9 .766
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

Bob Dandridge Tristan Thompson
Season 1974-752016-17
Team Milwaukee BucksCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
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 %
Bob Dandridge 80 37.9 19.9 1.8 5.1 6.9 3.0 1.5 0.6 - 4.1 8.6 18.3 .473 - - - 2.6 3.3 .805
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 %
Bob Dandridge ------- --- ----------
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

Bob Dandridge Tristan Thompson
Season 1975-762017-18
Team Milwaukee BucksCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Bucks Lost West Conf 1st RdCavaliers 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 %
Bob Dandridge 73 37.5 21.5 2.3 5.1 7.4 2.8 1.5 0.5 - 3.6 8.9 17.8 .502 - - - 3.7 4.5 .824
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 %
Bob Dandridge 3 40.7 22.0 1.0 6.7 7.7 2.7 1.0 0.0 - 3.0 8.0 16.3 .490 - - - 6.0 6.7 .900
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

Bob Dandridge Tristan Thompson
Season 1976-772018-19
Team Milwaukee BucksCleveland 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 %
Bob Dandridge 70 35.7 20.8 2.1 4.2 6.3 3.8 1.4 0.4 - 3.2 8.4 17.9 .467 - - - 4.0 5.2 .771
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 %
Bob Dandridge ------- --- ----------
Tristan Thompson ------- --- ----------

Season 9

Bob Dandridge Tristan Thompson
Season 1977-782019-20
Team Washington BulletsCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionDid 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 %
Bob Dandridge 75 37.0 19.3 1.8 4.1 5.9 3.8 1.3 0.6 3.2 3.5 7.5 15.9 .471 - - - 4.4 5.6 .788
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 %
Bob Dandridge 19 39.3 21.2 1.8 4.6 6.5 3.9 1.6 0.7 3.0 4.1 9.1 18.9 .479 - - - 3.1 4.4 .690
Tristan Thompson ------- --- ----------

Season 10

Bob Dandridge Tristan Thompson
Season 1978-792020-21
Team Washington BulletsBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Bullets Lost NBA FinalsCeltics 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 %
Bob Dandridge 78 33.7 20.4 1.4 4.3 5.7 4.7 0.9 0.7 2.8 3.3 8.1 16.2 .499 - - - 4.2 5.1 .825
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 %
Bob Dandridge 19 41.4 23.1 2.4 5.0 7.4 5.5 0.7 0.8 3.1 3.7 9.2 19.4 .473 - - - 4.8 5.8 .827
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

Bob Dandridge Tristan Thompson
Season 1979-802021-22
Team Washington BulletsSacramento Kings, Indiana Pacers, Chicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayBulls 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 %
Bob Dandridge 45 32.4 17.4 1.4 4.1 5.5 4.0 0.6 0.8 2.7 2.5 7.3 16.2 .451 0.0 0.2 .182 2.7 3.4 .809
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 %
Bob Dandridge ------- --- ----------
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

Bob Dandridge Tristan Thompson
Season 1980-812022-23
Team Washington BulletsLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayLakers 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 %
Bob Dandridge 23 23.7 10.0 0.8 2.8 3.6 2.6 0.7 0.4 1.4 2.3 4.4 10.3 .426 0.0 0.0 .000 1.2 1.7 .718
Tristan Thompson ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bob Dandridge ------- --- ----------
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

Bob Dandridge Tristan Thompson
Season 1981-822023-24
Team Milwaukee BucksCleveland 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 %
Bob Dandridge 11 15.8 4.7 0.4 1.2 1.5 1.2 0.5 0.2 1.0 2.3 1.9 5.0 .382 0.0 0.0 - 0.9 1.5 .588
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 %
Bob Dandridge ------- --- ----------
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