Kurt Thomas vs. Klay Thompson Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Klay Thompson and Kurt Thomas, 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.

Kurt Thomas played 18 years in the NBA, 7 more than Klay Thompson, who played 11. Kurt Thomas had the first of his seasons in 1995-96, while Klay 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
Kurt Thomas 18 11 1995-96 to 2012-13
Klay Thompson 11 9 2011-12 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Kurt Thomas Klay Thompson
Season 1995-962011-12
Team Miami HeatGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Heat 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 %
Kurt Thomas 74 22.4 9.0 1.6 4.3 5.9 0.6 0.6 0.5 1.3 3.7 3.7 7.4 .501 0.0 0.0 .000 1.6 2.4 .663
Klay Thompson 66 24.4 12.5 0.4 2.1 2.4 2.0 0.7 0.3 1.6 2.3 4.8 10.9 .443 1.7 4.1 .414 1.2 1.4 .868
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kurt Thomas 3 20.0 4.0 1.3 4.0 5.3 1.0 0.7 0.3 1.7 4.3 1.3 3.3 .400 0.0 0.0 - 1.3 1.3 1.000
Klay Thompson ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Kurt Thomas Klay Thompson
Season 1996-972012-13
Team Miami HeatGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayWarriors Lost West 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 %
Kurt Thomas 18 20.8 6.3 1.7 4.2 5.9 0.5 0.7 0.5 1.4 3.7 2.2 5.8 .371 0.0 0.1 .000 1.9 2.6 .761
Klay Thompson 82 35.8 16.6 0.4 3.3 3.7 2.2 1.0 0.5 1.9 2.9 6.2 14.7 .422 2.6 6.4 .401 1.6 1.9 .841
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kurt Thomas ------- --- ----------
Klay Thompson 12 41.3 15.2 0.8 3.8 4.6 1.8 1.0 0.6 2.0 3.7 6.3 14.5 .437 2.1 4.9 .424 0.4 0.5 .833

Season 3

Kurt Thomas Klay Thompson
Season 1997-982013-14
Team Dallas MavericksGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayWarriors Lost West 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 %
Kurt Thomas 5 14.6 7.4 1.6 3.2 4.8 0.6 0.2 0.0 2.0 3.8 3.4 9.0 .378 0.0 0.0 - 0.6 0.6 1.000
Klay Thompson 81 35.4 18.4 0.5 2.6 3.1 2.2 0.9 0.5 1.7 2.9 6.9 15.5 .444 2.8 6.6 .417 1.8 2.3 .795
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kurt Thomas ------- --- ----------
Klay Thompson 7 36.7 16.4 0.6 2.9 3.4 3.6 1.0 0.7 2.1 3.4 5.7 14.0 .408 2.3 6.3 .364 2.7 3.4 .792

Season 4

Kurt Thomas Klay Thompson
Season 1998-992014-15
Team New York KnicksGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Third Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Knicks 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 %
Kurt Thomas 50 23.6 8.1 1.6 4.1 5.7 1.1 0.9 0.3 1.5 3.2 3.4 7.4 .462 0.0 0.0 .000 1.3 2.2 .611
Klay Thompson 77 31.9 21.7 0.4 2.9 3.2 2.9 1.1 0.8 1.9 1.6 7.8 16.9 .463 3.1 7.1 .439 2.9 3.3 .879
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kurt Thomas 20 21.1 5.3 1.9 3.6 5.5 0.4 0.8 0.6 1.0 3.8 2.3 5.9 .381 0.0 0.0 - 0.8 1.2 .696
Klay Thompson 21 36.2 18.6 0.4 3.4 3.9 2.6 0.8 0.9 2.0 3.0 7.1 15.9 .446 2.7 7.0 .390 1.7 2.1 .800

Season 5

Kurt Thomas Klay Thompson
Season 1999-002015-16
Team New York KnicksGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Third Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Conf FinalsWarriors 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 %
Kurt Thomas 80 24.6 8.0 1.8 4.5 6.3 1.0 0.6 0.5 1.3 3.5 3.4 6.7 .505 0.0 0.0 .333 1.3 1.6 .781
Klay Thompson 80 33.3 22.1 0.4 3.4 3.8 2.1 0.8 0.6 1.7 1.9 8.1 17.3 .470 3.5 8.1 .425 2.4 2.8 .873
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kurt Thomas 16 15.7 4.3 1.1 2.0 3.1 0.3 0.2 0.4 0.9 2.8 1.9 3.8 .508 0.0 0.0 - 0.4 0.6 .700
Klay Thompson 24 35.4 24.3 0.6 3.0 3.7 2.3 1.1 0.4 2.0 2.2 8.4 18.9 .444 4.1 9.6 .424 3.4 4.0 .854

Season 6

Kurt Thomas Klay Thompson
Season 2000-012016-17
Team New York KnicksGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Conf 1st RdNBA 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 %
Kurt Thomas 77 27.6 10.4 2.2 4.5 6.7 0.8 0.8 0.9 1.3 3.7 4.1 8.0 .511 0.0 0.0 .333 2.2 2.7 .814
Klay Thompson 78 34.0 22.3 0.6 3.0 3.7 2.1 0.8 0.5 1.6 1.8 8.3 17.6 .468 3.4 8.3 .414 2.4 2.8 .853
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kurt Thomas 5 37.2 14.4 3.4 7.8 11.2 1.8 0.4 1.0 1.8 5.2 5.0 9.4 .532 0.0 0.0 - 4.4 6.2 .710
Klay Thompson 17 35.1 15.0 0.6 3.2 3.9 2.1 0.8 0.3 1.4 2.6 5.5 13.9 .397 2.4 6.2 .387 1.5 1.9 .788

Season 7

Kurt Thomas Klay Thompson
Season 2001-022017-18
Team New York KnicksGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayNBA 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 %
Kurt Thomas 82 33.8 13.9 2.6 6.5 9.1 1.1 0.9 1.0 1.9 4.2 5.6 11.4 .494 0.0 0.1 .167 2.6 3.2 .815
Klay Thompson 73 34.3 20.0 0.4 3.4 3.8 2.5 0.8 0.5 1.8 1.6 7.9 16.2 .488 3.1 7.1 .440 1.1 1.3 .837
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kurt Thomas ------- --- ----------
Klay Thompson 21 37.8 19.6 0.5 3.6 4.1 1.8 0.8 0.3 1.5 2.3 7.6 16.3 .465 3.2 7.5 .427 1.3 1.5 .871

Season 8

Kurt Thomas Klay Thompson
Season 2002-032018-19
Team New York KnicksGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Defensive Second Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayWarriors 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 %
Kurt Thomas 81 31.8 14.0 2.0 5.9 7.9 2.0 1.0 1.2 1.7 4.2 6.1 12.7 .483 0.0 0.0 .667 1.7 2.3 .750
Klay Thompson 78 34.0 21.5 0.5 3.4 3.8 2.4 1.1 0.6 1.5 2.0 8.4 18.0 .467 3.1 7.7 .402 1.7 2.0 .816
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kurt Thomas ------- --- ----------
Klay Thompson 21 39.0 20.7 0.6 3.5 4.1 2.1 1.3 0.7 1.8 2.8 7.8 17.1 .456 3.3 7.5 .443 1.8 2.0 .902

Note: Klay Thompson didn't play in 2019-20 and 2020-21.

Season 9

Kurt Thomas Klay Thompson
Season 2003-042021-22
Team New York KnicksGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Conf 1st RdNBA 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 %
Kurt Thomas 80 31.9 11.1 1.8 6.5 8.3 1.9 0.7 1.0 1.7 3.7 4.9 10.4 .473 0.0 0.0 .000 1.3 1.6 .835
Klay Thompson 32 29.4 20.4 0.5 3.4 3.9 2.8 0.5 0.5 1.3 1.7 7.7 17.9 .429 3.6 9.3 .385 1.4 1.6 .902
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kurt Thomas 4 35.3 12.8 2.3 9.3 11.5 1.5 1.8 0.8 2.5 4.3 5.3 12.3 .429 0.0 0.0 - 2.3 3.0 .750
Klay Thompson 22 36.0 19.0 0.3 3.6 3.9 2.3 1.1 0.7 1.3 2.1 7.2 16.7 .429 3.5 9.1 .385 1.2 1.4 .867

Season 10

Kurt Thomas Klay Thompson
Season 2004-052022-23
Team New York KnicksGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayWarriors Lost West 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 %
Kurt Thomas 80 35.7 11.5 2.1 8.3 10.4 2.0 0.9 1.0 1.2 3.9 5.3 11.3 .471 0.0 0.1 .500 0.8 1.1 .786
Klay Thompson 69 33.0 21.9 0.6 3.6 4.1 2.4 0.7 0.4 1.8 1.9 7.9 18.1 .436 4.4 10.6 .412 1.7 1.9 .879
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kurt Thomas ------- --- ----------
Klay Thompson 13 36.0 18.5 0.1 4.1 4.2 2.2 0.5 0.3 2.0 2.2 6.5 16.8 .388 3.8 10.5 .368 1.6 1.8 .875

Season 11

Kurt Thomas Klay Thompson
Season 2005-062023-24
Team Phoenix SunsGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Suns 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 %
Kurt Thomas 53 26.6 8.6 1.9 5.9 7.8 1.1 0.4 1.0 1.1 3.6 3.6 7.4 .486 0.0 0.0 - 1.4 1.7 .815
Klay Thompson 77 29.7 17.9 0.5 2.8 3.3 2.3 0.6 0.5 1.5 1.6 6.4 14.7 .432 3.5 9.0 .387 1.6 1.8 .927
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kurt Thomas 1 6.0 1.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 1.0 2.0 .500
Klay Thompson ------- --- ----------

Season 12

Kurt Thomas Klay Thompson
Season 2006-07-
Team Phoenix Suns-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Suns Lost West 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 %
Kurt Thomas 67 18.0 4.6 1.3 4.4 5.7 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.5 2.3 1.9 3.9 .486 0.0 0.0 .000 0.8 1.1 .789
Klay Thompson ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kurt Thomas 11 19.3 7.5 1.0 3.9 4.9 1.1 0.5 0.8 0.8 2.3 3.1 5.9 .523 0.0 0.0 - 1.4 1.5 .882
Klay Thompson ------- --- ----------

Season 13

Kurt Thomas Klay Thompson
Season 2007-08-
Team Seattle Supersonics, San Antonio Spurs-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Spurs 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 %
Kurt Thomas 70 22.6 6.3 1.9 5.4 7.2 1.0 0.8 0.8 0.7 2.7 2.8 5.7 .492 0.0 0.0 .000 0.8 1.1 .663
Klay Thompson ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kurt Thomas 17 15.8 4.1 1.5 3.4 4.9 0.4 0.1 0.4 0.8 2.7 1.9 4.1 .457 0.0 0.0 - 0.3 0.4 .714
Klay Thompson ------- --- ----------

Season 14

Kurt Thomas Klay Thompson
Season 2008-09-
Team San Antonio Spurs-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Spurs Lost West 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 %
Kurt Thomas 79 17.8 4.3 1.7 3.4 5.1 0.8 0.4 0.7 0.5 2.2 1.9 3.8 .503 0.0 0.0 .000 0.5 0.6 .822
Klay Thompson ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kurt Thomas 5 16.0 2.6 0.8 3.8 4.6 0.4 0.2 0.4 0.8 2.6 1.0 2.2 .455 0.0 0.0 - 0.6 0.8 .750
Klay Thompson ------- --- ----------

Season 15

Kurt Thomas Klay Thompson
Season 2009-10-
Team Milwaukee Bucks-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bucks 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 %
Kurt Thomas 70 15.0 3.0 1.2 3.0 4.2 0.7 0.4 0.7 0.7 2.3 1.4 3.0 .476 0.0 0.0 - 0.2 0.2 .800
Klay Thompson ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kurt Thomas 7 28.4 5.4 1.7 6.1 7.9 1.6 0.4 0.6 1.1 3.7 2.4 5.0 .486 0.0 0.0 - 0.6 0.7 .800
Klay Thompson ------- --- ----------

Season 16

Kurt Thomas Klay Thompson
Season 2010-11-
Team Chicago Bulls-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bulls Lost East Conf Finals-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kurt Thomas 52 22.7 4.1 1.4 4.3 5.8 1.2 0.6 0.8 0.8 3.2 1.8 3.6 .511 0.0 0.0 1.000 0.4 0.6 .625
Klay Thompson ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kurt Thomas 7 10.6 2.9 1.3 1.4 2.7 0.4 0.1 0.4 0.4 1.7 1.4 2.6 .556 0.0 0.3 .000 0.0 0.0 -
Klay Thompson ------- --- ----------

Season 17

Kurt Thomas Klay Thompson
Season 2011-12-
Team Portland Trail Blazers-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kurt Thomas 53 15.2 3.0 0.7 2.8 3.5 0.9 0.5 0.6 0.6 2.3 1.4 3.0 .465 0.0 0.0 - 0.3 0.4 .700
Klay Thompson ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kurt Thomas ------- --- ----------
Klay Thompson ------- --- ----------

Season 18

Kurt Thomas Klay Thompson
Season 2012-13-
Team New York Knicks-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kurt Thomas 39 10.1 2.5 0.6 1.7 2.3 0.5 0.3 0.4 0.2 1.3 1.2 2.1 .542 0.0 0.0 1.000 0.2 0.3 .462
Klay Thompson ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kurt Thomas ------- --- ----------
Klay Thompson ------- --- ----------