Marcus Thornton vs. Jonas Valanciunas Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jonas Valanciunas and Marcus Thornton, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.
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.
Marcus Thornton played 8 years in the NBA, 4 less than Jonas Valanciunas, who played 12. Marcus Thornton had the first of his seasons in 2009-10, while Jonas Valanciunas had his rookie season in 2012-13. 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.
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season |
|
Marcus Thornton |
Jonas Valanciunas |
Season |
2009-10 | 2012-13 |
Team |
New Orleans Hornets | Toronto Raptors |
Honors & Awards |
All-Rookie Second Team | All-Rookie Second Team |
Playoffs |
Did Not Play | Did 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 |
% |
Marcus Thornton |
73 |
25.6 |
14.5 |
1.0 |
1.9 |
2.9 |
1.6 |
0.8 |
0.2 |
1.0 |
1.7 |
5.5 |
12.1 |
.451 |
1.6 |
4.3 |
.374 |
2.0 |
2.4 |
.814 |
Jonas Valanciunas |
62 |
23.9 |
8.9 |
2.0 |
4.0 |
6.0 |
0.7 |
0.3 |
1.3 |
1.5 |
3.0 |
3.3 |
5.9 |
.557 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
2.4 |
3.0 |
.789 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Marcus Thornton |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Jonas Valanciunas |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Marcus Thornton |
73 |
24.3 |
12.8 |
0.8 |
2.7 |
3.5 |
1.8 |
0.9 |
0.1 |
1.3 |
1.5 |
4.8 |
11.1 |
.434 |
1.2 |
3.3 |
.367 |
2.0 |
2.5 |
.788 |
Jonas Valanciunas |
81 |
28.2 |
11.3 |
2.8 |
6.0 |
8.8 |
0.7 |
0.3 |
0.9 |
1.7 |
3.1 |
4.4 |
8.3 |
.531 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
2.4 |
3.2 |
.762 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Marcus Thornton |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Jonas Valanciunas |
7 |
28.6 |
10.9 |
2.7 |
7.0 |
9.7 |
0.3 |
0.0 |
1.0 |
2.7 |
3.1 |
4.4 |
7.0 |
.633 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
2.0 |
3.1 |
.636 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Marcus Thornton |
51 |
34.9 |
18.7 |
1.6 |
2.0 |
3.7 |
1.9 |
1.4 |
0.2 |
1.6 |
2.2 |
6.9 |
15.7 |
.438 |
2.1 |
6.1 |
.345 |
2.8 |
3.2 |
.865 |
Jonas Valanciunas |
80 |
26.2 |
12.0 |
2.7 |
6.0 |
8.7 |
0.5 |
0.4 |
1.2 |
1.4 |
2.8 |
4.7 |
8.2 |
.572 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
2.7 |
3.5 |
.786 |
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Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Marcus Thornton |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Jonas Valanciunas |
4 |
26.5 |
11.3 |
2.3 |
7.0 |
9.3 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
0.3 |
1.0 |
1.8 |
4.8 |
9.5 |
.500 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
1.8 |
2.0 |
.875 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Marcus Thornton |
72 |
24.0 |
12.7 |
0.7 |
1.8 |
2.5 |
1.3 |
0.8 |
0.1 |
0.9 |
1.5 |
4.6 |
10.8 |
.429 |
2.0 |
5.3 |
.372 |
1.5 |
1.8 |
.881 |
Jonas Valanciunas |
60 |
26.0 |
12.8 |
3.1 |
6.1 |
9.1 |
0.7 |
0.4 |
1.3 |
1.4 |
2.6 |
5.1 |
8.9 |
.565 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
2.7 |
3.6 |
.761 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Marcus Thornton |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Jonas Valanciunas |
12 |
26.8 |
13.8 |
4.0 |
6.8 |
10.8 |
0.9 |
0.8 |
1.2 |
1.5 |
2.7 |
5.7 |
10.0 |
.567 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
2.4 |
3.3 |
.744 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Marcus Thornton |
72 |
24.2 |
9.8 |
0.8 |
2.0 |
2.8 |
1.1 |
0.8 |
0.2 |
0.9 |
1.5 |
3.5 |
8.9 |
.394 |
1.5 |
4.4 |
.345 |
1.3 |
1.6 |
.804 |
Jonas Valanciunas |
80 |
25.8 |
12.0 |
2.8 |
6.7 |
9.5 |
0.7 |
0.5 |
0.8 |
1.3 |
2.7 |
4.9 |
8.8 |
.557 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.500 |
2.2 |
2.7 |
.811 |
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Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Marcus Thornton |
10 |
12.4 |
5.9 |
0.7 |
1.2 |
1.9 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
0.4 |
2.1 |
5.4 |
.389 |
0.5 |
2.1 |
.238 |
1.2 |
1.8 |
.667 |
Jonas Valanciunas |
10 |
22.6 |
11.2 |
0.9 |
5.8 |
6.7 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
0.6 |
1.3 |
2.2 |
4.4 |
8.1 |
.543 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
2.4 |
3.3 |
.727 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Marcus Thornton |
48 |
15.0 |
7.9 |
0.5 |
1.3 |
1.8 |
0.8 |
0.6 |
0.1 |
0.6 |
0.8 |
2.9 |
7.2 |
.406 |
1.1 |
3.0 |
.378 |
1.0 |
1.2 |
.821 |
Jonas Valanciunas |
77 |
22.4 |
12.7 |
2.4 |
6.2 |
8.6 |
1.1 |
0.4 |
0.9 |
1.5 |
2.5 |
5.1 |
8.9 |
.568 |
0.4 |
1.0 |
.405 |
2.2 |
2.7 |
.806 |
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Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Marcus Thornton |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Jonas Valanciunas |
10 |
24.4 |
14.6 |
3.0 |
7.5 |
10.5 |
1.2 |
0.4 |
1.5 |
1.9 |
2.2 |
5.8 |
10.7 |
.542 |
0.2 |
0.5 |
.400 |
2.8 |
3.4 |
.824 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Marcus Thornton |
61 |
18.2 |
9.7 |
0.6 |
1.8 |
2.5 |
1.4 |
0.8 |
0.1 |
0.8 |
1.5 |
3.5 |
8.9 |
.399 |
1.5 |
4.4 |
.337 |
1.1 |
1.3 |
.848 |
Jonas Valanciunas |
49 |
22.3 |
15.6 |
2.2 |
6.4 |
8.6 |
1.4 |
0.4 |
1.1 |
1.8 |
3.0 |
6.1 |
11.0 |
.559 |
0.3 |
1.0 |
.292 |
3.0 |
3.8 |
.795 |
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Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Marcus Thornton |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Jonas Valanciunas |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Marcus Thornton |
33 |
17.4 |
6.6 |
0.7 |
1.6 |
2.3 |
1.2 |
0.6 |
0.1 |
0.8 |
1.5 |
2.5 |
6.4 |
.400 |
0.8 |
2.4 |
.350 |
0.7 |
0.8 |
.852 |
Jonas Valanciunas |
70 |
26.4 |
14.9 |
3.0 |
8.2 |
11.3 |
1.9 |
0.4 |
1.1 |
1.8 |
2.6 |
6.2 |
10.6 |
.585 |
0.5 |
1.3 |
.352 |
2.1 |
2.9 |
.740 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Marcus Thornton |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Jonas Valanciunas |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Marcus Thornton |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Jonas Valanciunas |
62 |
28.3 |
17.1 |
4.1 |
8.4 |
12.5 |
1.8 |
0.6 |
0.9 |
1.6 |
2.9 |
7.1 |
12.0 |
.592 |
0.3 |
0.9 |
.368 |
2.5 |
3.3 |
.773 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Marcus Thornton |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Jonas Valanciunas |
5 |
33.2 |
15.0 |
4.0 |
5.8 |
9.8 |
2.6 |
0.6 |
0.6 |
2.0 |
3.6 |
6.6 |
11.6 |
.569 |
0.4 |
1.6 |
.250 |
1.4 |
1.6 |
.875 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Marcus Thornton |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Jonas Valanciunas |
74 |
30.3 |
17.8 |
3.1 |
8.3 |
11.4 |
2.6 |
0.6 |
0.8 |
2.4 |
3.3 |
6.9 |
12.7 |
.544 |
0.8 |
2.1 |
.361 |
3.2 |
3.9 |
.820 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Marcus Thornton |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Jonas Valanciunas |
6 |
29.2 |
14.5 |
5.5 |
8.8 |
14.3 |
3.0 |
0.7 |
0.2 |
2.0 |
2.8 |
5.5 |
11.3 |
.485 |
0.2 |
1.0 |
.167 |
3.3 |
4.3 |
.769 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Marcus Thornton |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Jonas Valanciunas |
79 |
24.9 |
14.1 |
2.8 |
7.3 |
10.2 |
1.8 |
0.3 |
0.7 |
2.0 |
3.1 |
5.6 |
10.3 |
.547 |
0.5 |
1.4 |
.349 |
2.3 |
2.8 |
.826 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Marcus Thornton |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Jonas Valanciunas |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Marcus Thornton |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Jonas Valanciunas |
82 |
23.5 |
12.2 |
2.3 |
6.5 |
8.8 |
2.1 |
0.4 |
0.8 |
1.4 |
2.7 |
4.9 |
8.8 |
.559 |
0.5 |
1.5 |
.308 |
2.0 |
2.5 |
.785 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Marcus Thornton |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Jonas Valanciunas |
4 |
22.5 |
14.5 |
4.5 |
6.5 |
11.0 |
1.3 |
0.5 |
0.0 |
2.5 |
2.3 |
5.5 |
10.5 |
.524 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
.000 |
3.5 |
4.3 |
.824 |