Oscar Robertson vs. Kurt Thomas Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Kurt Thomas and Oscar Robertson, 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.

Oscar Robertson played 14 years in the NBA, 4 less than Kurt Thomas, who played 18. Oscar Robertson had the first of his seasons in 1960-61, while Kurt Thomas had his rookie season in 1995-96. 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
Oscar Robertson 14 10 1960-61 to 1973-74
Kurt Thomas 18 11 1995-96 to 2012-13

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Oscar Robertson Kurt Thomas
Season 1960-611995-96
Team Cincinnati RoyalsMiami Heat
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement Rookie of the Year-
Achievement Assists Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Achievement All-Star Game NVP-
Playoffs Did Not PlayHeat 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 %
Oscar Robertson 71 42.7 30.5 - - 10.1 9.7 - - - 3.1 10.6 22.5 .473 - - - 9.2 11.2 .822
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Oscar Robertson ------- --- ----------
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

Season 2

Oscar Robertson Kurt Thomas
Season 1961-621996-97
Team Cincinnati RoyalsMiami Heat
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement Assists Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Royals Lost West Div SemisDid 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 %
Oscar Robertson 79 44.3 30.8 - - 12.5 11.4 - - - 3.3 11.0 22.9 .478 - - - 8.9 11.0 .803
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Oscar Robertson 4 46.3 28.8 - - 11.0 11.0 - - - 4.5 10.5 20.3 .519 - - - 7.8 9.8 .795
Kurt Thomas ------- --- ----------

Season 3

Oscar Robertson Kurt Thomas
Season 1962-631997-98
Team Cincinnati RoyalsDallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Royals 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 %
Oscar Robertson 80 44.0 28.3 - - 10.4 9.5 - - - 3.7 10.3 19.9 .518 - - - 7.7 9.5 .810
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Oscar Robertson 12 47.5 31.8 - - 13.0 9.0 - - - 3.4 10.3 22.0 .470 - - - 11.1 12.8 .864
Kurt Thomas ------- --- ----------

Season 4

Oscar Robertson Kurt Thomas
Season 1963-641998-99
Team Cincinnati RoyalsNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards Achievement Season MVP-
Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement Assists Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Achievement All-Star Game NVP-
Playoffs Royals Lost East Div FinalsKnicks 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 %
Oscar Robertson 79 45.1 31.4 - - 9.9 11.0 - - - 3.5 10.6 22.0 .483 - - - 10.1 11.9 .853
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Oscar Robertson 10 47.1 29.3 - - 8.9 8.4 - - - 3.0 9.2 20.2 .455 - - - 10.9 12.7 .858
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

Season 5

Oscar Robertson Kurt Thomas
Season 1964-651999-00
Team Cincinnati RoyalsNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement Assists Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Royals Lost East Div SemisKnicks Lost East 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 %
Oscar Robertson 75 45.6 30.4 - - 9.0 11.5 - - - 2.7 10.8 22.4 .480 - - - 8.9 10.6 .839
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Oscar Robertson 4 48.8 28.0 - - 4.8 12.0 - - - 3.5 9.5 22.3 .427 - - - 9.0 9.8 .923
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

Season 6

Oscar Robertson Kurt Thomas
Season 1965-662000-01
Team Cincinnati RoyalsNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement Assists Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Royals Lost East Div SemisKnicks 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 %
Oscar Robertson 76 46.0 31.3 - - 7.7 11.1 - - - 3.0 10.8 22.7 .475 - - - 9.8 11.6 .842
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Oscar Robertson 5 44.8 31.8 - - 7.6 7.8 - - - 4.0 9.8 24.0 .408 - - - 12.2 13.6 .897
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

Season 7

Oscar Robertson Kurt Thomas
Season 1966-672001-02
Team Cincinnati RoyalsNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Royals Lost East Div SemisDid 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 %
Oscar Robertson 79 43.9 30.5 - - 6.2 10.7 - - - 2.9 10.6 21.5 .493 - - - 9.3 10.7 .873
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Oscar Robertson 4 45.8 24.8 - - 4.0 11.3 - - - 2.3 8.3 16.0 .516 - - - 8.3 9.3 .892
Kurt Thomas ------- --- ----------

Season 8

Oscar Robertson Kurt Thomas
Season 1967-682002-03
Team Cincinnati RoyalsNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
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 %
Oscar Robertson 65 42.5 29.2 - - 6.0 9.7 - - - 3.1 10.2 20.3 .500 - - - 8.9 10.2 .873
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Oscar Robertson ------- --- ----------
Kurt Thomas ------- --- ----------

Season 9

Oscar Robertson Kurt Thomas
Season 1968-692003-04
Team Cincinnati RoyalsNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement Assists Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Achievement All-Star Game NVP-
Playoffs Did Not PlayKnicks 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 %
Oscar Robertson 79 43.8 24.7 - - 6.4 9.8 - - - 2.9 8.3 17.1 .486 - - - 8.1 9.7 .838
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Oscar Robertson ------- --- ----------
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

Season 10

Oscar Robertson Kurt Thomas
Season 1969-702004-05
Team Cincinnati RoyalsNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
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 %
Oscar Robertson 69 41.5 25.3 - - 6.1 8.1 - - - 2.5 9.4 18.4 .511 - - - 6.6 8.1 .809
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Oscar Robertson ------- --- ----------
Kurt Thomas ------- --- ----------

Season 11

Oscar Robertson Kurt Thomas
Season 1970-712005-06
Team Milwaukee BucksPhoenix Suns
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionSuns 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 %
Oscar Robertson 81 39.4 19.4 - - 5.7 8.2 - - - 2.5 7.3 14.7 .496 - - - 4.8 5.6 .850
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Oscar Robertson 14 37.1 18.3 - - 5.0 8.9 - - - 2.8 7.3 15.0 .486 - - - 3.7 4.9 .754
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

Season 12

Oscar Robertson Kurt Thomas
Season 1971-722006-07
Team Milwaukee BucksPhoenix Suns
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Bucks Lost West Conf FinalsSuns 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 %
Oscar Robertson 64 37.3 17.4 - - 5.0 7.7 - - - 1.8 6.5 13.9 .472 - - - 4.3 5.2 .836
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Oscar Robertson 11 34.5 13.1 - - 5.8 7.5 - - - 2.6 5.2 12.7 .407 - - - 2.7 3.3 .833
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

Season 13

Oscar Robertson Kurt Thomas
Season 1972-732007-08
Team Milwaukee BucksSeattle Supersonics, San Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bucks Lost West Conf SemisSpurs 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 %
Oscar Robertson 73 37.5 15.5 - - 4.9 7.5 - - - 2.3 6.1 13.5 .454 - - - 3.3 3.8 .847
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Oscar Robertson 6 42.7 21.2 - - 4.7 7.5 - - - 3.5 8.0 16.0 .500 - - - 5.2 5.7 .912
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

Season 14

Oscar Robertson Kurt Thomas
Season 1973-742008-09
Team Milwaukee BucksSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bucks Lost NBA FinalsSpurs 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 %
Oscar Robertson 70 35.4 12.7 1.0 3.0 4.0 6.4 1.1 0.1 - 1.9 4.8 11.0 .438 - - - 3.0 3.6 .835
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Oscar Robertson 16 43.1 14.0 0.9 2.4 3.4 9.3 0.9 0.3 - 2.9 5.6 12.5 .450 - - - 2.8 3.3 .846
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

Season 15

Oscar Robertson Kurt Thomas
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 %
Oscar Robertson ------- --- ----------
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Oscar Robertson ------- --- ----------
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

Season 16

Oscar Robertson Kurt Thomas
Season -2010-11
Team -Chicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Bulls Lost East 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 %
Oscar Robertson ------- --- ----------
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Oscar Robertson ------- --- ----------
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 -

Season 17

Oscar Robertson Kurt Thomas
Season -2011-12
Team -Portland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -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 %
Oscar Robertson ------- --- ----------
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Oscar Robertson ------- --- ----------
Kurt Thomas ------- --- ----------

Season 18

Oscar Robertson Kurt Thomas
Season -2012-13
Team -New York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -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 %
Oscar Robertson ------- --- ----------
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Oscar Robertson ------- --- ----------
Kurt Thomas ------- --- ----------