Paul Seymour vs. Klay Thompson Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Klay Thompson and Paul Seymour, 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.

Paul Seymour played 12 years in the NBA, 1 more than Klay Thompson, who played 11. Paul Seymour had the first of his seasons in 1947-48, 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
Paul Seymour 12 9 1947-48 to 1959-60
Klay Thompson 11 9 2011-12 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Paul Seymour Klay Thompson
Season 1947-482011-12
Team Baltimore Bullets (1st)Golden State Warriors
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First 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 %
Paul Seymour 22 - 3.5 - - - 0.3 - - - 1.5 1.2 4.6 .267 - - - 1.0 1.7 .595
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 %
Paul Seymour ------- --- ----------
Klay Thompson ------- --- ----------

Note: Paul Seymour didn't play in 1948-49.

Season 2

Paul Seymour Klay Thompson
Season 1949-502012-13
Team Syracuse NationalsGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nationals Lost NBA FinalsWarriors 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 %
Paul Seymour 62 - 7.7 - - - 3.0 - - - 2.5 2.8 8.5 .334 - - - 2.0 2.8 .716
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 %
Paul Seymour 11 - 7.1 - - - 3.1 - - - 2.9 2.5 8.5 .290 - - - 2.2 2.5 .857
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

Paul Seymour Klay Thompson
Season 1950-512013-14
Team Syracuse NationalsGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nationals Lost East Div FinalsWarriors 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 %
Paul Seymour 51 - 7.2 - - 3.8 3.7 - - - 2.7 2.5 7.5 .325 - - - 2.3 3.1 .736
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 %
Paul Seymour 7 - 4.9 - - 3.7 3.6 - - - 3.1 1.4 6.9 .208 - - - 2.0 3.0 .667
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

Paul Seymour Klay Thompson
Season 1951-522014-15
Team Syracuse NationalsGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Third Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Nationals Lost East Div 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 %
Paul Seymour 66 33.5 9.1 - - 3.4 3.3 - - - 2.5 3.1 9.3 .335 - - - 2.8 3.7 .759
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 %
Paul Seymour 7 38.6 12.1 - - 3.7 3.6 - - - 4.7 3.6 8.6 .417 - - - 5.0 6.1 .814
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

Paul Seymour Klay Thompson
Season 1952-532015-16
Team Syracuse NationalsGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Third Team
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Nationals Lost East Div SemisWarriors 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 %
Paul Seymour 67 40.1 14.2 - - 3.7 4.4 - - - 3.1 4.6 11.9 .383 - - - 5.1 6.2 .817
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 %
Paul Seymour 2 56.0 18.0 - - 5.0 4.0 - - - 5.5 4.5 12.0 .375 - - - 9.0 9.5 .947
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

Paul Seymour Klay Thompson
Season 1953-542016-17
Team Syracuse NationalsGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Nationals 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 %
Paul Seymour 71 38.4 13.1 - - 4.1 5.1 - - - 2.6 4.5 11.8 .377 - - - 4.2 5.2 .813
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 %
Paul Seymour 13 43.0 14.9 - - 2.6 4.6 - - - 3.0 4.5 11.0 .413 - - - 5.8 7.2 .809
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

Paul Seymour Klay Thompson
Season 1954-552017-18
Team Syracuse NationalsGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionNBA 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 %
Paul Seymour 72 41.0 14.6 - - 4.3 6.7 - - - 1.9 5.2 14.4 .362 - - - 4.2 5.1 .811
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 %
Paul Seymour 11 37.3 12.5 - - 3.9 6.8 - - - 1.9 4.2 13.5 .309 - - - 4.1 4.5 .900
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

Paul Seymour Klay Thompson
Season 1955-562018-19
Team Syracuse NationalsGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Defensive Second Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Nationals Lost East Div 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 %
Paul Seymour 57 32.0 11.3 - - 2.7 4.8 - - - 2.3 4.0 11.8 .339 - - - 3.3 4.1 .807
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 %
Paul Seymour 7 21.9 6.7 - - 1.6 2.6 - - - 1.6 2.3 7.9 .291 - - - 2.1 2.9 .750
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

Paul Seymour Klay Thompson
Season 1956-572021-22
Team Syracuse NationalsGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nationals Lost East Div 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 %
Paul Seymour 65 19.0 6.0 - - 2.0 3.0 - - - 1.4 2.2 6.8 .324 - - - 1.6 1.9 .821
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 %
Paul Seymour 5 19.6 4.2 - - 2.0 1.6 - - - 2.2 1.6 7.4 .216 - - - 1.0 1.2 .833
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

Paul Seymour Klay Thompson
Season 1957-582022-23
Team Syracuse NationalsGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nationals Lost East Div SemisWarriors 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 %
Paul Seymour 64 11.9 4.2 - - 1.7 1.5 - - - 1.4 1.7 4.9 .340 - - - 0.8 1.0 .841
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 %
Paul Seymour 3 16.7 6.0 - - 1.3 1.3 - - - 1.7 2.7 7.7 .348 - - - 0.7 1.0 .667
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

Paul Seymour Klay Thompson
Season 1958-592023-24
Team Syracuse NationalsGolden State Warriors
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 %
Paul Seymour 21 12.7 4.3 - - 1.9 1.7 - - - 1.2 1.5 4.7 .327 - - - 1.2 1.4 .897
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 %
Paul Seymour ------- --- ----------
Klay Thompson ------- --- ----------

Season 12

Paul Seymour Klay Thompson
Season 1959-60-
Team Syracuse Nationals-
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 %
Paul Seymour 4 1.8 0.0 - - 0.3 0.0 - - - 0.3 0.0 1.0 .000 - - - 0.0 0.0 -
Klay Thompson ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Paul Seymour ------- --- ----------
Klay Thompson ------- --- ----------