Robert Reid vs. Tristan Thompson Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Tristan Thompson and Robert Reid, 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.

Robert Reid and Tristan Thompson both played 13 years in the NBA. Robert Reid had the first of his seasons in 1977-78, 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
Robert Reid	13	9	1977-78 to 1990-91
Tristan Thompson	13	8	2011-12 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season
Jump to season: 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13


Rookie Season
	Robert Reid	Tristan Thompson
Season	1977-78	2011-12
Team	Houston Rockets	Cleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards	-	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		%
Robert Reid	80	23.1	7.3	1.4	3.1	4.5	1.5	0.8	0.6	1.0	3.5	3.3	7.2	.455	-	-	-	0.8	1.2	.656
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		%
Robert Reid	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Tristan Thompson	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 2
	Robert Reid	Tristan Thompson
Season	1978-79	2012-13
Team	Houston Rockets	Cleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Rockets Lost East Conf 1st Rd	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		%
Robert Reid	82	27.5	10.9	1.6	4.3	5.9	2.8	0.9	0.6	1.6	3.7	4.7	9.5	.492	-	-	-	1.6	2.3	.704
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		%
Robert Reid	2	22.5	10.0	2.5	2.0	4.5	1.0	0.5	1.0	2.5	3.5	3.5	8.5	.412	-	-	-	3.0	4.5	.667
Tristan Thompson	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 3
	Robert Reid	Tristan Thompson
Season	1979-80	2013-14
Team	Houston Rockets	Cleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Rockets Lost East Conf Semis	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		%
Robert Reid	76	30.3	13.0	1.8	4.0	5.8	3.2	1.7	0.8	2.2	3.7	5.5	11.3	.487	0.0	0.0	.000	2.0	2.7	.736
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		%
Robert Reid	7	38.0	18.0	2.0	5.9	7.9	3.7	0.9	1.0	2.7	4.0	7.4	14.6	.510	0.0	0.1	.000	3.1	3.7	.846
Tristan Thompson	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 4
	Robert Reid	Tristan Thompson
Season	1980-81	2014-15
Team	Houston Rockets	Cleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Rockets Lost NBA Finals	Cavaliers 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		%
Robert Reid	82	36.1	15.9	2.0	5.1	7.1	4.2	2.0	0.8	2.4	4.0	6.5	13.6	.482	0.0	0.0	.000	2.8	3.7	.756
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		%
Robert Reid	21	41.3	16.1	2.7	4.1	6.8	4.7	2.4	1.1	2.1	3.8	6.6	14.4	.459	0.0	0.1	.000	2.9	4.4	.663
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
	Robert Reid	Tristan Thompson
Season	1981-82	2015-16
Team	Houston Rockets	Cleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Rockets Lost West Conf 1st Rd	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		%
Robert Reid	77	37.8	13.4	2.3	4.4	6.6	4.1	1.5	0.6	2.0	3.9	5.7	12.4	.456	0.0	0.1	.100	2.1	2.8	.748
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		%
Robert Reid	3	38.3	11.3	3.0	5.7	8.7	3.0	1.7	0.7	0.0	3.3	5.0	10.3	.484	0.0	0.0	-	1.3	1.7	.800
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

Note: Robert Reid didn't play in 1982-83.


Season 6
	Robert Reid	Tristan Thompson
Season	1983-84	2016-17
Team	Houston Rockets	Cleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Cavaliers 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		%
Robert Reid	64	30.3	14.0	1.5	3.8	5.3	3.4	1.4	0.5	1.4	3.8	6.3	13.4	.474	0.0	0.1	.250	1.3	1.9	.659
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		%
Robert Reid	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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
	Robert Reid	Tristan Thompson
Season	1984-85	2017-18
Team	Houston Rockets	Cleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Rockets Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Cavaliers 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		%
Robert Reid	82	21.5	8.7	1.0	2.3	3.3	2.1	0.6	0.3	1.2	2.4	3.8	7.9	.481	0.0	0.2	.063	1.1	1.5	.698
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		%
Robert Reid	5	17.4	7.6	0.6	2.8	3.4	1.0	0.8	0.4	1.2	4.4	3.8	9.0	.422	0.0	0.8	.000	0.0	0.0	-
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
	Robert Reid	Tristan Thompson
Season	1985-86	2018-19
Team	Houston Rockets	Cleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Rockets Lost NBA Finals	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		%
Robert Reid	82	26.3	12.0	0.8	2.9	3.7	2.7	1.1	0.2	1.2	2.8	5.0	10.7	.464	0.1	0.4	.182	2.0	2.6	.757
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		%
Robert Reid	20	38.7	14.9	0.7	3.5	4.2	6.9	1.4	0.1	2.1	3.7	6.2	14.4	.431	0.2	1.1	.143	2.4	3.0	.797
Tristan Thompson	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 9
	Robert Reid	Tristan Thompson
Season	1986-87	2019-20
Team	Houston Rockets	Cleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Rockets Lost West Conf Semis	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		%
Robert Reid	75	34.6	13.7	0.6	3.2	3.9	4.3	1.0	0.3	1.4	3.1	5.6	13.4	.417	0.7	2.2	.327	1.8	2.4	.768
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		%
Robert Reid	10	43.1	12.9	0.6	3.0	3.6	4.8	1.0	0.3	2.7	3.6	5.6	15.5	.361	0.2	1.7	.118	1.5	2.3	.652
Tristan Thompson	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 10
	Robert Reid	Tristan Thompson
Season	1987-88	2020-21
Team	Houston Rockets	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Rockets Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Celtics 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		%
Robert Reid	62	15.8	6.3	0.6	1.4	2.0	1.1	0.4	0.1	0.7	1.9	2.7	5.7	.463	0.2	0.5	.382	0.8	1.0	.794
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		%
Robert Reid	4	28.5	8.8	0.8	3.0	3.8	2.0	0.5	0.0	0.8	3.3	3.8	8.3	.455	0.8	1.8	.429	0.5	0.8	.667
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
	Robert Reid	Tristan Thompson
Season	1988-89	2021-22
Team	Charlotte Hornets	Sacramento Kings, Indiana Pacers, Chicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Bulls 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		%
Robert Reid	82	26.2	14.7	1.0	2.7	3.7	1.9	0.6	0.2	1.3	2.9	6.3	14.8	.428	0.2	0.6	.327	1.9	2.4	.776
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		%
Robert Reid	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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
	Robert Reid	Tristan Thompson
Season	1989-90	2022-23
Team	Portland Trail Blazers, Charlotte Hornets	Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Lakers 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		%
Robert Reid	72	16.7	5.8	0.5	1.6	2.1	1.3	0.5	0.2	0.6	2.1	2.4	6.2	.391	0.1	0.4	.313	0.8	1.2	.628
Tristan Thompson	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Robert Reid	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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
	Robert Reid	Tristan Thompson
Season	1990-91	2023-24
Team	Philadelphia 76ers	Cleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	76ers Lost East Conf Semis	Cavaliers 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		%
Robert Reid	3	12.3	1.3	0.7	2.3	3.0	1.3	0.3	1.0	1.0	1.0	0.7	4.7	.143	0.0	0.0	-	0.0	0.0	-
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		%
Robert Reid	7	5.9	0.9	0.1	1.0	1.1	0.3	0.1	0.0	0.3	1.0	0.4	1.3	.333	0.0	0.1	.000	0.0	0.0	-
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

Robert Reid vs. Tristan Thompson Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Tristan Thompson and Robert Reid, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Their Careers

Comparison Season by Season

Rookie Season

Season 2

Season 3

Season 4

Season 5

Season 6

Season 7

Season 8

Season 9

Season 10

Season 11

Season 12

Season 13