Sean May vs. Tristan Thompson Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Tristan Thompson and Sean May, 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.
Sean May played 4 years in the NBA, 9 less than Tristan Thompson, who played 13. Sean May had the first of his seasons in 2005-06, 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 |
Sean May |
4 |
0 |
2005-06 to 2009-10 |
Tristan Thompson |
13 |
8 |
2011-12 to 2023-24 |
Comparison Season by Season |
|
|
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Rookie Season |
|
Sean May |
Tristan Thompson |
Season |
2005-06 | 2011-12 |
Team |
Charlotte Bobcats | 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 |
% |
Sean May |
23 |
17.3 |
8.2 |
1.8 |
2.9 |
4.7 |
1.0 |
0.7 |
0.5 |
1.4 |
2.5 |
3.0 |
7.4 |
.409 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
.000 |
2.1 |
2.8 |
.766 |
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 |
% |
Sean May |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Tristan Thompson |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Sean May |
35 |
23.9 |
11.9 |
2.1 |
4.6 |
6.7 |
1.9 |
0.5 |
0.7 |
1.6 |
2.9 |
4.7 |
9.4 |
.500 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
.667 |
2.5 |
3.2 |
.768 |
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 |
% |
Sean May |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Tristan Thompson |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Note: Sean May didn't play in 2007-08.
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Sean May |
24 |
12.5 |
3.9 |
0.8 |
2.0 |
2.9 |
0.4 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
1.1 |
1.3 |
1.6 |
4.1 |
.398 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
1.000 |
0.6 |
0.8 |
.700 |
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 |
% |
Sean May |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Tristan Thompson |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Sean May |
37 |
8.9 |
3.3 |
0.5 |
1.4 |
1.9 |
0.5 |
0.3 |
0.2 |
0.5 |
1.2 |
1.4 |
3.0 |
.459 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
0.6 |
0.9 |
.656 |
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 |
% |
Sean May |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Sean May |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
% |
Sean May |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Sean May |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
% |
Sean May |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Sean May |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
% |
Sean May |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Sean May |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
% |
Sean May |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Tristan Thompson |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Sean May |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
% |
Sean May |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Tristan Thompson |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Sean May |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
% |
Sean May |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Sean May |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
% |
Sean May |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
- |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Sean May |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Tristan Thompson |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Sean May |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Sean May |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
% |
Sean May |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |