Stephon Marbury vs. Mychal Thompson Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Mychal Thompson and Stephon Marbury, 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.

Stephon Marbury played 13 years in the NBA, 1 more than Mychal Thompson, who played 12. Stephon Marbury had the first of his seasons in 1996-97, while Mychal Thompson had his rookie season in 1978-79. 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
Stephon Marbury	13	5	1996-97 to 2008-09
Mychal Thompson	12	11	1978-79 to 1990-91

Comparison Season by Season
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Rookie Season
	Stephon Marbury	Mychal Thompson
Season	1996-97	1978-79
Team	Minnesota Timberwolves	Portland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards	All-Rookie First Team	All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs	Timberwolves Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Trail Blazers 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		%
Stephon Marbury	67	34.7	15.8	0.8	1.9	2.7	7.8	1.0	0.3	3.1	2.4	5.3	13.0	.408	1.5	4.3	.354	3.7	5.0	.727
Mychal Thompson	73	29.4	14.7	2.7	5.6	8.3	2.4	0.9	1.8	2.8	3.7	6.3	12.8	.490	-	-	-	2.1	3.7	.572

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Stephon Marbury	3	39.3	21.3	0.7	3.3	4.0	7.7	0.7	0.0	3.0	3.0	8.7	21.7	.400	2.0	6.7	.300	2.0	3.3	.600
Mychal Thompson	3	40.3	19.7	3.0	7.3	10.3	2.0	0.7	1.7	1.7	3.7	9.0	18.0	.500	-	-	-	1.7	3.3	.500

Note: Mychal Thompson didn't play in 1979-80.


Season 2
	Stephon Marbury	Mychal Thompson
Season	1997-98	1980-81
Team	Minnesota Timberwolves	Portland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Timberwolves Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Trail Blazers 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		%
Stephon Marbury	82	38.0	17.7	0.7	2.1	2.8	8.6	1.3	0.1	3.1	2.7	6.3	15.1	.415	1.2	3.7	.313	4.0	5.5	.731
Mychal Thompson	79	35.3	17.0	2.8	5.9	8.7	3.6	0.8	2.2	3.1	3.3	7.2	14.6	.494	0.0	0.0	.000	2.6	4.1	.641

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Stephon Marbury	5	42.0	13.8	1.0	2.2	3.2	7.6	2.4	0.0	3.6	3.2	4.4	14.4	.306	1.4	5.0	.280	3.6	4.6	.783
Mychal Thompson	3	44.0	25.0	1.7	6.0	7.7	1.3	1.0	3.0	2.3	3.3	10.3	17.0	.608	0.0	0.0	-	4.3	6.0	.722


Season 3
	Stephon Marbury	Mychal Thompson
Season	1998-99	1981-82
Team	Minnesota Timberwolves, New Jersey Nets	Portland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards
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		%
Stephon Marbury	49	38.7	21.3	0.8	2.1	2.9	8.9	1.2	0.2	3.3	2.6	7.7	18.0	.428	1.3	4.0	.335	4.5	5.7	.799
Mychal Thompson	79	39.6	20.8	3.3	8.4	11.7	4.0	0.9	1.4	3.1	2.9	8.6	16.5	.523	0.0	0.0	-	3.5	5.6	.628

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Stephon Marbury	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Mychal Thompson	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 4
	Stephon Marbury	Mychal Thompson
Season	1999-00	1982-83
Team	New Jersey Nets	Portland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Third Team	-
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Trail Blazers 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		%
Stephon Marbury	74	38.9	22.2	0.8	2.4	3.2	8.4	1.5	0.2	3.6	2.6	7.7	17.8	.432	0.9	3.1	.283	5.9	7.2	.813
Mychal Thompson	80	37.7	15.7	2.3	7.1	9.4	4.8	0.9	1.4	3.5	2.7	6.3	12.9	.489	0.0	0.0	.000	3.1	5.0	.621

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Stephon Marbury	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Mychal Thompson	7	40.6	15.0	2.3	5.7	8.0	5.6	0.9	1.1	4.0	3.4	5.7	12.1	.471	0.0	0.0	-	3.6	5.4	.658


Season 5
	Stephon Marbury	Mychal Thompson
Season	2000-01	1983-84
Team	New Jersey Nets	Portland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Trail Blazers 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		%
Stephon Marbury	67	38.2	23.9	0.8	2.3	3.1	7.6	1.2	0.1	2.9	2.2	8.4	19.1	.441	1.6	5.0	.328	5.4	6.8	.790
Mychal Thompson	79	33.5	15.7	3.0	5.7	8.7	3.9	1.1	1.4	3.0	3.0	6.2	11.8	.524	0.0	0.0	.000	3.4	5.1	.667

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Stephon Marbury	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Mychal Thompson	4	30.3	15.3	2.3	5.0	7.3	3.8	1.3	0.8	1.5	2.8	5.5	11.0	.500	0.0	0.0	-	4.3	5.5	.773


Season 6
	Stephon Marbury	Mychal Thompson
Season	2001-02	1984-85
Team	Phoenix Suns	Portland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Trail Blazers 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		%
Stephon Marbury	82	38.9	20.4	0.9	2.3	3.2	8.1	0.9	0.2	3.5	2.3	7.6	17.2	.442	0.9	3.0	.286	4.3	5.5	.781
Mychal Thompson	79	33.1	18.4	2.7	5.2	7.8	2.6	1.0	1.3	2.9	2.7	7.2	14.1	.515	0.0	0.0	-	3.9	5.7	.684

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Stephon Marbury	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Mychal Thompson	9	27.8	14.8	2.8	5.2	8.0	1.6	0.8	1.3	2.1	3.6	5.6	11.3	.490	0.0	0.0	-	3.7	5.4	.673


Season 7
	Stephon Marbury	Mychal Thompson
Season	2002-03	1985-86
Team	Phoenix Suns	Portland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Third Team	-
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Suns Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Trail Blazers 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		%
Stephon Marbury	81	40.0	22.3	0.7	2.6	3.2	8.1	1.3	0.2	3.2	2.5	8.3	18.9	.439	1.1	3.7	.301	4.6	5.8	.803
Mychal Thompson	82	31.3	14.7	2.2	5.2	7.4	2.1	0.9	0.4	2.4	3.3	6.1	12.3	.498	0.0	0.0	-	2.4	3.8	.641

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Stephon Marbury	6	45.3	22.0	1.0	3.0	4.0	5.7	1.2	0.0	3.8	4.3	8.5	22.7	.375	0.8	3.7	.227	4.2	5.5	.758
Mychal Thompson	4	35.0	19.0	2.8	5.5	8.3	3.5	0.3	0.8	2.5	3.3	7.8	13.5	.574	0.0	0.0	-	3.5	6.5	.538


Season 8
	Stephon Marbury	Mychal Thompson
Season	2003-04	1986-87
Team	Phoenix Suns, New York Knicks	San Antonio Spurs, Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Knicks Lost East 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		%
Stephon Marbury	81	40.2	20.2	0.7	2.5	3.2	8.9	1.6	0.1	3.1	2.1	7.4	17.1	.431	1.1	3.4	.318	4.4	5.4	.817
Mychal Thompson	82	23.0	11.4	1.7	3.3	5.0	1.4	0.5	0.9	1.6	2.5	4.4	9.7	.450	0.0	0.0	.500	2.7	3.6	.737

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Stephon Marbury	4	43.8	21.3	1.3	3.0	4.3	6.5	1.8	0.0	3.5	2.3	7.8	20.8	.373	1.5	5.0	.300	4.3	6.3	.680
Mychal Thompson	18	22.3	8.8	1.6	3.3	4.9	0.5	0.4	0.9	0.9	2.8	3.4	7.6	.453	0.0	0.0	-	1.9	2.8	.680


Season 9
	Stephon Marbury	Mychal Thompson
Season	2004-05	1987-88
Team	New York Knicks	Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	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		%
Stephon Marbury	82	40.0	21.7	0.6	2.4	3.0	8.1	1.5	0.1	2.8	2.3	7.4	16.0	.462	1.4	4.0	.354	5.6	6.7	.834
Mychal Thompson	80	25.1	11.6	2.5	3.6	6.1	0.8	0.5	1.0	1.4	3.1	4.6	9.0	.512	0.0	0.0	.000	2.3	3.7	.634

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Stephon Marbury	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Mychal Thompson	24	25.6	9.7	2.6	4.5	7.1	0.5	0.7	0.9	1.4	2.9	4.1	8.0	.513	0.0	0.0	-	1.5	2.6	.581


Season 10
	Stephon Marbury	Mychal Thompson
Season	2005-06	1988-89
Team	New York Knicks	Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Lakers 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		%
Stephon Marbury	60	36.6	16.3	0.4	2.5	2.9	6.4	1.1	0.1	2.6	2.4	5.8	12.9	.451	0.6	1.7	.317	4.1	5.4	.755
Mychal Thompson	80	24.9	9.2	2.0	3.9	5.8	0.6	0.7	0.7	1.2	2.8	3.6	6.5	.559	0.0	0.0	.000	2.0	2.9	.678

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Stephon Marbury	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Mychal Thompson	15	25.1	11.4	2.6	2.5	5.1	0.7	0.4	0.8	0.9	3.5	4.3	8.5	.508	0.0	0.0	-	2.7	4.0	.683


Season 11
	Stephon Marbury	Mychal Thompson
Season	2006-07	1989-90
Team	New York Knicks	Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Lakers 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		%
Stephon Marbury	74	37.1	16.4	0.5	2.4	2.9	5.4	1.0	0.1	2.4	2.5	5.3	12.9	.415	1.7	4.7	.357	4.0	5.2	.769
Mychal Thompson	70	26.9	10.1	2.5	4.3	6.8	0.6	0.5	1.0	1.1	3.0	4.0	8.0	.500	0.0	0.0	-	2.1	2.9	.706

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Stephon Marbury	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Mychal Thompson	9	25.0	6.4	1.7	2.7	4.3	0.2	0.2	1.4	1.9	2.9	2.3	4.9	.477	0.0	0.0	-	1.8	2.9	.615


Season 12
	Stephon Marbury	Mychal Thompson
Season	2007-08	1990-91
Team	New York Knicks	Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Lakers 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		%
Stephon Marbury	24	33.5	13.9	0.7	1.8	2.5	4.7	0.9	0.1	2.0	2.4	4.6	11.0	.419	1.2	3.1	.378	3.5	4.8	.716
Mychal Thompson	72	15.0	4.0	1.0	2.1	3.2	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.7	1.6	1.6	3.2	.496	0.0	0.0	.000	0.9	1.2	.705

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Stephon Marbury	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Mychal Thompson	8	5.3	0.5	0.4	0.8	1.1	0.0	0.0	0.4	0.1	1.3	0.3	0.9	.286	0.0	0.0	-	0.0	0.0	-


Season 13
	Stephon Marbury	Mychal Thompson
Season	2008-09	-
Team	Boston Celtics	-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Celtics 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		%
Stephon Marbury	23	18.0	3.8	0.1	1.1	1.2	3.3	0.4	0.1	1.6	1.5	1.7	4.8	.342	0.3	1.1	.240	0.3	0.6	.462
Mychal Thompson	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Stephon Marbury	14	11.9	3.7	0.1	0.8	0.9	1.8	0.1	0.0	0.7	1.1	1.4	4.7	.303	0.2	0.9	.250	0.6	0.6	1.000
Mychal Thompson	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Stephon Marbury vs. Mychal Thompson Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Mychal Thompson and Stephon Marbury, 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