CJ McCollum vs Klay Thompson

CJ McCollumKlay Thompson

CJ McCollum and Klay Thompson compared on their NBA careers: CJ McCollum played 13 seasons, 2013-14 to 2025-26, Klay Thompson 13 seasons, 2011-12 to 2025-26. CJ McCollum averaged 19.5 points a game to Klay Thompson's 18.6. Klay Thompson won 4 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

CJ McCollum and Klay Thompson career per game
863GP934
31.9MIN31.4
19.5PTS18.6
3.6REB3.4
3.8AST2.2
0.9STL0.8
0.4BLK0.5
45.3FG%44.8
39.53P%40.9
79.6FT%85.8
55.6TS%57.1

Career totals

CJ McCollum and Klay Thompson career totals
16,838PTS17,346
3,119REB3,184
3,298AST2,084
768STL759
361BLK465
45.3FG%44.8
39.53P%40.9
79.6FT%85.8
55.6TS%57.1

How do they compare in the playoffs?

CJ McCollum and Klay Thompson postseason
73GP158
35.2MIN36.9
20PTS19.2
4.3REB4
3AST2.2
0.9STL0.9
0.5BLK0.5
43.5FG%43.6
36.33P%40.5
74.2FT%84.5
52.3TS%55.5

Where each stands all time

CJ McCollum and Klay Thompson all-time places
96th (16,838)Points85th (17,346)
162nd (3,298)Assists—
16th (2,180)3-pointers made4th (2,899)
263rd (768)Steals272nd (759)
—Blocks264th (465)

Among the NBA players with a career line on file, regular season, counting stats only — the same lists the records pages run on.

Titles and awards

  • CJ McCollum: 0 championships; Most Improved Player
  • Klay Thompson: 4 championships; All-Rookie First Team, All-NBA Third Team ×2, All-Defensive Second Team

Awards come from the league’s published winner lists; a championship counts a season played for the club that won it.

Season by season

Lined up by career year, not by calendar: each row is the players’ nth season.

CJ McCollum and Klay Thompson season by season
PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3.REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor.AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket.PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3.REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor.AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket.
1st2013-145.31.30.72011-1212.52.42
2nd2014-156.81.512012-1316.63.72.2
3rd2015-1620.83.24.32013-1418.43.12.2
4th2016-17233.63.62014-1521.73.22.9
5th2017-1821.443.42015-1622.13.82.1
6th2018-1921432016-1722.33.72.1
7th2019-2022.24.24.42017-18203.82.5
8th2020-2123.13.94.72018-1921.53.82.4
9th2021-2222.14.35.12021-2220.43.92.8
10th2022-2320.94.45.72022-2321.94.12.4
11th2023-24204.34.62023-2417.93.32.3
12th2024-2521.13.84.12024-25143.42
13th2025-2618.73.33.92025-2611.72.11.4

What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST