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Klay ThompsonvsDon Buse

Regular-season careers from the StatVault encyclopedia — the same tables as each player's profile.

Klay Thompson

2012–2026 · 13 seasons

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PG · VAL group G

Don Buse

1973–1985 · 13 seasons

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At a glance

Klay Thompson and Don Buse: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Klay Thompson	Stat	Don Buse
13	Seasons	13
63.7	Career VAL	73.2
14.2 (2015)	Peak-season VAL	16.7 (1976)
1	Black ink (league-leading seasons)	—
11	Gray ink (top-10 finishes)	—

VAL is Value Above League — regular-season production measured against the league at the same position group (NBA VAL board). Black and gray ink count seasons from 2002 on.

Career regular season

Career regular-season statistics both Klay Thompson and Don Buse have
Klay Thompson	Stat	Don Buse
Career
933	Games	966
Per game
18.6	Points / game	7.1
3.4	Rebounds / game	2.7
2.2	Assists / game	4.6
Shooting
44.8%	FG %	44.0%
40.9%	3P %

VAL by ageEach season plotted at the player's age that season, so careers line up by age rather than by calendar.

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Age	Klay Thompson	Don Buse
21	1.8	—
22	2.6	2
23	8	3.1
24	14.2	6
25	9.5	16.7
26	10.7	13.2
27	5.7	7.9
28	5.9	7.1
29	—	3.7
30	—	1
31	2.6	7.5
32	1.6	1.1
33	1.1	3.1
34	0	0.8
35	0	—