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LaSalle ThompsonvsRobin Lopez

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

C/PF · VAL group C

LaSalle Thompson

1983–1997 · 15 seasons

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Robin Lopez

2009–2024 · 16 seasons

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At a glance

LaSalle Thompson and Robin Lopez: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
LaSalle Thompson	Stat	Robin Lopez
15	Seasons	16
29.5	Career VAL	26.2
5.8 (1985)	Peak-season VAL	6.5 (2014)
—	Black ink (league-leading seasons)	0
—	Gray ink (top-10 finishes)	3

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 LaSalle Thompson and Robin Lopez have
LaSalle Thompson	Stat	Robin Lopez
Career
985	Games	991
Per game
7.9	Points / game	8.4
6.8	Rebounds / game	4.7
1.2	Assists / game	0.8
Shooting
49.2%	FG %	53.7%
15.4%	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	LaSalle Thompson	Robin Lopez
20	—	0.1
21	0.6	2.2
22	4.2	0.4
23	5.8	1.1
24	5.5	2.7
25	3.2	6.5
26	1.1	3.6
27	4.3	3.1
28	1.8	1.7
29	2	0
30	1	0.5
31	0	0.8
32	0	2.8
33	0	0.4
34	0	0.3
35	0	—

Age	LaSalle Thompson	Robin Lopez
20	—	0.1
21	0.6	2.2
22	4.2	0.4
23	5.8	1.1
24	5.5	2.7
25	3.2	6.5
26	1.1	3.6
27	4.3	3.1
28	1.8	1.7
29	2	0
30	1	0.5
31	0	0.8
32	0	2.8
33	0	0.4
34	0	0.3
35	0	—

Age	LaSalle Thompson	Robin Lopez
20	—	0.1
21	0.6	2.2
22	4.2	0.4
23	5.8	1.1
24	5.5	2.7
25	3.2	6.5
26	1.1	3.6
27	4.3	3.1
28	1.8	1.7
29	2	0
30	1	0.5
31	0	0.8
32	0	2.8
33	0	0.4
34	0	0.3
35	0	—

Age	LaSalle Thompson	Robin Lopez
20	—	0.1
21	0.6	2.2
22	4.2	0.4
23	5.8	1.1
24	5.5	2.7
25	3.2	6.5
26	1.1	3.6
27	4.3	3.1
28	1.8	1.7
29	2	0
30	1	0.5
31	0	0.8
32	0	2.8
33	0	0.4
34	0	0.3
35	0	—