Bill Bridges vs. David Thompson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars David Thompson and Bill Bridges that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

Bill Bridges

vs.

David Thompson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bill Bridges: 1962-63 to 1974-75
David Thompson: 1976-77 to 1983-84

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bill Bridges 1 David Thompson 0

NBA Seasons Bill Bridges 13 David Thompson 8

Playoffs Played Bill Bridges 12 David Thompson 5

All-Star Games Bill Bridges 3 David Thompson 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Bill Bridges 0 David Thompson 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bill Bridges 0 David Thompson 2

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Bill Bridges 2 David Thompson 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bill Bridges 11.9 David Thompson 22.1

Rebounds Per Game Bill Bridges 11.9 David Thompson 3.8

Assists Per Game Bill Bridges 2.8 David Thompson 3.2

Steals Per Game Bill Bridges 0.7 * David Thompson 0.9

Blocks Per Game Bill Bridges 0.4 * David Thompson 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Bridges 11,012 David Thompson 11,264

Total Rebounds Bill Bridges 11,054 David Thompson 1,921

Total Assists Bill Bridges 2,553 David Thompson 1,631

Total Steals Bill Bridges 69 * David Thompson 459

Total Blocks Bill Bridges 36 * David Thompson 407

Total Games Bill Bridges 926 David Thompson 509

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Bridges .442 David Thompson .504

3-Point Percentage Bill Bridges - n/a ** David Thompson .277 *

Free Throw Percentage Bill Bridges .693 David Thompson .778

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Bridges 17.4 (1967) David Thompson 27.2 (1978)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Bridges 15.1 (1967) David Thompson 4.9 (1978)

Assists Per Game Bill Bridges 4.2 (1970) David Thompson 4.5 (1978)

Steals Per Game Bill Bridges 0.9 (1974) * David Thompson 1.4 (1977)

Blocks Per Game Bill Bridges 0.5 (1974) * David Thompson 1.2 (1978)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bill Bridges 10.5 David Thompson 22.9

Rebounds Per Game Bill Bridges 11.5 David Thompson 4.3

Assists Per Game Bill Bridges 1.9 David Thompson 3.7

Steals Per Game Bill Bridges 0.8 * David Thompson 0.9

Blocks Per Game Bill Bridges 0.2 * David Thompson 1.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Bridges 1,185 David Thompson 619

Total Rebounds Bill Bridges 1,305 David Thompson 115

Total Assists Bill Bridges 219 David Thompson 101

Total Steals Bill Bridges 16 * David Thompson 24

Total Blocks Bill Bridges 4 * David Thompson 27

Total Games Bill Bridges 113 David Thompson 27

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Bridges .419 David Thompson .462

3-Point Percentage Bill Bridges - n/a ** David Thompson .333 *

Free Throw Percentage Bill Bridges .673 David Thompson .745

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Bridges 20.3 (1966) David Thompson 28.0 (1979)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Bridges 20.8 (1971) David Thompson 7.0 (1979)

Assists Per Game Bill Bridges 3.4 (1969) David Thompson 4.0 (1979)

Steals Per Game Bill Bridges 1.4 (1974) * David Thompson 1.5 (1977)

Blocks Per Game Bill Bridges 0.3 (1975) * David Thompson 1.6 (1978)

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.