Cotton Nash vs. David Thompson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars David Thompson and Cotton Nash 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

Cotton Nash

vs.

David Thompson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Cotton Nash: 1964-65 to 1964-65
David Thompson: 1976-77 to 1983-84

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Cotton Nash 0 David Thompson 0

NBA Seasons Cotton Nash 1 David Thompson 8

Playoffs Played Cotton Nash 0 David Thompson 5

All-Star Games Cotton Nash 0 David Thompson 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Cotton Nash 0 David Thompson 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Cotton Nash 0 David Thompson 2

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Cotton Nash 3.0 David Thompson 22.1

Rebounds Per Game Cotton Nash 1.8 David Thompson 3.8

Assists Per Game Cotton Nash 0.4 David Thompson 3.2

Steals Per Game Cotton Nash - n/a ** David Thompson 0.9

Blocks Per Game Cotton Nash - n/a ** David Thompson 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Cotton Nash 137 David Thompson 11,264

Total Rebounds Cotton Nash 83 David Thompson 1,921

Total Assists Cotton Nash 19 David Thompson 1,631

Total Steals Cotton Nash - n/a ** David Thompson 459

Total Blocks Cotton Nash - n/a ** David Thompson 407

Total Games Cotton Nash 45 David Thompson 509

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Cotton Nash .324 David Thompson .504

3-Point Percentage Cotton Nash - n/a ** David Thompson .277 *

Free Throw Percentage Cotton Nash .827 David Thompson .778

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Cotton Nash 3.0 (1965) David Thompson 27.2 (1978)

Rebounds Per Game Cotton Nash 1.8 (1965) David Thompson 4.9 (1978)

Assists Per Game Cotton Nash 0.4 (1965) David Thompson 4.5 (1978)

Steals Per Game Cotton Nash - n/a ** David Thompson 1.4 (1977)

Blocks Per Game Cotton Nash - n/a ** David Thompson 1.2 (1978)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Cotton Nash - David Thompson 22.9

Rebounds Per Game Cotton Nash - David Thompson 4.3

Assists Per Game Cotton Nash - David Thompson 3.7

Steals Per Game Cotton Nash - n/a ** David Thompson 0.9

Blocks Per Game Cotton Nash - n/a ** David Thompson 1.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Cotton Nash - David Thompson 619

Total Rebounds Cotton Nash - David Thompson 115

Total Assists Cotton Nash - David Thompson 101

Total Steals Cotton Nash - n/a ** David Thompson 24

Total Blocks Cotton Nash - n/a ** David Thompson 27

Total Games Cotton Nash 0 David Thompson 27

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Cotton Nash - David Thompson .462

3-Point Percentage Cotton Nash - n/a ** David Thompson .333 *

Free Throw Percentage Cotton Nash - David Thompson .745

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Cotton Nash - David Thompson 28.0 (1979)

Rebounds Per Game Cotton Nash - David Thompson 7.0 (1979)

Assists Per Game Cotton Nash - David Thompson 4.0 (1979)

Steals Per Game Cotton Nash - n/a ** David Thompson 1.5 (1977)

Blocks Per Game Cotton Nash - n/a ** David Thompson 1.6 (1978)

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