David Thompson vs. John Thompson Comparison

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

David Thompson

vs.

John Thompson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
David Thompson: 1976-77 to 1983-84
John Thompson: 1964-65 to 1965-66

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships David Thompson 0 John Thompson 2

NBA Seasons David Thompson 8 John Thompson 2

Playoffs Played David Thompson 5 John Thompson 2

All-Star Games David Thompson 4 John Thompson 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team David Thompson 2 John Thompson 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game David Thompson 22.1 John Thompson 3.5

Rebounds Per Game David Thompson 3.8 John Thompson 3.5

Assists Per Game David Thompson 3.2 John Thompson 0.3

Steals Per Game David Thompson 0.9 John Thompson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game David Thompson 0.8 John Thompson - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points David Thompson 11,264 John Thompson 262

Total Rebounds David Thompson 1,921 John Thompson 260

Total Assists David Thompson 1,631 John Thompson 19

Total Steals David Thompson 459 John Thompson - n/a **

Total Blocks David Thompson 407 John Thompson - n/a **

Total Games David Thompson 509 John Thompson 74

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage David Thompson .504 John Thompson .410

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

Free Throw Percentage David Thompson .778 John Thompson .595

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game David Thompson 27.2 (1978) John Thompson 3.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game David Thompson 4.9 (1978) John Thompson 3.6 (1965)

Assists Per Game David Thompson 4.5 (1978) John Thompson 0.3 (1966)

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

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game David Thompson 22.9 John Thompson 2.2

Rebounds Per Game David Thompson 4.3 John Thompson 2.7

Assists Per Game David Thompson 3.7 John Thompson 0.2

Steals Per Game David Thompson 0.9 John Thompson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game David Thompson 1.0 John Thompson - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points David Thompson 619 John Thompson 13

Total Rebounds David Thompson 115 John Thompson 16

Total Assists David Thompson 101 John Thompson 1

Total Steals David Thompson 24 John Thompson - n/a **

Total Blocks David Thompson 27 John Thompson - n/a **

Total Games David Thompson 27 John Thompson 6

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage David Thompson .462 John Thompson .214

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

Free Throw Percentage David Thompson .745 John Thompson 1.000

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game David Thompson 28.0 (1979) John Thompson 3.7 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game David Thompson 7.0 (1979) John Thompson 4.0 (1965)

Assists Per Game David Thompson 4.0 (1979) John Thompson 0.3 (1965)

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

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

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.