David Thompson vs. John Wetzel Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars John Wetzel 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 Wetzel

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
David Thompson: 1976-77 to 1983-84
John Wetzel: 1967-68 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships David Thompson 0 John Wetzel 0

NBA Seasons David Thompson 8 John Wetzel 7

Playoffs Played David Thompson 5 John Wetzel 2

All-Star Games David Thompson 4 John Wetzel 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team David Thompson 2 John Wetzel 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game David Thompson 22.1 John Wetzel 3.4

Rebounds Per Game David Thompson 3.8 John Wetzel 1.9

Assists Per Game David Thompson 3.2 John Wetzel 1.4

Steals Per Game David Thompson 0.9 John Wetzel 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game David Thompson 0.8 John Wetzel 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points David Thompson 11,264 John Wetzel 1,215

Total Rebounds David Thompson 1,921 John Wetzel 682

Total Assists David Thompson 1,631 John Wetzel 494

Total Steals David Thompson 459 John Wetzel 133 *

Total Blocks David Thompson 407 John Wetzel 30 *

Total Games David Thompson 509 John Wetzel 357

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage David Thompson .504 John Wetzel .429

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

Free Throw Percentage David Thompson .778 John Wetzel .810

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game David Thompson 27.2 (1978) John Wetzel 4.7 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game David Thompson 4.9 (1978) John Wetzel 2.4 (1974)

Assists Per Game David Thompson 4.5 (1978) John Wetzel 2.0 (1974)

Steals Per Game David Thompson 1.4 (1977) John Wetzel 1.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game David Thompson 1.2 (1978) John Wetzel 0.3 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game David Thompson 22.9 John Wetzel 1.6

Rebounds Per Game David Thompson 4.3 John Wetzel 0.8

Assists Per Game David Thompson 3.7 John Wetzel 0.8

Steals Per Game David Thompson 0.9 John Wetzel 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game David Thompson 1.0 John Wetzel 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points David Thompson 619 John Wetzel 8

Total Rebounds David Thompson 115 John Wetzel 4

Total Assists David Thompson 101 John Wetzel 4

Total Steals David Thompson 24 John Wetzel 0 *

Total Blocks David Thompson 27 John Wetzel 0 *

Total Games David Thompson 27 John Wetzel 5

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage David Thompson .462 John Wetzel .429

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

Free Throw Percentage David Thompson .745 John Wetzel 1.000

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game David Thompson 28.0 (1979) John Wetzel 2.0 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game David Thompson 7.0 (1979) John Wetzel 1.0 (1976)

Assists Per Game David Thompson 4.0 (1979) John Wetzel 1.3 (1973)

Steals Per Game David Thompson 1.5 (1977) John Wetzel 0.0 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game David Thompson 1.6 (1978) John Wetzel 0.0 (1976) *

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.