Doc Rivers vs. David Thompson Comparison

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

Doc Rivers

vs.

David Thompson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Doc Rivers: 1983-84 to 1995-96
David Thompson: 1976-77 to 1983-84

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Doc Rivers 0 David Thompson 0

NBA Seasons Doc Rivers 13 David Thompson 8

Playoffs Played Doc Rivers 10 David Thompson 5

All-Star Games Doc Rivers 1 David Thompson 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Doc Rivers 0 David Thompson 2

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Doc Rivers 10.9 David Thompson 22.1

Rebounds Per Game Doc Rivers 3.0 David Thompson 3.8

Assists Per Game Doc Rivers 5.7 David Thompson 3.2

Steals Per Game Doc Rivers 1.8 David Thompson 0.9

Blocks Per Game Doc Rivers 0.4 David Thompson 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Doc Rivers 9,377 David Thompson 11,264

Total Rebounds Doc Rivers 2,625 David Thompson 1,921

Total Assists Doc Rivers 4,889 David Thompson 1,631

Total Steals Doc Rivers 1,563 David Thompson 459

Total Blocks Doc Rivers 351 David Thompson 407

Total Games Doc Rivers 864 David Thompson 509

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Doc Rivers .444 David Thompson .504

3-Point Percentage Doc Rivers .328 David Thompson .277 *

Free Throw Percentage Doc Rivers .784 David Thompson .778

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Doc Rivers 15.2 (1991) David Thompson 27.2 (1978)

Rebounds Per Game Doc Rivers 4.6 (1988) David Thompson 4.9 (1978)

Assists Per Game Doc Rivers 10.0 (1987) David Thompson 4.5 (1978)

Steals Per Game Doc Rivers 2.4 (1990) David Thompson 1.4 (1977)

Blocks Per Game Doc Rivers 0.8 (1985) David Thompson 1.2 (1978)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Doc Rivers 11.4 David Thompson 22.9

Rebounds Per Game Doc Rivers 3.3 David Thompson 4.3

Assists Per Game Doc Rivers 5.9 David Thompson 3.7

Steals Per Game Doc Rivers 1.5 David Thompson 0.9

Blocks Per Game Doc Rivers 0.3 David Thompson 1.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Doc Rivers 926 David Thompson 619

Total Rebounds Doc Rivers 270 David Thompson 115

Total Assists Doc Rivers 479 David Thompson 101

Total Steals Doc Rivers 125 David Thompson 24

Total Blocks Doc Rivers 23 David Thompson 27

Total Games Doc Rivers 81 David Thompson 27

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Doc Rivers .446 David Thompson .462

3-Point Percentage Doc Rivers .338 David Thompson .333 *

Free Throw Percentage Doc Rivers .767 David Thompson .745

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Doc Rivers 15.7 (1988) David Thompson 28.0 (1979)

Rebounds Per Game Doc Rivers 4.9 (1988) David Thompson 7.0 (1979)

Assists Per Game Doc Rivers 11.3 (1987) David Thompson 4.0 (1979)

Steals Per Game Doc Rivers 2.4 (1984) David Thompson 1.5 (1977)

Blocks Per Game Doc Rivers 0.8 (1984) 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.