Earl Shannon vs. David Thompson Comparison

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

Earl Shannon

vs.

David Thompson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Earl Shannon: 1946-47 to 1948-49
David Thompson: 1976-77 to 1983-84

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Earl Shannon 0 David Thompson 0

NBA Seasons Earl Shannon 3 David Thompson 8

Playoffs Played Earl Shannon 0 David Thompson 5

All-Star Games Earl Shannon 0 David Thompson 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Earl Shannon 0 David Thompson 2

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Shannon 8.6 David Thompson 22.1

Rebounds Per Game Earl Shannon - n/a ** David Thompson 3.8

Assists Per Game Earl Shannon 1.3 David Thompson 3.2

Steals Per Game Earl Shannon - n/a ** David Thompson 0.9

Blocks Per Game Earl Shannon - n/a ** David Thompson 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Shannon 1,156 David Thompson 11,264

Total Rebounds Earl Shannon - n/a ** David Thompson 1,921

Total Assists Earl Shannon 177 David Thompson 1,631

Total Steals Earl Shannon - n/a ** David Thompson 459

Total Blocks Earl Shannon - n/a ** David Thompson 407

Total Games Earl Shannon 134 David Thompson 509

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Shannon .305 David Thompson .504

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

Free Throw Percentage Earl Shannon .598 David Thompson .778

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Shannon 12.1 (1947) David Thompson 27.2 (1978)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Shannon - n/a ** David Thompson 4.9 (1978)

Assists Per Game Earl Shannon 1.5 (1947) David Thompson 4.5 (1978)

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

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Shannon - David Thompson 22.9

Rebounds Per Game Earl Shannon - n/a ** David Thompson 4.3

Assists Per Game Earl Shannon - David Thompson 3.7

Steals Per Game Earl Shannon - n/a ** David Thompson 0.9

Blocks Per Game Earl Shannon - n/a ** David Thompson 1.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Shannon - David Thompson 619

Total Rebounds Earl Shannon - n/a ** David Thompson 115

Total Assists Earl Shannon - David Thompson 101

Total Steals Earl Shannon - n/a ** David Thompson 24

Total Blocks Earl Shannon - n/a ** David Thompson 27

Total Games Earl Shannon 0 David Thompson 27

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Shannon - David Thompson .462

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

Free Throw Percentage Earl Shannon - David Thompson .745

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Shannon - David Thompson 28.0 (1979)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Shannon - n/a ** David Thompson 7.0 (1979)

Assists Per Game Earl Shannon - David Thompson 4.0 (1979)

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

Blocks Per Game Earl Shannon - 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. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51, this player has no data for the stat.