Gail Goodrich vs. David Thompson Comparison

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

Gail Goodrich

vs.

David Thompson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Gail Goodrich: 1965-66 to 1978-79
David Thompson: 1976-77 to 1983-84

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gail Goodrich 1 David Thompson 0

NBA Seasons Gail Goodrich 14 David Thompson 8

Playoffs Played Gail Goodrich 8 David Thompson 5

All-Star Games Gail Goodrich 5 David Thompson 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Gail Goodrich 1 David Thompson 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Gail Goodrich 1 David Thompson 2

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gail Goodrich 18.6 David Thompson 22.1

Rebounds Per Game Gail Goodrich 3.2 David Thompson 3.8

Assists Per Game Gail Goodrich 4.7 David Thompson 3.2

Steals Per Game Gail Goodrich 1.3 * David Thompson 0.9

Blocks Per Game Gail Goodrich 0.2 * David Thompson 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Gail Goodrich 19,181 David Thompson 11,264

Total Rebounds Gail Goodrich 3,279 David Thompson 1,921

Total Assists Gail Goodrich 4,805 David Thompson 1,631

Total Steals Gail Goodrich 545 * David Thompson 459

Total Blocks Gail Goodrich 72 * David Thompson 407

Total Games Gail Goodrich 1,031 David Thompson 509

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gail Goodrich .456 David Thompson .504

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

Free Throw Percentage Gail Goodrich .807 David Thompson .778

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gail Goodrich 25.9 (1972) David Thompson 27.2 (1978)

Rebounds Per Game Gail Goodrich 5.4 (1969) David Thompson 4.9 (1978)

Assists Per Game Gail Goodrich 7.5 (1970) David Thompson 4.5 (1978)

Steals Per Game Gail Goodrich 1.6 (1976) * David Thompson 1.4 (1977)

Blocks Per Game Gail Goodrich 0.3 (1978) * David Thompson 1.2 (1978)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gail Goodrich 18.1 David Thompson 22.9

Rebounds Per Game Gail Goodrich 3.1 David Thompson 4.3

Assists Per Game Gail Goodrich 4.2 David Thompson 3.7

Steals Per Game Gail Goodrich 1.4 * David Thompson 0.9

Blocks Per Game Gail Goodrich 0.2 * David Thompson 1.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Gail Goodrich 1,450 David Thompson 619

Total Rebounds Gail Goodrich 250 David Thompson 115

Total Assists Gail Goodrich 333 David Thompson 101

Total Steals Gail Goodrich 7 * David Thompson 24

Total Blocks Gail Goodrich 1 * David Thompson 27

Total Games Gail Goodrich 80 David Thompson 27

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gail Goodrich .442 David Thompson .462

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

Free Throw Percentage Gail Goodrich .819 David Thompson .745

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gail Goodrich 25.4 (1971) David Thompson 28.0 (1979)

Rebounds Per Game Gail Goodrich 4.6 (1970) David Thompson 7.0 (1979)

Assists Per Game Gail Goodrich 7.6 (1971) David Thompson 4.0 (1979)

Steals Per Game Gail Goodrich 1.4 (1974) * David Thompson 1.5 (1977)

Blocks Per Game Gail Goodrich 0.2 (1974) * David Thompson 1.6 (1978)

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.