Garfield Smith vs. David Thompson Comparison

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

Garfield Smith

vs.

David Thompson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Garfield Smith: 1970-71 to 1971-72
David Thompson: 1976-77 to 1983-84

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Garfield Smith 0 David Thompson 0

NBA Seasons Garfield Smith 2 David Thompson 8

Playoffs Played Garfield Smith 1 David Thompson 5

All-Star Games Garfield Smith 0 David Thompson 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Garfield Smith 0 David Thompson 2

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Garfield Smith 2.7 David Thompson 22.1

Rebounds Per Game Garfield Smith 2.1 David Thompson 3.8

Assists Per Game Garfield Smith 0.3 David Thompson 3.2

Steals Per Game Garfield Smith - n/a ** David Thompson 0.9

Blocks Per Game Garfield Smith - n/a ** David Thompson 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Garfield Smith 168 David Thompson 11,264

Total Rebounds Garfield Smith 132 David Thompson 1,921

Total Assists Garfield Smith 17 David Thompson 1,631

Total Steals Garfield Smith - n/a ** David Thompson 459

Total Blocks Garfield Smith - n/a ** David Thompson 407

Total Games Garfield Smith 63 David Thompson 509

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Garfield Smith .385 David Thompson .504

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

Free Throw Percentage Garfield Smith .322 David Thompson .778

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Garfield Smith 2.9 (1971) David Thompson 27.2 (1978)

Rebounds Per Game Garfield Smith 2.6 (1971) David Thompson 4.9 (1978)

Assists Per Game Garfield Smith 0.3 (1972) David Thompson 4.5 (1978)

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

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Garfield Smith 0.5 David Thompson 22.9

Rebounds Per Game Garfield Smith 0.3 David Thompson 4.3

Assists Per Game Garfield Smith 0.0 David Thompson 3.7

Steals Per Game Garfield Smith - n/a ** David Thompson 0.9

Blocks Per Game Garfield Smith - n/a ** David Thompson 1.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Garfield Smith 2 David Thompson 619

Total Rebounds Garfield Smith 1 David Thompson 115

Total Assists Garfield Smith 0 David Thompson 101

Total Steals Garfield Smith - n/a ** David Thompson 24

Total Blocks Garfield Smith - n/a ** David Thompson 27

Total Games Garfield Smith 4 David Thompson 27

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Garfield Smith .200 David Thompson .462

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

Free Throw Percentage Garfield Smith .000 David Thompson .745

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Garfield Smith 0.5 (1972) David Thompson 28.0 (1979)

Rebounds Per Game Garfield Smith 0.3 (1972) David Thompson 7.0 (1979)

Assists Per Game Garfield Smith 0.0 (1972) David Thompson 4.0 (1979)

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

Blocks Per Game Garfield Smith - 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.