George Johnson vs. David Thompson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars David Thompson and George Johnson 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

George Johnson

vs.

David Thompson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
George Johnson: 1972-73 to 1985-86
David Thompson: 1976-77 to 1983-84

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships George Johnson 1 David Thompson 0

NBA Seasons George Johnson 13 David Thompson 8

Playoffs Played George Johnson 8 David Thompson 5

All-Star Games George Johnson 0 David Thompson 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team George Johnson 0 David Thompson 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) George Johnson 0 David Thompson 2

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) George Johnson 1 David Thompson 0

Blocks Leader George Johnson 3 * David Thompson 0

* Notes: Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Johnson 4.8 David Thompson 22.1

Rebounds Per Game George Johnson 6.5 David Thompson 3.8

Assists Per Game George Johnson 1.0 David Thompson 3.2

Steals Per Game George Johnson 0.5 * David Thompson 0.9

Blocks Per Game George Johnson 2.5 * David Thompson 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points George Johnson 4,369 David Thompson 11,264

Total Rebounds George Johnson 5,887 David Thompson 1,921

Total Assists George Johnson 929 David Thompson 1,631

Total Steals George Johnson 456 * David Thompson 459

Total Blocks George Johnson 2,082 * David Thompson 407

Total Games George Johnson 904 David Thompson 509

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Johnson .451 David Thompson .504

3-Point Percentage George Johnson .500 * David Thompson .277 *

Free Throw Percentage George Johnson .694 David Thompson .778

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Johnson 8.7 (1978) David Thompson 27.2 (1978)

Rebounds Per Game George Johnson 9.6 (1978) David Thompson 4.9 (1978)

Assists Per Game George Johnson 2.1 (1980) David Thompson 4.5 (1978)

Steals Per Game George Johnson 1.0 (1978) * David Thompson 1.4 (1977)

Blocks Per Game George Johnson 3.4 (1981) * David Thompson 1.2 (1978)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Johnson 4.2 David Thompson 22.9

Rebounds Per Game George Johnson 6.1 David Thompson 4.3

Assists Per Game George Johnson 0.9 David Thompson 3.7

Steals Per Game George Johnson 0.7 * David Thompson 0.9

Blocks Per Game George Johnson 2.0 * David Thompson 1.0

Totals Stats

Total Points George Johnson 248 David Thompson 619

Total Rebounds George Johnson 361 David Thompson 115

Total Assists George Johnson 55 David Thompson 101

Total Steals George Johnson 34 * David Thompson 24

Total Blocks George Johnson 101 * David Thompson 27

Total Games George Johnson 59 David Thompson 27

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Johnson .551 David Thompson .462

3-Point Percentage George Johnson - * David Thompson .333 *

Free Throw Percentage George Johnson .618 David Thompson .745

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Johnson 14.5 (1979) David Thompson 28.0 (1979)

Rebounds Per Game George Johnson 12.5 (1979) David Thompson 7.0 (1979)

Assists Per Game George Johnson 1.3 (1982) David Thompson 4.0 (1979)

Steals Per Game George Johnson 1.1 (1976) * David Thompson 1.5 (1977)

Blocks Per Game George Johnson 3.5 (1979) * 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.