George Karl vs. David Thompson Comparison

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

vs.

David Thompson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
George Karl: 1976-77 to 1977-78
David Thompson: 1976-77 to 1983-84

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships George Karl 0 David Thompson 0

NBA Seasons George Karl 2 David Thompson 8

Playoffs Played George Karl 1 David Thompson 5

All-Star Games George Karl 0 David Thompson 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team George Karl 0 David Thompson 2

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Karl 2.6 David Thompson 22.1

Rebounds Per Game George Karl 0.7 David Thompson 3.8

Assists Per Game George Karl 1.5 David Thompson 3.2

Steals Per Game George Karl 0.3 David Thompson 0.9

Blocks Per Game George Karl 0.0 David Thompson 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points George Karl 85 David Thompson 11,264

Total Rebounds George Karl 22 David Thompson 1,921

Total Assists George Karl 51 David Thompson 1,631

Total Steals George Karl 11 David Thompson 459

Total Blocks George Karl 0 David Thompson 407

Total Games George Karl 33 David Thompson 509

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Karl .342 David Thompson .504

3-Point Percentage George Karl - n/a ** David Thompson .277 *

Free Throw Percentage George Karl .705 David Thompson .778

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Karl 2.7 (1977) David Thompson 27.2 (1978)

Rebounds Per Game George Karl 1.3 (1978) David Thompson 4.9 (1978)

Assists Per Game George Karl 1.6 (1977) David Thompson 4.5 (1978)

Steals Per Game George Karl 0.3 (1977) David Thompson 1.4 (1977)

Blocks Per Game George Karl 0.0 (1978) David Thompson 1.2 (1978)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Karl 0.0 David Thompson 22.9

Rebounds Per Game George Karl 0.0 David Thompson 4.3

Assists Per Game George Karl 0.0 David Thompson 3.7

Steals Per Game George Karl 0.0 David Thompson 0.9

Blocks Per Game George Karl 0.0 David Thompson 1.0

Totals Stats

Total Points George Karl 0 David Thompson 619

Total Rebounds George Karl 0 David Thompson 115

Total Assists George Karl 0 David Thompson 101

Total Steals George Karl 0 David Thompson 24

Total Blocks George Karl 0 David Thompson 27

Total Games George Karl 1 David Thompson 27

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Karl - David Thompson .462

3-Point Percentage George Karl - n/a ** David Thompson .333 *

Free Throw Percentage George Karl - David Thompson .745

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Karl 0.0 (1977) David Thompson 28.0 (1979)

Rebounds Per Game George Karl 0.0 (1977) David Thompson 7.0 (1979)

Assists Per Game George Karl 0.0 (1977) David Thompson 4.0 (1979)

Steals Per Game George Karl 0.0 (1977) David Thompson 1.5 (1977)

Blocks Per Game George Karl 0.0 (1977) 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. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.