George McGinnis vs. David Thompson Comparison

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

vs.

David Thompson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
George McGinnis: 1975-76 to 1981-82
David Thompson: 1976-77 to 1983-84

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships George McGinnis 0 David Thompson 0

NBA Seasons George McGinnis 7 David Thompson 8

Playoffs Played George McGinnis 4 David Thompson 5

All-Star Games George McGinnis 3 David Thompson 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team George McGinnis 1 David Thompson 2

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George McGinnis 17.2 David Thompson 22.1

Rebounds Per Game George McGinnis 9.8 David Thompson 3.8

Assists Per Game George McGinnis 3.8 David Thompson 3.2

Steals Per Game George McGinnis 1.7 David Thompson 0.9

Blocks Per Game George McGinnis 0.4 David Thompson 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points George McGinnis 9,090 David Thompson 11,264

Total Rebounds George McGinnis 5,177 David Thompson 1,921

Total Assists George McGinnis 1,985 David Thompson 1,631

Total Steals George McGinnis 923 David Thompson 459

Total Blocks George McGinnis 236 David Thompson 407

Total Games George McGinnis 528 David Thompson 509

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George McGinnis .448 David Thompson .504

3-Point Percentage George McGinnis .080 * David Thompson .277 *

Free Throw Percentage George McGinnis .651 David Thompson .778

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George McGinnis 23.0 (1976) David Thompson 27.2 (1978)

Rebounds Per Game George McGinnis 12.6 (1976) David Thompson 4.9 (1978)

Assists Per Game George McGinnis 4.7 (1976) David Thompson 4.5 (1978)

Steals Per Game George McGinnis 2.6 (1976) David Thompson 1.4 (1977)

Blocks Per Game George McGinnis 0.7 (1979) David Thompson 1.2 (1978)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George McGinnis 14.6 David Thompson 22.9

Rebounds Per Game George McGinnis 9.6 David Thompson 4.3

Assists Per Game George McGinnis 3.5 David Thompson 3.7

Steals Per Game George McGinnis 1.2 David Thompson 0.9

Blocks Per Game George McGinnis 0.3 David Thompson 1.0

Totals Stats

Total Points George McGinnis 495 David Thompson 619

Total Rebounds George McGinnis 327 David Thompson 115

Total Assists George McGinnis 118 David Thompson 101

Total Steals George McGinnis 41 David Thompson 24

Total Blocks George McGinnis 11 David Thompson 27

Total Games George McGinnis 34 David Thompson 27

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George McGinnis .395 David Thompson .462

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

Free Throw Percentage George McGinnis .640 David Thompson .745

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George McGinnis 23.0 (1976) David Thompson 28.0 (1979)

Rebounds Per Game George McGinnis 13.7 (1976) David Thompson 7.0 (1979)

Assists Per Game George McGinnis 4.0 (1976) David Thompson 4.0 (1979)

Steals Per Game George McGinnis 1.5 (1978) David Thompson 1.5 (1977)

Blocks Per Game George McGinnis 1.3 (1976) 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.