Howie Shannon vs. David Thompson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars David Thompson and Howie Shannon 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

Howie Shannon

vs.

David Thompson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Howie Shannon: 1948-49 to 1949-50
David Thompson: 1976-77 to 1983-84

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Howie Shannon 0 David Thompson 0

NBA Seasons Howie Shannon 2 David Thompson 8

Playoffs Played Howie Shannon 0 David Thompson 5

All-Star Games Howie Shannon 0 David Thompson 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Howie Shannon 0 David Thompson 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Howie Shannon 0 David Thompson 2

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Howie Shannon 10.8 David Thompson 22.1

Rebounds Per Game Howie Shannon - n/a ** David Thompson 3.8

Assists Per Game Howie Shannon 2.5 David Thompson 3.2

Steals Per Game Howie Shannon - n/a ** David Thompson 0.9

Blocks Per Game Howie Shannon - n/a ** David Thompson 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Howie Shannon 1,323 David Thompson 11,264

Total Rebounds Howie Shannon - n/a ** David Thompson 1,921

Total Assists Howie Shannon 299 David Thompson 1,631

Total Steals Howie Shannon - n/a ** David Thompson 459

Total Blocks Howie Shannon - n/a ** David Thompson 407

Total Games Howie Shannon 122 David Thompson 509

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Howie Shannon .355 David Thompson .504

3-Point Percentage Howie Shannon - n/a ** David Thompson .277 *

Free Throw Percentage Howie Shannon .795 David Thompson .778

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Howie Shannon 13.4 (1949) David Thompson 27.2 (1978)

Rebounds Per Game Howie Shannon - n/a ** David Thompson 4.9 (1978)

Assists Per Game Howie Shannon 2.6 (1950) David Thompson 4.5 (1978)

Steals Per Game Howie Shannon - n/a ** David Thompson 1.4 (1977)

Blocks Per Game Howie Shannon - n/a ** David Thompson 1.2 (1978)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Howie Shannon - David Thompson 22.9

Rebounds Per Game Howie Shannon - n/a ** David Thompson 4.3

Assists Per Game Howie Shannon - David Thompson 3.7

Steals Per Game Howie Shannon - n/a ** David Thompson 0.9

Blocks Per Game Howie Shannon - n/a ** David Thompson 1.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Howie Shannon - David Thompson 619

Total Rebounds Howie Shannon - n/a ** David Thompson 115

Total Assists Howie Shannon - David Thompson 101

Total Steals Howie Shannon - n/a ** David Thompson 24

Total Blocks Howie Shannon - n/a ** David Thompson 27

Total Games Howie Shannon 0 David Thompson 27

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Howie Shannon - David Thompson .462

3-Point Percentage Howie Shannon - n/a ** David Thompson .333 *

Free Throw Percentage Howie Shannon - David Thompson .745

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Howie Shannon - David Thompson 28.0 (1979)

Rebounds Per Game Howie Shannon - n/a ** David Thompson 7.0 (1979)

Assists Per Game Howie Shannon - David Thompson 4.0 (1979)

Steals Per Game Howie Shannon - n/a ** David Thompson 1.5 (1977)

Blocks Per Game Howie Shannon - 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. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51, this player has no data for the stat.