JaKarr Sampson vs. David Thompson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars David Thompson and JaKarr Sampson 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

JaKarr Sampson

vs.

David Thompson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
JaKarr Sampson: 2014-15 to 2020-21
David Thompson: 1976-77 to 1983-84

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships JaKarr Sampson 0 David Thompson 0

NBA Seasons JaKarr Sampson 6 David Thompson 8

Playoffs Played JaKarr Sampson 1 David Thompson 5

All-Star Games JaKarr Sampson 0 David Thompson 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team JaKarr Sampson 0 David Thompson 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) JaKarr Sampson 0 David Thompson 2

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game JaKarr Sampson 5.2 David Thompson 22.1

Rebounds Per Game JaKarr Sampson 2.7 David Thompson 3.8

Assists Per Game JaKarr Sampson 0.7 David Thompson 3.2

Steals Per Game JaKarr Sampson 0.4 David Thompson 0.9

Blocks Per Game JaKarr Sampson 0.5 David Thompson 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points JaKarr Sampson 1,233 David Thompson 11,264

Total Rebounds JaKarr Sampson 628 David Thompson 1,921

Total Assists JaKarr Sampson 161 David Thompson 1,631

Total Steals JaKarr Sampson 91 David Thompson 459

Total Blocks JaKarr Sampson 110 David Thompson 407

Total Games JaKarr Sampson 236 David Thompson 509

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage JaKarr Sampson .471 David Thompson .504

3-Point Percentage JaKarr Sampson .248 David Thompson .277 *

Free Throw Percentage JaKarr Sampson .670 David Thompson .778

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game JaKarr Sampson 20.0 (2019) David Thompson 27.2 (1978)

Rebounds Per Game JaKarr Sampson 8.0 (2019) David Thompson 4.9 (1978)

Assists Per Game JaKarr Sampson 1.0 (2015) David Thompson 4.5 (1978)

Steals Per Game JaKarr Sampson 1.0 (2019) David Thompson 1.4 (1977)

Blocks Per Game JaKarr Sampson 1.0 (2018) David Thompson 1.2 (1978)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game JaKarr Sampson 5.0 David Thompson 22.9

Rebounds Per Game JaKarr Sampson 3.3 David Thompson 4.3

Assists Per Game JaKarr Sampson 1.0 David Thompson 3.7

Steals Per Game JaKarr Sampson 0.5 David Thompson 0.9

Blocks Per Game JaKarr Sampson 0.0 David Thompson 1.0

Totals Stats

Total Points JaKarr Sampson 20 David Thompson 619

Total Rebounds JaKarr Sampson 13 David Thompson 115

Total Assists JaKarr Sampson 4 David Thompson 101

Total Steals JaKarr Sampson 2 David Thompson 24

Total Blocks JaKarr Sampson 0 David Thompson 27

Total Games JaKarr Sampson 4 David Thompson 27

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage JaKarr Sampson .625 David Thompson .462

3-Point Percentage JaKarr Sampson - David Thompson .333 *

Free Throw Percentage JaKarr Sampson - David Thompson .745

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game JaKarr Sampson 5.0 (2020) David Thompson 28.0 (1979)

Rebounds Per Game JaKarr Sampson 3.3 (2020) David Thompson 7.0 (1979)

Assists Per Game JaKarr Sampson 1.0 (2020) David Thompson 4.0 (1979)

Steals Per Game JaKarr Sampson 0.5 (2020) David Thompson 1.5 (1977)

Blocks Per Game JaKarr Sampson 0.0 (2020) 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.