Joe Ellis vs. David Thompson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars David Thompson and Joe Ellis 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

Joe Ellis

vs.

David Thompson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Joe Ellis: 1966-67 to 1973-74
David Thompson: 1976-77 to 1983-84

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Joe Ellis 0 David Thompson 0

NBA Seasons Joe Ellis 8 David Thompson 8

Playoffs Played Joe Ellis 6 David Thompson 5

All-Star Games Joe Ellis 0 David Thompson 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Joe Ellis 0 David Thompson 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Joe Ellis 0 David Thompson 2

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Joe Ellis 8.8 David Thompson 22.1

Rebounds Per Game Joe Ellis 5.1 David Thompson 3.8

Assists Per Game Joe Ellis 1.4 David Thompson 3.2

Steals Per Game Joe Ellis 0.7 * David Thompson 0.9

Blocks Per Game Joe Ellis 0.2 * David Thompson 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Joe Ellis 4,623 David Thompson 11,264

Total Rebounds Joe Ellis 2,686 David Thompson 1,921

Total Assists Joe Ellis 716 David Thompson 1,631

Total Steals Joe Ellis 33 * David Thompson 459

Total Blocks Joe Ellis 9 * David Thompson 407

Total Games Joe Ellis 524 David Thompson 509

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joe Ellis .398 David Thompson .504

3-Point Percentage Joe Ellis - n/a ** David Thompson .277 *

Free Throw Percentage Joe Ellis .727 David Thompson .778

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joe Ellis 15.8 (1970) David Thompson 27.2 (1978)

Rebounds Per Game Joe Ellis 7.8 (1970) David Thompson 4.9 (1978)

Assists Per Game Joe Ellis 2.0 (1971) David Thompson 4.5 (1978)

Steals Per Game Joe Ellis 0.7 (1974) * David Thompson 1.4 (1977)

Blocks Per Game Joe Ellis 0.2 (1974) * David Thompson 1.2 (1978)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Joe Ellis 5.3 David Thompson 22.9

Rebounds Per Game Joe Ellis 3.4 David Thompson 4.3

Assists Per Game Joe Ellis 0.6 David Thompson 3.7

Steals Per Game Joe Ellis - * David Thompson 0.9

Blocks Per Game Joe Ellis - * David Thompson 1.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Joe Ellis 202 David Thompson 619

Total Rebounds Joe Ellis 131 David Thompson 115

Total Assists Joe Ellis 23 David Thompson 101

Total Steals Joe Ellis 0 * David Thompson 24

Total Blocks Joe Ellis 0 * David Thompson 27

Total Games Joe Ellis 38 David Thompson 27

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joe Ellis .307 David Thompson .462

3-Point Percentage Joe Ellis - n/a ** David Thompson .333 *

Free Throw Percentage Joe Ellis .692 David Thompson .745

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joe Ellis 10.8 (1972) David Thompson 28.0 (1979)

Rebounds Per Game Joe Ellis 8.5 (1969) David Thompson 7.0 (1979)

Assists Per Game Joe Ellis 0.8 (1972) David Thompson 4.0 (1979)

Steals Per Game Joe Ellis - * David Thompson 1.5 (1977)

Blocks Per Game Joe Ellis - * 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. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.