John Barber vs. David Thompson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars David Thompson and John Barber 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

John Barber

vs.

David Thompson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
John Barber: 1956-57 to 1956-57
David Thompson: 1976-77 to 1983-84

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships John Barber 0 David Thompson 0

NBA Seasons John Barber 1 David Thompson 8

Playoffs Played John Barber 0 David Thompson 5

All-Star Games John Barber 0 David Thompson 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team John Barber 0 David Thompson 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) John Barber 0 David Thompson 2

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Barber 1.4 David Thompson 22.1

Rebounds Per Game John Barber 1.2 David Thompson 3.8

Assists Per Game John Barber 0.0 David Thompson 3.2

Steals Per Game John Barber - n/a ** David Thompson 0.9

Blocks Per Game John Barber - n/a ** David Thompson 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points John Barber 7 David Thompson 11,264

Total Rebounds John Barber 6 David Thompson 1,921

Total Assists John Barber 0 David Thompson 1,631

Total Steals John Barber - n/a ** David Thompson 459

Total Blocks John Barber - n/a ** David Thompson 407

Total Games John Barber 5 David Thompson 509

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Barber .250 David Thompson .504

3-Point Percentage John Barber - n/a ** David Thompson .277 *

Free Throw Percentage John Barber .500 David Thompson .778

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Barber 1.4 (1957) David Thompson 27.2 (1978)

Rebounds Per Game John Barber 1.2 (1957) David Thompson 4.9 (1978)

Assists Per Game John Barber 0.0 (1957) David Thompson 4.5 (1978)

Steals Per Game John Barber - n/a ** David Thompson 1.4 (1977)

Blocks Per Game John Barber - n/a ** David Thompson 1.2 (1978)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Barber - David Thompson 22.9

Rebounds Per Game John Barber - David Thompson 4.3

Assists Per Game John Barber - David Thompson 3.7

Steals Per Game John Barber - n/a ** David Thompson 0.9

Blocks Per Game John Barber - n/a ** David Thompson 1.0

Totals Stats

Total Points John Barber - David Thompson 619

Total Rebounds John Barber - David Thompson 115

Total Assists John Barber - David Thompson 101

Total Steals John Barber - n/a ** David Thompson 24

Total Blocks John Barber - n/a ** David Thompson 27

Total Games John Barber 0 David Thompson 27

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Barber - David Thompson .462

3-Point Percentage John Barber - n/a ** David Thompson .333 *

Free Throw Percentage John Barber - David Thompson .745

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Barber - David Thompson 28.0 (1979)

Rebounds Per Game John Barber - David Thompson 7.0 (1979)

Assists Per Game John Barber - David Thompson 4.0 (1979)

Steals Per Game John Barber - n/a ** David Thompson 1.5 (1977)

Blocks Per Game John Barber - 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.