John Johnson vs. David Thompson Comparison

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

vs.

David Thompson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
John Johnson: 1970-71 to 1981-82
David Thompson: 1976-77 to 1983-84

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships John Johnson 1 David Thompson 0

NBA Seasons John Johnson 12 David Thompson 8

Playoffs Played John Johnson 5 David Thompson 5

All-Star Games John Johnson 2 David Thompson 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team John Johnson 0 David Thompson 2

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Johnson 12.9 David Thompson 22.1

Rebounds Per Game John Johnson 5.5 David Thompson 3.8

Assists Per Game John Johnson 3.8 David Thompson 3.2

Steals Per Game John Johnson 0.8 * David Thompson 0.9

Blocks Per Game John Johnson 0.4 * David Thompson 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points John Johnson 11,200 David Thompson 11,264

Total Rebounds John Johnson 4,778 David Thompson 1,921

Total Assists John Johnson 3,285 David Thompson 1,631

Total Steals John Johnson 487 * David Thompson 459

Total Blocks John Johnson 235 * David Thompson 407

Total Games John Johnson 869 David Thompson 509

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Johnson .446 David Thompson .504

3-Point Percentage John Johnson .000 * David Thompson .277 *

Free Throw Percentage John Johnson .779 David Thompson .778

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Johnson 17.0 (1972) David Thompson 27.2 (1978)

Rebounds Per Game John Johnson 7.7 (1972) David Thompson 4.9 (1978)

Assists Per Game John Johnson 5.2 (1980) David Thompson 4.5 (1978)

Steals Per Game John Johnson 1.0 (1974) * David Thompson 1.4 (1977)

Blocks Per Game John Johnson 0.5 (1975) * David Thompson 1.2 (1978)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Johnson 9.7 David Thompson 22.9

Rebounds Per Game John Johnson 4.9 David Thompson 4.3

Assists Per Game John Johnson 3.8 David Thompson 3.7

Steals Per Game John Johnson 0.6 * David Thompson 0.9

Blocks Per Game John Johnson 0.2 * David Thompson 1.0

Totals Stats

Total Points John Johnson 711 David Thompson 619

Total Rebounds John Johnson 359 David Thompson 115

Total Assists John Johnson 275 David Thompson 101

Total Steals John Johnson 43 * David Thompson 24

Total Blocks John Johnson 12 * David Thompson 27

Total Games John Johnson 73 David Thompson 27

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Johnson .450 David Thompson .462

3-Point Percentage John Johnson .000 * David Thompson .333 *

Free Throw Percentage John Johnson .699 David Thompson .745

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Johnson 12.4 (1980) David Thompson 28.0 (1979)

Rebounds Per Game John Johnson 6.8 (1980) David Thompson 7.0 (1979)

Assists Per Game John Johnson 5.7 (1980) David Thompson 4.0 (1979)

Steals Per Game John Johnson 1.0 (1979) * David Thompson 1.5 (1977)

Blocks Per Game John Johnson 0.3 (1978) * 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.