John Olive vs. David Thompson Comparison

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

vs.

David Thompson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
John Olive: 1978-79 to 1979-80
David Thompson: 1976-77 to 1983-84

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships John Olive 0 David Thompson 0

NBA Seasons John Olive 2 David Thompson 8

Playoffs Played John Olive 0 David Thompson 5

All-Star Games John Olive 0 David Thompson 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team John Olive 0 David Thompson 2

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Olive 1.3 David Thompson 22.1

Rebounds Per Game John Olive 0.6 David Thompson 3.8

Assists Per Game John Olive 0.1 David Thompson 3.2

Steals Per Game John Olive 0.1 David Thompson 0.9

Blocks Per Game John Olive 0.0 David Thompson 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points John Olive 44 David Thompson 11,264

Total Rebounds John Olive 20 David Thompson 1,921

Total Assists John Olive 3 David Thompson 1,631

Total Steals John Olive 4 David Thompson 459

Total Blocks John Olive 0 David Thompson 407

Total Games John Olive 35 David Thompson 509

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Olive .310 David Thompson .504

3-Point Percentage John Olive - * David Thompson .277 *

Free Throw Percentage John Olive .783 David Thompson .778

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Olive 1.3 (1979) David Thompson 27.2 (1978)

Rebounds Per Game John Olive 1.0 (1980) David Thompson 4.9 (1978)

Assists Per Game John Olive 0.1 (1979) David Thompson 4.5 (1978)

Steals Per Game John Olive 0.1 (1979) David Thompson 1.4 (1977)

Blocks Per Game John Olive 0.0 (1980) David Thompson 1.2 (1978)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Olive - David Thompson 22.9

Rebounds Per Game John Olive - David Thompson 4.3

Assists Per Game John Olive - David Thompson 3.7

Steals Per Game John Olive - David Thompson 0.9

Blocks Per Game John Olive - David Thompson 1.0

Totals Stats

Total Points John Olive - David Thompson 619

Total Rebounds John Olive - David Thompson 115

Total Assists John Olive - David Thompson 101

Total Steals John Olive - David Thompson 24

Total Blocks John Olive - David Thompson 27

Total Games John Olive 0 David Thompson 27

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Olive - David Thompson .462

3-Point Percentage John Olive - * David Thompson .333 *

Free Throw Percentage John Olive - David Thompson .745

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

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

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

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

Steals Per Game John Olive - David Thompson 1.5 (1977)

Blocks Per Game John Olive - 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.