John Richter vs. David Thompson Comparison

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

vs.

David Thompson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
John Richter: 1959-60 to 1959-60
David Thompson: 1976-77 to 1983-84

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships John Richter 1 David Thompson 0

NBA Seasons John Richter 1 David Thompson 8

Playoffs Played John Richter 1 David Thompson 5

All-Star Games John Richter 0 David Thompson 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team John Richter 0 David Thompson 2

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Richter 4.3 David Thompson 22.1

Rebounds Per Game John Richter 4.7 David Thompson 3.8

Assists Per Game John Richter 0.4 David Thompson 3.2

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points John Richter 285 David Thompson 11,264

Total Rebounds John Richter 312 David Thompson 1,921

Total Assists John Richter 27 David Thompson 1,631

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

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

Total Games John Richter 66 David Thompson 509

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Richter .340 David Thompson .504

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

Free Throw Percentage John Richter .504 David Thompson .778

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Richter 4.3 (1960) David Thompson 27.2 (1978)

Rebounds Per Game John Richter 4.7 (1960) David Thompson 4.9 (1978)

Assists Per Game John Richter 0.4 (1960) David Thompson 4.5 (1978)

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

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Richter 4.4 David Thompson 22.9

Rebounds Per Game John Richter 3.6 David Thompson 4.3

Assists Per Game John Richter 0.3 David Thompson 3.7

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points John Richter 35 David Thompson 619

Total Rebounds John Richter 29 David Thompson 115

Total Assists John Richter 2 David Thompson 101

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

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

Total Games John Richter 8 David Thompson 27

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Richter .395 David Thompson .462

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

Free Throw Percentage John Richter .357 David Thompson .745

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Richter 4.4 (1960) David Thompson 28.0 (1979)

Rebounds Per Game John Richter 3.6 (1960) David Thompson 7.0 (1979)

Assists Per Game John Richter 0.3 (1960) David Thompson 4.0 (1979)

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

Blocks Per Game John Richter - 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.