Larry Steele vs. David Thompson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars David Thompson and Larry Steele 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

Larry Steele

vs.

David Thompson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Larry Steele: 1971-72 to 1979-80
David Thompson: 1976-77 to 1983-84

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Larry Steele 1 David Thompson 0

NBA Seasons Larry Steele 9 David Thompson 8

Playoffs Played Larry Steele 3 David Thompson 5

All-Star Games Larry Steele 0 David Thompson 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Larry Steele 0 David Thompson 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Larry Steele 0 David Thompson 2

Steals Leader Larry Steele 1 * David Thompson 0

* Notes: Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Steele 8.2 David Thompson 22.1

Rebounds Per Game Larry Steele 2.9 David Thompson 3.8

Assists Per Game Larry Steele 2.8 David Thompson 3.2

Steals Per Game Larry Steele 1.8 * David Thompson 0.9

Blocks Per Game Larry Steele 0.2 * David Thompson 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Steele 5,009 David Thompson 11,264

Total Rebounds Larry Steele 1,781 David Thompson 1,921

Total Assists Larry Steele 1,719 David Thompson 1,631

Total Steals Larry Steele 846 * David Thompson 459

Total Blocks Larry Steele 96 * David Thompson 407

Total Games Larry Steele 610 David Thompson 509

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Steele .483 David Thompson .504

3-Point Percentage Larry Steele .000 * David Thompson .277 *

Free Throw Percentage Larry Steele .796 David Thompson .778

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Steele 10.3 (1977) David Thompson 27.2 (1978)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Steele 3.9 (1972) David Thompson 4.9 (1978)

Assists Per Game Larry Steele 4.2 (1980) David Thompson 4.5 (1978)

Steals Per Game Larry Steele 2.7 (1974) * David Thompson 1.4 (1977)

Blocks Per Game Larry Steele 0.4 (1974) * David Thompson 1.2 (1978)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Steele 6.9 David Thompson 22.9

Rebounds Per Game Larry Steele 2.4 David Thompson 4.3

Assists Per Game Larry Steele 1.4 David Thompson 3.7

Steals Per Game Larry Steele 1.0 * David Thompson 0.9

Blocks Per Game Larry Steele 0.1 * David Thompson 1.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Steele 185 David Thompson 619

Total Rebounds Larry Steele 64 David Thompson 115

Total Assists Larry Steele 39 David Thompson 101

Total Steals Larry Steele 26 * David Thompson 24

Total Blocks Larry Steele 2 * David Thompson 27

Total Games Larry Steele 27 David Thompson 27

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Steele .424 David Thompson .462

3-Point Percentage Larry Steele - * David Thompson .333 *

Free Throw Percentage Larry Steele .823 David Thompson .745

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Steele 13.3 (1979) David Thompson 28.0 (1979)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Steele 4.3 (1978) David Thompson 7.0 (1979)

Assists Per Game Larry Steele 2.3 (1979) David Thompson 4.0 (1979)

Steals Per Game Larry Steele 3.3 (1979) * David Thompson 1.5 (1977)

Blocks Per Game Larry Steele 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.