Paul Arizin vs. David Thompson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars David Thompson and Paul Arizin 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

Paul Arizin

vs.

David Thompson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Paul Arizin: 1950-51 to 1961-62
David Thompson: 1976-77 to 1983-84

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Paul Arizin 1 David Thompson 0

NBA Seasons Paul Arizin 10 David Thompson 8

Playoffs Played Paul Arizin 8 David Thompson 5

All-Star Games Paul Arizin 10 David Thompson 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Paul Arizin 3 David Thompson 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Paul Arizin 4 David Thompson 2

Scoring Leader Paul Arizin 2 David Thompson 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Paul Arizin 22.8 David Thompson 22.1

Rebounds Per Game Paul Arizin 8.6 David Thompson 3.8

Assists Per Game Paul Arizin 2.3 David Thompson 3.2

Steals Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** David Thompson 0.9

Blocks Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** David Thompson 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Paul Arizin 16,266 David Thompson 11,264

Total Rebounds Paul Arizin 6,129 David Thompson 1,921

Total Assists Paul Arizin 1,665 David Thompson 1,631

Total Steals Paul Arizin - n/a ** David Thompson 459

Total Blocks Paul Arizin - n/a ** David Thompson 407

Total Games Paul Arizin 713 David Thompson 509

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paul Arizin .421 David Thompson .504

3-Point Percentage Paul Arizin - n/a ** David Thompson .277 *

Free Throw Percentage Paul Arizin .810 David Thompson .778

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paul Arizin 26.4 (1959) David Thompson 27.2 (1978)

Rebounds Per Game Paul Arizin 11.3 (1952) David Thompson 4.9 (1978)

Assists Per Game Paul Arizin 2.9 (1955) David Thompson 4.5 (1978)

Steals Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** David Thompson 1.4 (1977)

Blocks Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** David Thompson 1.2 (1978)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Paul Arizin 24.2 David Thompson 22.9

Rebounds Per Game Paul Arizin 8.2 David Thompson 4.3

Assists Per Game Paul Arizin 2.6 David Thompson 3.7

Steals Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** David Thompson 0.9

Blocks Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** David Thompson 1.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Paul Arizin 1,186 David Thompson 619

Total Rebounds Paul Arizin 404 David Thompson 115

Total Assists Paul Arizin 128 David Thompson 101

Total Steals Paul Arizin - n/a ** David Thompson 24

Total Blocks Paul Arizin - n/a ** David Thompson 27

Total Games Paul Arizin 49 David Thompson 27

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paul Arizin .411 David Thompson .462

3-Point Percentage Paul Arizin - n/a ** David Thompson .333 *

Free Throw Percentage Paul Arizin .829 David Thompson .745

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paul Arizin 28.9 (1956) David Thompson 28.0 (1979)

Rebounds Per Game Paul Arizin 12.7 (1952) David Thompson 7.0 (1979)

Assists Per Game Paul Arizin 4.0 (1961) David Thompson 4.0 (1979)

Steals Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** David Thompson 1.5 (1977)

Blocks Per Game Paul Arizin - 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.