Rick Adelman vs. David Thompson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars David Thompson and Rick Adelman 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

Rick Adelman

vs.

David Thompson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Adelman: 1968-69 to 1974-75
David Thompson: 1976-77 to 1983-84

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Adelman 0 David Thompson 0

NBA Seasons Rick Adelman 7 David Thompson 8

Playoffs Played Rick Adelman 3 David Thompson 5

All-Star Games Rick Adelman 0 David Thompson 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Rick Adelman 0 David Thompson 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rick Adelman 0 David Thompson 2

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Adelman 7.7 David Thompson 22.1

Rebounds Per Game Rick Adelman 2.4 David Thompson 3.8

Assists Per Game Rick Adelman 3.5 David Thompson 3.2

Steals Per Game Rick Adelman 0.9 * David Thompson 0.9

Blocks Per Game Rick Adelman 0.1 * David Thompson 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Adelman 3,579 David Thompson 11,264

Total Rebounds Rick Adelman 1,129 David Thompson 1,921

Total Assists Rick Adelman 1,606 David Thompson 1,631

Total Steals Rick Adelman 106 * David Thompson 459

Total Blocks Rick Adelman 9 * David Thompson 407

Total Games Rick Adelman 462 David Thompson 509

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Adelman .415 David Thompson .504

3-Point Percentage Rick Adelman - n/a ** David Thompson .277 *

Free Throw Percentage Rick Adelman .713 David Thompson .778

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Adelman 12.6 (1971) David Thompson 27.2 (1978)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Adelman 3.5 (1971) David Thompson 4.9 (1978)

Assists Per Game Rick Adelman 5.2 (1972) David Thompson 4.5 (1978)

Steals Per Game Rick Adelman 1.2 (1975) * David Thompson 1.4 (1977)

Blocks Per Game Rick Adelman 0.1 (1975) * David Thompson 1.2 (1978)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Adelman 5.8 David Thompson 22.9

Rebounds Per Game Rick Adelman 1.3 David Thompson 4.3

Assists Per Game Rick Adelman 1.9 David Thompson 3.7

Steals Per Game Rick Adelman 0.5 * David Thompson 0.9

Blocks Per Game Rick Adelman 0.0 * David Thompson 1.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Adelman 121 David Thompson 619

Total Rebounds Rick Adelman 27 David Thompson 115

Total Assists Rick Adelman 39 David Thompson 101

Total Steals Rick Adelman 8 * David Thompson 24

Total Blocks Rick Adelman 0 * David Thompson 27

Total Games Rick Adelman 21 David Thompson 27

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Adelman .448 David Thompson .462

3-Point Percentage Rick Adelman - n/a ** David Thompson .333 *

Free Throw Percentage Rick Adelman .625 David Thompson .745

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Adelman 11.7 (1969) David Thompson 28.0 (1979)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Adelman 2.5 (1969) David Thompson 7.0 (1979)

Assists Per Game Rick Adelman 4.8 (1969) David Thompson 4.0 (1979)

Steals Per Game Rick Adelman 0.8 (1974) * David Thompson 1.5 (1977)

Blocks Per Game Rick Adelman 0.0 (1975) * 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. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.