Stephen Curry vs. David Thompson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars David Thompson and Stephen Curry 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

Stephen Curry

vs.

David Thompson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Stephen Curry: 2009-10 to 2023-24
David Thompson: 1976-77 to 1983-84

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Stephen Curry 4 David Thompson 0

NBA Seasons Stephen Curry 15 David Thompson 8

Playoffs Played Stephen Curry 9 David Thompson 5

All-Star Games Stephen Curry 10 David Thompson 4

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Stephen Curry 2 David Thompson 0

Finals MVP Stephen Curry 1 David Thompson 0

All-NBA First Team Stephen Curry 4 David Thompson 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Stephen Curry 9 David Thompson 2

Scoring Leader Stephen Curry 2 David Thompson 0

Steals Leader Stephen Curry 1 David Thompson 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Stephen Curry 24.8 David Thompson 22.1

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Curry 4.7 David Thompson 3.8

Assists Per Game Stephen Curry 6.4 David Thompson 3.2

Steals Per Game Stephen Curry 1.5 David Thompson 0.9

Blocks Per Game Stephen Curry 0.2 David Thompson 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Stephen Curry 23,668 David Thompson 11,264

Total Rebounds Stephen Curry 4,509 David Thompson 1,921

Total Assists Stephen Curry 6,119 David Thompson 1,631

Total Steals Stephen Curry 1,473 David Thompson 459

Total Blocks Stephen Curry 235 David Thompson 407

Total Games Stephen Curry 956 David Thompson 509

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Stephen Curry .473 David Thompson .504

3-Point Percentage Stephen Curry .426 David Thompson .277 *

Free Throw Percentage Stephen Curry .910 David Thompson .778

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Stephen Curry 32.0 (2021) David Thompson 27.2 (1978)

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Curry 6.1 (2023) David Thompson 4.9 (1978)

Assists Per Game Stephen Curry 8.5 (2014) David Thompson 4.5 (1978)

Steals Per Game Stephen Curry 2.1 (2016) David Thompson 1.4 (1977)

Blocks Per Game Stephen Curry 0.4 (2020) David Thompson 1.2 (1978)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Stephen Curry 27.0 David Thompson 22.9

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Curry 5.3 David Thompson 4.3

Assists Per Game Stephen Curry 6.2 David Thompson 3.7

Steals Per Game Stephen Curry 1.5 David Thompson 0.9

Blocks Per Game Stephen Curry 0.3 David Thompson 1.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Stephen Curry 3,966 David Thompson 619

Total Rebounds Stephen Curry 786 David Thompson 115

Total Assists Stephen Curry 912 David Thompson 101

Total Steals Stephen Curry 223 David Thompson 24

Total Blocks Stephen Curry 44 David Thompson 27

Total Games Stephen Curry 147 David Thompson 27

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Stephen Curry .453 David Thompson .462

3-Point Percentage Stephen Curry .397 David Thompson .333 *

Free Throw Percentage Stephen Curry .889 David Thompson .745

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Stephen Curry 30.5 (2023) David Thompson 28.0 (1979)

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Curry 6.2 (2017) David Thompson 7.0 (1979)

Assists Per Game Stephen Curry 8.4 (2014) David Thompson 4.0 (1979)

Steals Per Game Stephen Curry 2.0 (2017) David Thompson 1.5 (1977)

Blocks Per Game Stephen Curry 0.7 (2018) 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.