Steve Sheppard vs. David Thompson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars David Thompson and Steve Sheppard 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

Steve Sheppard

vs.

David Thompson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Steve Sheppard: 1977-78 to 1978-79
David Thompson: 1976-77 to 1983-84

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Steve Sheppard 0 David Thompson 0

NBA Seasons Steve Sheppard 2 David Thompson 8

Playoffs Played Steve Sheppard 0 David Thompson 5

All-Star Games Steve Sheppard 0 David Thompson 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Steve Sheppard 0 David Thompson 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Steve Sheppard 0 David Thompson 2

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Steve Sheppard 3.5 David Thompson 22.1

Rebounds Per Game Steve Sheppard 1.7 David Thompson 3.8

Assists Per Game Steve Sheppard 0.6 David Thompson 3.2

Steals Per Game Steve Sheppard 0.2 David Thompson 0.9

Blocks Per Game Steve Sheppard 0.0 David Thompson 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Steve Sheppard 367 David Thompson 11,264

Total Rebounds Steve Sheppard 178 David Thompson 1,921

Total Assists Steve Sheppard 62 David Thompson 1,631

Total Steals Steve Sheppard 22 David Thompson 459

Total Blocks Steve Sheppard 4 David Thompson 407

Total Games Steve Sheppard 106 David Thompson 509

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Steve Sheppard .459 David Thompson .504

3-Point Percentage Steve Sheppard - n/a ** David Thompson .277 *

Free Throw Percentage Steve Sheppard .633 David Thompson .778

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Steve Sheppard 4.3 (1978) David Thompson 27.2 (1978)

Rebounds Per Game Steve Sheppard 2.0 (1978) David Thompson 4.9 (1978)

Assists Per Game Steve Sheppard 0.7 (1978) David Thompson 4.5 (1978)

Steals Per Game Steve Sheppard 0.2 (1978) David Thompson 1.4 (1977)

Blocks Per Game Steve Sheppard 0.0 (1978) David Thompson 1.2 (1978)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Steve Sheppard - David Thompson 22.9

Rebounds Per Game Steve Sheppard - David Thompson 4.3

Assists Per Game Steve Sheppard - David Thompson 3.7

Steals Per Game Steve Sheppard - David Thompson 0.9

Blocks Per Game Steve Sheppard - David Thompson 1.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Steve Sheppard - David Thompson 619

Total Rebounds Steve Sheppard - David Thompson 115

Total Assists Steve Sheppard - David Thompson 101

Total Steals Steve Sheppard - David Thompson 24

Total Blocks Steve Sheppard - David Thompson 27

Total Games Steve Sheppard 0 David Thompson 27

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Steve Sheppard - David Thompson .462

3-Point Percentage Steve Sheppard - n/a ** David Thompson .333 *

Free Throw Percentage Steve Sheppard - David Thompson .745

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Steve Sheppard - David Thompson 28.0 (1979)

Rebounds Per Game Steve Sheppard - David Thompson 7.0 (1979)

Assists Per Game Steve Sheppard - David Thompson 4.0 (1979)

Steals Per Game Steve Sheppard - David Thompson 1.5 (1977)

Blocks Per Game Steve Sheppard - 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. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.