Tom Patterson vs. David Thompson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars David Thompson and Tom Patterson 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

Tom Patterson

vs.

David Thompson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tom Patterson: 1972-73 to 1973-74
David Thompson: 1976-77 to 1983-84

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tom Patterson 0 David Thompson 0

NBA Seasons Tom Patterson 2 David Thompson 8

Playoffs Played Tom Patterson 1 David Thompson 5

All-Star Games Tom Patterson 0 David Thompson 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Tom Patterson 0 David Thompson 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Tom Patterson 0 David Thompson 2

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tom Patterson 2.2 David Thompson 22.1

Rebounds Per Game Tom Patterson 1.0 David Thompson 3.8

Assists Per Game Tom Patterson 0.2 David Thompson 3.2

Steals Per Game Tom Patterson 0.0 * David Thompson 0.9

Blocks Per Game Tom Patterson 0.0 * David Thompson 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Tom Patterson 56 David Thompson 11,264

Total Rebounds Tom Patterson 24 David Thompson 1,921

Total Assists Tom Patterson 5 David Thompson 1,631

Total Steals Tom Patterson 0 * David Thompson 459

Total Blocks Tom Patterson 0 * David Thompson 407

Total Games Tom Patterson 25 David Thompson 509

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tom Patterson .420 David Thompson .504

3-Point Percentage Tom Patterson - n/a ** David Thompson .277 *

Free Throw Percentage Tom Patterson .778 David Thompson .778

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tom Patterson 2.4 (1973) David Thompson 27.2 (1978)

Rebounds Per Game Tom Patterson 1.0 (1974) David Thompson 4.9 (1978)

Assists Per Game Tom Patterson 1.0 (1974) David Thompson 4.5 (1978)

Steals Per Game Tom Patterson 0.0 (1974) * David Thompson 1.4 (1977)

Blocks Per Game Tom Patterson 0.0 (1974) * David Thompson 1.2 (1978)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tom Patterson 0.0 David Thompson 22.9

Rebounds Per Game Tom Patterson 0.0 David Thompson 4.3

Assists Per Game Tom Patterson 0.0 David Thompson 3.7

Steals Per Game Tom Patterson - * David Thompson 0.9

Blocks Per Game Tom Patterson - * David Thompson 1.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Tom Patterson 0 David Thompson 619

Total Rebounds Tom Patterson 0 David Thompson 115

Total Assists Tom Patterson 0 David Thompson 101

Total Steals Tom Patterson 0 * David Thompson 24

Total Blocks Tom Patterson 0 * David Thompson 27

Total Games Tom Patterson 1 David Thompson 27

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tom Patterson - David Thompson .462

3-Point Percentage Tom Patterson - n/a ** David Thompson .333 *

Free Throw Percentage Tom Patterson - David Thompson .745

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tom Patterson 0.0 (1973) David Thompson 28.0 (1979)

Rebounds Per Game Tom Patterson 0.0 (1973) David Thompson 7.0 (1979)

Assists Per Game Tom Patterson 0.0 (1973) David Thompson 4.0 (1979)

Steals Per Game Tom Patterson - * David Thompson 1.5 (1977)

Blocks Per Game Tom Patterson - * 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.