Tristan Thompson vs. David Thompson Comparison

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

Tristan Thompson

vs.

David Thompson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tristan Thompson: 2011-12 to 2023-24
David Thompson: 1976-77 to 1983-84

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tristan Thompson 1 David Thompson 0

NBA Seasons Tristan Thompson 13 David Thompson 8

Playoffs Played Tristan Thompson 8 David Thompson 5

All-Star Games Tristan Thompson 0 David Thompson 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Tristan Thompson 0 David Thompson 2

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tristan Thompson 8.7 David Thompson 22.1

Rebounds Per Game Tristan Thompson 8.1 David Thompson 3.8

Assists Per Game Tristan Thompson 1.0 David Thompson 3.2

Steals Per Game Tristan Thompson 0.5 David Thompson 0.9

Blocks Per Game Tristan Thompson 0.7 David Thompson 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Tristan Thompson 6,753 David Thompson 11,264

Total Rebounds Tristan Thompson 6,294 David Thompson 1,921

Total Assists Tristan Thompson 776 David Thompson 1,631

Total Steals Tristan Thompson 376 David Thompson 459

Total Blocks Tristan Thompson 515 David Thompson 407

Total Games Tristan Thompson 779 David Thompson 509

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tristan Thompson .521 David Thompson .504

3-Point Percentage Tristan Thompson .256 David Thompson .277 *

Free Throw Percentage Tristan Thompson .597 David Thompson .778

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tristan Thompson 12.0 (2020) David Thompson 27.2 (1978)

Rebounds Per Game Tristan Thompson 10.2 (2019) David Thompson 4.9 (1978)

Assists Per Game Tristan Thompson 2.1 (2020) David Thompson 4.5 (1978)

Steals Per Game Tristan Thompson 0.7 (2013) David Thompson 1.4 (1977)

Blocks Per Game Tristan Thompson 1.1 (2017) David Thompson 1.2 (1978)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tristan Thompson 7.0 David Thompson 22.9

Rebounds Per Game Tristan Thompson 7.7 David Thompson 4.3

Assists Per Game Tristan Thompson 0.7 David Thompson 3.7

Steals Per Game Tristan Thompson 0.3 David Thompson 0.9

Blocks Per Game Tristan Thompson 0.7 David Thompson 1.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Tristan Thompson 665 David Thompson 619

Total Rebounds Tristan Thompson 734 David Thompson 115

Total Assists Tristan Thompson 70 David Thompson 101

Total Steals Tristan Thompson 29 David Thompson 24

Total Blocks Tristan Thompson 70 David Thompson 27

Total Games Tristan Thompson 95 David Thompson 27

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tristan Thompson .560 David Thompson .462

3-Point Percentage Tristan Thompson .000 David Thompson .333 *

Free Throw Percentage Tristan Thompson .617 David Thompson .745

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tristan Thompson 10.4 (2021) David Thompson 28.0 (1979)

Rebounds Per Game Tristan Thompson 10.8 (2015) David Thompson 7.0 (1979)

Assists Per Game Tristan Thompson 1.4 (2017) David Thompson 4.0 (1979)

Steals Per Game Tristan Thompson 0.8 (2021) David Thompson 1.5 (1977)

Blocks Per Game Tristan Thompson 1.2 (2021) 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.