Tyler Cavanaugh vs. David Thompson Comparison

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

Tyler Cavanaugh

vs.

David Thompson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tyler Cavanaugh: 2017-18 to 2018-19
David Thompson: 1976-77 to 1983-84

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tyler Cavanaugh 0 David Thompson 0

NBA Seasons Tyler Cavanaugh 2 David Thompson 8

Playoffs Played Tyler Cavanaugh 0 David Thompson 5

All-Star Games Tyler Cavanaugh 0 David Thompson 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Tyler Cavanaugh 0 David Thompson 2

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tyler Cavanaugh 3.8 David Thompson 22.1

Rebounds Per Game Tyler Cavanaugh 2.7 David Thompson 3.8

Assists Per Game Tyler Cavanaugh 0.6 David Thompson 3.2

Steals Per Game Tyler Cavanaugh 0.2 David Thompson 0.9

Blocks Per Game Tyler Cavanaugh 0.1 David Thompson 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Tyler Cavanaugh 192 David Thompson 11,264

Total Rebounds Tyler Cavanaugh 135 David Thompson 1,921

Total Assists Tyler Cavanaugh 28 David Thompson 1,631

Total Steals Tyler Cavanaugh 9 David Thompson 459

Total Blocks Tyler Cavanaugh 4 David Thompson 407

Total Games Tyler Cavanaugh 50 David Thompson 509

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tyler Cavanaugh .432 David Thompson .504

3-Point Percentage Tyler Cavanaugh .351 David Thompson .277 *

Free Throw Percentage Tyler Cavanaugh .826 David Thompson .778

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tyler Cavanaugh 4.7 (2018) David Thompson 27.2 (1978)

Rebounds Per Game Tyler Cavanaugh 3.3 (2018) David Thompson 4.9 (1978)

Assists Per Game Tyler Cavanaugh 0.7 (2018) David Thompson 4.5 (1978)

Steals Per Game Tyler Cavanaugh 0.2 (2018) David Thompson 1.4 (1977)

Blocks Per Game Tyler Cavanaugh 0.1 (2018) David Thompson 1.2 (1978)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tyler Cavanaugh - David Thompson 22.9

Rebounds Per Game Tyler Cavanaugh - David Thompson 4.3

Assists Per Game Tyler Cavanaugh - David Thompson 3.7

Steals Per Game Tyler Cavanaugh - David Thompson 0.9

Blocks Per Game Tyler Cavanaugh - David Thompson 1.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Tyler Cavanaugh - David Thompson 619

Total Rebounds Tyler Cavanaugh - David Thompson 115

Total Assists Tyler Cavanaugh - David Thompson 101

Total Steals Tyler Cavanaugh - David Thompson 24

Total Blocks Tyler Cavanaugh - David Thompson 27

Total Games Tyler Cavanaugh 0 David Thompson 27

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tyler Cavanaugh - David Thompson .462

3-Point Percentage Tyler Cavanaugh - David Thompson .333 *

Free Throw Percentage Tyler Cavanaugh - David Thompson .745

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tyler Cavanaugh - David Thompson 28.0 (1979)

Rebounds Per Game Tyler Cavanaugh - David Thompson 7.0 (1979)

Assists Per Game Tyler Cavanaugh - David Thompson 4.0 (1979)

Steals Per Game Tyler Cavanaugh - David Thompson 1.5 (1977)

Blocks Per Game Tyler Cavanaugh - 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.