William Smith vs. David Thompson Comparison

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

William Smith

vs.

David Thompson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
William Smith: 1971-72 to 1972-73
David Thompson: 1976-77 to 1983-84

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships William Smith 0 David Thompson 0

NBA Seasons William Smith 2 David Thompson 8

Playoffs Played William Smith 0 David Thompson 5

All-Star Games William Smith 0 David Thompson 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team William Smith 0 David Thompson 2

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game William Smith 6.8 David Thompson 22.1

Rebounds Per Game William Smith 4.8 David Thompson 3.8

Assists Per Game William Smith 0.7 David Thompson 3.2

Steals Per Game William Smith - n/a ** David Thompson 0.9

Blocks Per Game William Smith - n/a ** David Thompson 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points William Smith 205 David Thompson 11,264

Total Rebounds William Smith 143 David Thompson 1,921

Total Assists William Smith 20 David Thompson 1,631

Total Steals William Smith - n/a ** David Thompson 459

Total Blocks William Smith - n/a ** David Thompson 407

Total Games William Smith 30 David Thompson 509

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage William Smith .431 David Thompson .504

3-Point Percentage William Smith - n/a ** David Thompson .277 *

Free Throw Percentage William Smith .597 David Thompson .778

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game William Smith 8.3 (1972) David Thompson 27.2 (1978)

Rebounds Per Game William Smith 6.1 (1972) David Thompson 4.9 (1978)

Assists Per Game William Smith 0.9 (1972) David Thompson 4.5 (1978)

Steals Per Game William Smith - n/a ** David Thompson 1.4 (1977)

Blocks Per Game William Smith - n/a ** David Thompson 1.2 (1978)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game William Smith - David Thompson 22.9

Rebounds Per Game William Smith - David Thompson 4.3

Assists Per Game William Smith - David Thompson 3.7

Steals Per Game William Smith - n/a ** David Thompson 0.9

Blocks Per Game William Smith - n/a ** David Thompson 1.0

Totals Stats

Total Points William Smith - David Thompson 619

Total Rebounds William Smith - David Thompson 115

Total Assists William Smith - David Thompson 101

Total Steals William Smith - n/a ** David Thompson 24

Total Blocks William Smith - n/a ** David Thompson 27

Total Games William Smith 0 David Thompson 27

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage William Smith - David Thompson .462

3-Point Percentage William Smith - n/a ** David Thompson .333 *

Free Throw Percentage William Smith - David Thompson .745

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game William Smith - David Thompson 28.0 (1979)

Rebounds Per Game William Smith - David Thompson 7.0 (1979)

Assists Per Game William Smith - David Thompson 4.0 (1979)

Steals Per Game William Smith - n/a ** David Thompson 1.5 (1977)

Blocks Per Game William Smith - n/a ** 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. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.