Zach LaVine vs. David Thompson Comparison

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

Zach LaVine

vs.

David Thompson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Zach LaVine: 2014-15 to 2023-24
David Thompson: 1976-77 to 1983-84

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Zach LaVine 0 David Thompson 0

NBA Seasons Zach LaVine 10 David Thompson 8

Playoffs Played Zach LaVine 1 David Thompson 5

All-Star Games Zach LaVine 2 David Thompson 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Zach LaVine 0 David Thompson 2

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Zach LaVine 20.5 David Thompson 22.1

Rebounds Per Game Zach LaVine 4.1 David Thompson 3.8

Assists Per Game Zach LaVine 3.9 David Thompson 3.2

Steals Per Game Zach LaVine 0.9 David Thompson 0.9

Blocks Per Game Zach LaVine 0.3 David Thompson 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Zach LaVine 11,866 David Thompson 11,264

Total Rebounds Zach LaVine 2,350 David Thompson 1,921

Total Assists Zach LaVine 2,285 David Thompson 1,631

Total Steals Zach LaVine 513 David Thompson 459

Total Blocks Zach LaVine 171 David Thompson 407

Total Games Zach LaVine 580 David Thompson 509

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Zach LaVine .464 David Thompson .504

3-Point Percentage Zach LaVine .382 David Thompson .277 *

Free Throw Percentage Zach LaVine .834 David Thompson .778

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Zach LaVine 27.4 (2021) David Thompson 27.2 (1978)

Rebounds Per Game Zach LaVine 5.2 (2024) David Thompson 4.9 (1978)

Assists Per Game Zach LaVine 4.9 (2021) David Thompson 4.5 (1978)

Steals Per Game Zach LaVine 1.5 (2020) David Thompson 1.4 (1977)

Blocks Per Game Zach LaVine 0.5 (2020) David Thompson 1.2 (1978)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Zach LaVine 19.3 David Thompson 22.9

Rebounds Per Game Zach LaVine 5.3 David Thompson 4.3

Assists Per Game Zach LaVine 6.0 David Thompson 3.7

Steals Per Game Zach LaVine 0.8 David Thompson 0.9

Blocks Per Game Zach LaVine 0.3 David Thompson 1.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Zach LaVine 77 David Thompson 619

Total Rebounds Zach LaVine 21 David Thompson 115

Total Assists Zach LaVine 24 David Thompson 101

Total Steals Zach LaVine 3 David Thompson 24

Total Blocks Zach LaVine 1 David Thompson 27

Total Games Zach LaVine 4 David Thompson 27

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Zach LaVine .429 David Thompson .462

3-Point Percentage Zach LaVine .375 David Thompson .333 *

Free Throw Percentage Zach LaVine .933 David Thompson .745

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Zach LaVine 19.3 (2022) David Thompson 28.0 (1979)

Rebounds Per Game Zach LaVine 5.3 (2022) David Thompson 7.0 (1979)

Assists Per Game Zach LaVine 6.0 (2022) David Thompson 4.0 (1979)

Steals Per Game Zach LaVine 0.8 (2022) David Thompson 1.5 (1977)

Blocks Per Game Zach LaVine 0.3 (2022) 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.