Zelmo Beaty vs. David Thompson Comparison

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

Zelmo Beaty

vs.

David Thompson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Zelmo Beaty: 1962-63 to 1974-75
David Thompson: 1976-77 to 1983-84

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Zelmo Beaty 0 David Thompson 0

NBA Seasons Zelmo Beaty 8 David Thompson 8

Playoffs Played Zelmo Beaty 7 David Thompson 5

All-Star Games Zelmo Beaty 2 David Thompson 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Zelmo Beaty 0 David Thompson 2

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Zelmo Beaty 16.0 David Thompson 22.1

Rebounds Per Game Zelmo Beaty 10.4 David Thompson 3.8

Assists Per Game Zelmo Beaty 1.5 David Thompson 3.2

Steals Per Game Zelmo Beaty 0.7 * David Thompson 0.9

Blocks Per Game Zelmo Beaty 0.4 * David Thompson 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Zelmo Beaty 9,107 David Thompson 11,264

Total Rebounds Zelmo Beaty 5,949 David Thompson 1,921

Total Assists Zelmo Beaty 839 David Thompson 1,631

Total Steals Zelmo Beaty 45 * David Thompson 459

Total Blocks Zelmo Beaty 29 * David Thompson 407

Total Games Zelmo Beaty 570 David Thompson 509

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Zelmo Beaty .469 David Thompson .504

3-Point Percentage Zelmo Beaty - n/a ** David Thompson .277 *

Free Throw Percentage Zelmo Beaty .750 David Thompson .778

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Zelmo Beaty 21.5 (1969) David Thompson 27.2 (1978)

Rebounds Per Game Zelmo Beaty 13.6 (1966) David Thompson 4.9 (1978)

Assists Per Game Zelmo Beaty 2.1 (1968) David Thompson 4.5 (1978)

Steals Per Game Zelmo Beaty 0.7 (1975) * David Thompson 1.4 (1977)

Blocks Per Game Zelmo Beaty 0.4 (1975) * David Thompson 1.2 (1978)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Zelmo Beaty 17.0 David Thompson 22.9

Rebounds Per Game Zelmo Beaty 11.0 David Thompson 4.3

Assists Per Game Zelmo Beaty 1.6 David Thompson 3.7

Steals Per Game Zelmo Beaty - * David Thompson 0.9

Blocks Per Game Zelmo Beaty - * David Thompson 1.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Zelmo Beaty 1,071 David Thompson 619

Total Rebounds Zelmo Beaty 696 David Thompson 115

Total Assists Zelmo Beaty 98 David Thompson 101

Total Steals Zelmo Beaty 0 * David Thompson 24

Total Blocks Zelmo Beaty 0 * David Thompson 27

Total Games Zelmo Beaty 63 David Thompson 27

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Zelmo Beaty .466 David Thompson .462

3-Point Percentage Zelmo Beaty - n/a ** David Thompson .333 *

Free Throw Percentage Zelmo Beaty .718 David Thompson .745

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Zelmo Beaty 22.5 (1969) David Thompson 28.0 (1979)

Rebounds Per Game Zelmo Beaty 13.8 (1965) David Thompson 7.0 (1979)

Assists Per Game Zelmo Beaty 2.5 (1968) David Thompson 4.0 (1979)

Steals Per Game Zelmo Beaty - * David Thompson 1.5 (1977)

Blocks Per Game Zelmo Beaty - * 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.