Bryant Stith vs. David Thompson Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of David Thompson and Bryant Stith, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.

Bryant Stith played 10 years in the NBA, 2 more than David Thompson, who played 8. Bryant Stith had the first of his seasons in 1992-93, while David Thompson had his rookie season in 1976-77. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achivements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.

Their Careers

Player
Total Seasons Playoffs Played NBA Years
Bryant Stith 10 2 1992-93 to 2001-02
David Thompson 8 5 1976-77 to 1983-84

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Bryant Stith David Thompson
Season 1992-931976-77
Team Denver NuggetsDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayNuggets Lost West Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bryant Stith 39 22.2 8.9 1.0 2.2 3.2 1.3 0.6 0.1 1.1 2.1 3.2 7.1 .446 0.0 0.1 .000 2.5 3.1 .832
David Thompson 82 36.6 25.9 1.7 2.4 4.1 4.1 1.4 0.6 - 2.9 10.0 19.8 .507 - - - 5.8 7.6 .766
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bryant Stith ------- --- ----------
David Thompson 6 39.5 24.7 2.2 3.0 5.2 4.0 1.5 0.7 - 3.7 9.3 20.2 .463 - - - 6.0 8.8 .679

Season 2

Bryant Stith David Thompson
Season 1993-941977-78
Team Denver NuggetsDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf SemisNuggets Lost West Conf Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bryant Stith 82 34.8 12.5 1.5 2.8 4.3 2.4 1.4 0.2 1.6 2.0 4.5 9.9 .450 0.0 0.1 .222 3.5 4.3 .829
David Thompson 80 37.8 27.2 2.0 2.9 4.9 4.5 1.2 1.2 3.1 2.7 10.3 19.8 .521 - - - 6.5 8.4 .778
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bryant Stith 12 34.4 11.3 1.9 2.8 4.7 2.2 0.9 0.2 1.2 1.9 3.6 8.5 .422 0.0 0.1 .000 4.2 5.0 .833
David Thompson 13 37.0 25.2 1.4 2.7 4.1 4.0 0.7 1.6 3.0 2.6 10.1 22.4 .450 - - - 5.1 6.2 .825

Season 3

Bryant Stith David Thompson
Season 1994-951978-79
Team Denver NuggetsDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
-Achievement All-Star Game NVP
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf 1st RdNuggets Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bryant Stith 81 28.8 11.2 1.2 2.1 3.3 1.9 1.1 0.2 1.4 1.8 3.9 8.2 .472 0.2 0.8 .294 3.3 4.0 .824
David Thompson 76 35.1 24.0 1.4 2.2 3.6 3.0 0.9 1.1 2.4 2.4 9.1 17.8 .512 - - - 5.8 7.7 .753
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bryant Stith 3 28.3 16.7 1.0 2.0 3.0 2.3 0.3 0.3 0.0 2.3 5.7 10.7 .531 0.3 2.0 .167 5.0 6.3 .789
David Thompson 3 40.7 28.0 2.3 4.7 7.0 4.0 1.3 0.3 4.0 4.0 12.7 23.0 .551 - - - 2.7 3.7 .727

Season 4

Bryant Stith David Thompson
Season 1995-961979-80
Team Denver NuggetsDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bryant Stith 82 34.3 13.6 1.5 3.4 4.9 2.9 1.4 0.2 1.9 2.3 4.6 11.1 .416 0.5 1.8 .277 3.9 4.6 .844
David Thompson 39 31.8 21.5 1.4 3.0 4.5 3.2 1.0 1.0 3.0 2.7 7.4 15.8 .468 0.2 0.5 .368 6.5 8.6 .758
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bryant Stith ------- --- ----------
David Thompson ------- --- ----------

Season 5

Bryant Stith David Thompson
Season 1996-971980-81
Team Denver NuggetsDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bryant Stith 52 34.4 14.9 1.4 2.8 4.2 2.6 1.2 0.4 1.9 2.3 4.8 11.6 .416 1.3 3.5 .385 3.9 4.5 .863
David Thompson 77 34.0 25.5 1.4 2.3 3.7 3.0 0.7 0.8 3.2 3.0 9.5 18.8 .506 0.1 0.5 .256 6.4 8.0 .795
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bryant Stith ------- --- ----------
David Thompson ------- --- ----------

Season 6

Bryant Stith David Thompson
Season 1997-981981-82
Team Denver NuggetsDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayNuggets Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bryant Stith 31 23.2 7.6 0.5 1.6 2.1 1.6 0.7 0.3 1.1 1.7 2.4 7.3 .333 0.3 1.5 .208 2.4 2.8 .872
David Thompson 61 20.4 14.9 0.9 1.5 2.4 1.9 0.6 0.5 2.3 2.4 5.1 10.6 .486 0.1 0.2 .286 4.5 5.6 .814
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bryant Stith ------- --- ----------
David Thompson 3 22.0 11.7 1.3 2.0 3.3 2.0 0.3 0.0 2.7 2.7 5.0 11.0 .455 0.3 1.0 .333 1.3 2.3 .571

Season 7

Bryant Stith David Thompson
Season 1998-991982-83
Team Denver NuggetsSeattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlaySupersonics Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bryant Stith 46 26.0 7.0 0.7 1.7 2.3 1.8 0.6 0.3 1.0 1.4 2.5 6.3 .393 0.7 2.3 .292 1.3 1.5 .859
David Thompson 75 28.7 15.9 1.3 2.3 3.6 3.0 0.6 0.4 2.2 1.9 5.9 12.3 .481 0.0 0.1 .200 4.0 5.1 .784
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bryant Stith ------- --- ----------
David Thompson 2 32.5 12.0 0.0 0.0 0 3.5 0.5 0.5 2.0 3.5 4.5 12.5 .360 0.0 0.0 - 3.0 5.0 .600

Season 8

Bryant Stith David Thompson
Season 1999-001983-84
Team Denver NuggetsSeattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bryant Stith 45 15.4 5.6 0.5 1.4 1.9 1.4 0.4 0.3 0.7 1.2 1.9 4.2 .455 0.4 1.2 .304 1.4 1.7 .831
David Thompson 19 18.4 12.6 0.9 1.4 2.3 0.7 0.5 0.7 1.4 1.6 4.7 8.7 .539 0.0 0.1 .000 3.3 3.8 .849
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bryant Stith ------- --- ----------
David Thompson ------- --- ----------

Season 9

Bryant Stith David Thompson
Season 2000-01-
Team Boston Celtics-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bryant Stith 78 32.1 9.7 0.8 2.8 3.6 2.2 1.2 0.2 1.2 2.3 3.1 7.8 .401 1.2 3.1 .376 2.2 2.7 .845
David Thompson ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bryant Stith ------- --- ----------
David Thompson ------- --- ----------

Season 10

Bryant Stith David Thompson
Season 2001-02-
Team Cleveland Cavaliers-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bryant Stith 50 13.3 4.2 0.4 1.3 1.7 0.8 0.6 0.1 0.6 0.8 1.4 3.8 .372 0.5 1.4 .353 0.9 1.0 .846
David Thompson ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bryant Stith ------- --- ----------
David Thompson ------- --- ----------