Chris Mills vs. David Thompson Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of David Thompson and Chris Mills, 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.

Chris Mills played 10 years in the NBA, 2 more than David Thompson, who played 8. Chris Mills had the first of his seasons in 1993-94, 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
Chris Mills 10 4 1993-94 to 2002-03
David Thompson 8 5 1976-77 to 1983-84

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Chris Mills David Thompson
Season 1993-941976-77
Team Cleveland CavaliersDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Cavaliers Lost East Conf 1st RdNuggets 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 %
Chris Mills 79 25.6 9.4 1.7 3.4 5.1 1.6 0.7 0.6 1.1 2.9 3.6 8.6 .419 0.5 1.5 .311 1.7 2.2 .778
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 %
Chris Mills 3 37.3 17.0 3.3 4.3 7.7 2.7 2.3 0.3 1.7 3.0 6.3 12.7 .500 1.3 1.7 .800 3.0 3.7 .818
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
Chris Mills David Thompson
Season 1994-951977-78
Team Cleveland CavaliersDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Cavaliers Lost East Conf 1st RdNuggets 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 %
Chris Mills 80 35.2 12.3 1.2 3.3 4.6 1.9 0.7 0.4 1.5 3.0 4.5 10.7 .420 1.2 3.0 .392 2.2 2.7 .817
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 %
Chris Mills 4 34.8 13.3 0.5 3.5 4.0 2.8 0.8 0.5 1.5 4.5 5.0 9.3 .541 2.0 3.5 .571 1.3 1.3 1.000
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
Chris Mills David Thompson
Season 1995-961978-79
Team Cleveland CavaliersDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
-Achievement All-Star Game NVP
Playoffs Cavaliers Lost East 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 %
Chris Mills 80 38.3 15.1 1.4 4.1 5.5 2.4 0.9 0.7 1.5 3.0 5.7 12.1 .468 1.0 2.6 .376 2.7 3.3 .829
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 %
Chris Mills 3 35.0 7.7 1.7 3.7 5.3 1.7 0.7 0.7 1.0 3.3 3.7 11.0 .333 0.0 1.7 .000 0.3 0.3 1.000
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
Chris Mills David Thompson
Season 1996-971979-80
Team Cleveland CavaliersDenver 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 %
Chris Mills 80 39.6 13.4 1.5 4.7 6.2 2.5 1.1 0.5 1.5 2.8 5.1 11.2 .453 1.1 2.8 .391 2.2 2.6 .842
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 %
Chris Mills ------- --- ----------
David Thompson ------- --- ----------

Season 5
Chris Mills David Thompson
Season 1997-981980-81
Team New York KnicksDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Conf SemisDid 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 %
Chris Mills 80 27.3 9.7 1.5 3.6 5.1 1.7 0.6 0.4 1.3 2.7 3.7 8.4 .433 0.5 1.7 .292 1.9 2.4 .804
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 %
Chris Mills 9 18.8 4.9 0.9 2.1 3.0 0.6 0.9 0.2 0.7 2.3 1.7 3.9 .429 0.4 1.1 .400 1.1 1.3 .833
David Thompson ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Chris Mills David Thompson
Season 1998-991981-82
Team Golden State WarriorsDenver 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 %
Chris Mills 47 29.7 10.3 1.0 4.0 5.0 2.2 0.8 0.3 1.2 2.7 4.0 9.6 .411 0.7 2.4 .278 1.7 2.0 .823
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 %
Chris Mills ------- --- ----------
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
Chris Mills David Thompson
Season 1999-001982-83
Team Golden State WarriorsSeattle 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 %
Chris Mills 20 32.5 16.1 2.3 3.9 6.2 2.4 0.9 0.2 1.3 3.0 6.2 14.6 .421 0.4 1.5 .267 3.4 4.2 .810
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 %
Chris Mills ------- --- ----------
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
Chris Mills David Thompson
Season 2000-011983-84
Team Golden State WarriorsSeattle 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 %
Chris Mills 15 32.9 12.0 1.6 4.6 6.2 1.2 0.6 0.3 1.3 2.9 4.7 12.7 .372 0.5 1.7 .280 2.1 2.4 .861
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 %
Chris Mills ------- --- ----------
David Thompson ------- --- ----------

Season 9
Chris Mills David Thompson
Season 2001-02-
Team Golden State Warriors-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Chris Mills 66 18.7 7.4 0.8 2.1 2.9 1.1 0.5 0.2 0.8 1.8 2.7 6.5 .417 0.7 1.9 .378 1.3 1.6 .794
David Thompson ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Chris Mills ------- --- ----------
David Thompson ------- --- ----------

Season 10
Chris Mills David Thompson
Season 2002-03-
Team Golden State Warriors-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Chris Mills 21 12.5 4.8 0.9 1.5 2.4 1.0 0.3 0.1 0.5 1.4 1.9 5.0 .368 0.3 1.2 .280 0.8 0.9 .889
David Thompson ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Chris Mills ------- --- ----------
David Thompson ------- --- ----------
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