David Thompson vs. Dave Wohl Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Dave Wohl and David Thompson, 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.

David Thompson played 8 years in the NBA, 1 more than Dave Wohl, who played 7. David Thompson had the first of his seasons in 1976-77, while Dave Wohl had his rookie season in 1971-72. 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
David Thompson 8 5 1976-77 to 1983-84
Dave Wohl 7 1 1971-72 to 1977-78

Comparison Season by Season

Jump to season:
1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8

Rookie Season

David Thompson Dave Wohl
Season 1976-771971-72
Team Denver NuggetsPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf SemisDid Not Play
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Dave Wohl 79 20.6 8.1 - - 1.9 2.9 - - - 2.9 3.1 7.2 .429 - - - 2.0 2.6 .757
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Dave Wohl ------- --- ----------

Season 2

David Thompson Dave Wohl
Season 1977-781972-73
Team Denver NuggetsPortland Trail Blazers, Buffalo Braves
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf FinalsDid Not Play
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Dave Wohl 78 24.8 7.8 - - 1.4 4.2 - - - 2.9 3.3 7.3 .447 - - - 1.3 1.7 .774
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Dave Wohl ------- --- ----------

Season 3

David Thompson Dave Wohl
Season 1978-791973-74
Team Denver NuggetsBuffalo Braves, Houston Rockets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Achievement All-Star Game NVP-
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Dave Wohl 67 15.7 4.7 0.2 0.5 0.7 3.5 1.1 0.0 - 2.0 1.8 4.1 .437 - - - 1.1 1.5 .735
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Dave Wohl ------- --- ----------

Season 4

David Thompson Dave Wohl
Season 1979-801974-75
Team Denver NuggetsHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayRockets Lost East Conf Semis
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Dave Wohl 75 23.0 6.5 0.3 1.1 1.5 4.5 1.0 0.1 - 2.5 2.7 6.2 .439 - - - 1.1 1.4 .745
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
David Thompson ------- --- ----------
Dave Wohl 4 2.0 1.5 0.0 0.3 0.3 0.5 0.3 0.0 - 0.5 0.8 0.8 1.000 - - - 0.0 0.0 -

Season 5

David Thompson Dave Wohl
Season 1980-811975-76
Team Denver NuggetsHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Dave Wohl 50 14.0 3.4 0.2 0.9 1.1 2.2 0.5 0.0 - 2.2 1.3 3.3 .405 - - - 0.8 1.0 .776
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
David Thompson ------- --- ----------
Dave Wohl ------- --- ----------

Season 6

David Thompson Dave Wohl
Season 1981-821976-77
Team Denver NuggetsHouston Rockets, New York Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Dave Wohl 51 19.3 5.7 0.3 1.3 1.6 2.8 0.8 0.1 - 2.3 2.3 5.7 .400 - - - 1.2 1.7 .685
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Dave Wohl ------- --- ----------

Season 7

David Thompson Dave Wohl
Season 1982-831977-78
Team Seattle SupersonicsNew Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Supersonics Lost West Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Dave Wohl 10 11.8 3.5 0.1 0.3 0.4 1.3 0.3 0.0 1.6 2.4 1.2 3.4 .353 - - - 1.1 1.2 .917
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Dave Wohl ------- --- ----------

Season 8

David Thompson Dave Wohl
Season 1983-84-
Team Seattle Supersonics-
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 %
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
Dave Wohl ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
David Thompson ------- --- ----------
Dave Wohl ------- --- ----------