David Thompson vs. Gene Tormohlen Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Gene Tormohlen 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, 2 more than Gene Tormohlen, who played 6. David Thompson had the first of his seasons in 1976-77, while Gene Tormohlen had his rookie season in 1962-63. 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
Gene Tormohlen 6 5 1962-63 to 1969-70

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

David Thompson Gene Tormohlen
Season 1976-771962-63
Team Denver NuggetsSt. Louis Hawks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf SemisHawks Lost West Div 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 %
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
Gene Tormohlen 7 6.7 1.7 - - 2.1 0.7 - - - 1.6 0.7 1.4 .500 - - - 0.3 1.4 .200
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
Gene Tormohlen 5 3.0 1.6 - - 1.0 0.6 - - - 1.2 0.8 2.0 .400 - - - 0.0 0.0 -

Season 2

David Thompson Gene Tormohlen
Season 1977-781963-64
Team Denver NuggetsSt. Louis Hawks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf FinalsHawks Lost West Div 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 %
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
Gene Tormohlen 51 12.5 4.1 - - 4.2 1.0 - - - 2.5 1.8 4.9 .376 - - - 0.4 0.9 .478
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
Gene Tormohlen 6 6.5 2.2 - - 2.3 0.8 - - - 1.7 0.8 2.2 .385 - - - 0.5 0.8 .600

Note: Gene Tormohlen didn't play in 1964-65.

Season 3

David Thompson Gene Tormohlen
Season 1978-791965-66
Team Denver NuggetsSt. Louis Hawks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Achievement All-Star Game NVP-
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf 1st RdHawks Lost West Div 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 %
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
Gene Tormohlen 71 10.9 4.8 - - 4.4 0.8 - - - 1.9 2.0 4.6 .444 - - - 0.8 1.2 .659
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
Gene Tormohlen 6 6.3 1.2 - - 3.0 1.0 - - - 1.2 0.3 1.7 .200 - - - 0.5 0.7 .750

Season 4

David Thompson Gene Tormohlen
Season 1979-801966-67
Team Denver NuggetsSt. Louis Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayHawks Lost West Div 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 %
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
Gene Tormohlen 63 16.4 6.3 - - 5.5 1.2 - - - 2.8 2.7 6.4 .427 - - - 0.8 1.3 .595
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
David Thompson ------- --- ----------
Gene Tormohlen 6 8.7 4.0 - - 3.7 0.3 - - - 1.8 1.8 3.5 .524 - - - 0.3 0.8 .400

Season 5

David Thompson Gene Tormohlen
Season 1980-811967-68
Team Denver NuggetsSt. Louis Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayHawks Lost West Div 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 %
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
Gene Tormohlen 77 9.3 3.0 - - 2.9 0.9 - - - 1.2 1.3 3.4 .374 - - - 0.4 0.7 .589
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
David Thompson ------- --- ----------
Gene Tormohlen 3 8.3 2.3 - - 2.0 1.7 - - - 1.3 0.7 2.0 .333 - - - 1.0 1.3 .750

Note: Gene Tormohlen didn't play in 1968-69.

Season 6

David Thompson Gene Tormohlen
Season 1981-821969-70
Team Denver NuggetsAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf 1st RdDid 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 %
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
Gene Tormohlen 2 5.5 2.0 - - 2.0 0.5 - - - 1.5 1.0 2.0 .500 - - - 0.0 0.0 -
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
Gene Tormohlen ------- --- ----------

Season 7

David Thompson Gene Tormohlen
Season 1982-83-
Team Seattle Supersonics-
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Supersonics 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 %
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
Gene Tormohlen ------- --- ----------
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
Gene Tormohlen ------- --- ----------

Season 8

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