Jason Richardson vs. David Thompson Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of David Thompson and Jason Richardson, 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.

Jason Richardson played 13 years in the NBA, 5 more than David Thompson, who played 8. Jason Richardson had the first of his seasons in 2001-02, 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
Jason Richardson 13 4 2001-02 to 2014-15
David Thompson 8 5 1976-77 to 1983-84

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Jason Richardson David Thompson
Season 2001-021976-77
Team Golden State WarriorsDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayNuggets Lost West Conf Semis
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jason Richardson 80 32.9 14.4 1.6 2.7 4.3 3.0 1.3 0.4 2.0 2.4 5.8 13.6 .426 1.0 3.1 .333 1.8 2.6 .671
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 %
Jason Richardson ------- --- ----------
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

Jason Richardson David Thompson
Season 2002-031977-78
Team Golden State WarriorsDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayNuggets Lost West Conf Finals
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jason Richardson 82 32.9 15.6 1.4 3.3 4.6 3.0 1.1 0.3 2.2 2.5 5.8 14.2 .410 1.5 4.1 .368 2.5 3.3 .764
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 %
Jason Richardson ------- --- ----------
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

Jason Richardson David Thompson
Season 2003-041978-79
Team Golden State WarriorsDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
-Achievement All-Star Game NVP
Playoffs Did Not PlayNuggets Lost West Conf 1st Rd
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jason Richardson 78 37.6 18.7 1.6 5.1 6.7 2.9 1.1 0.5 2.5 2.3 7.2 16.5 .438 1.0 3.5 .282 3.3 4.8 .684
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 %
Jason Richardson ------- --- ----------
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

Jason Richardson David Thompson
Season 2004-051979-80
Team Golden State WarriorsDenver 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 %
Jason Richardson 72 37.8 21.7 1.7 4.2 5.9 3.9 1.5 0.4 2.3 2.2 8.5 19.0 .446 1.7 5.1 .338 3.0 4.3 .693
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 %
Jason Richardson ------- --- ----------
David Thompson ------- --- ----------

Season 5

Jason Richardson David Thompson
Season 2005-061980-81
Team Golden State WarriorsDenver 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 %
Jason Richardson 75 38.4 23.2 1.4 4.4 5.8 3.1 1.3 0.5 2.2 2.7 8.5 19.2 .446 2.4 6.4 .384 3.7 5.5 .673
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 %
Jason Richardson ------- --- ----------
David Thompson ------- --- ----------

Season 6

Jason Richardson David Thompson
Season 2006-071981-82
Team Golden State WarriorsDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Warriors Lost West Conf SemisNuggets 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 %
Jason Richardson 51 32.8 16.0 1.4 3.7 5.1 3.4 1.1 0.6 1.6 2.5 6.0 14.4 .417 2.2 5.9 .365 1.8 2.7 .657
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 %
Jason Richardson 11 38.9 19.1 2.2 4.5 6.7 2.0 1.3 0.5 2.2 3.5 7.4 15.5 .476 2.6 7.5 .354 1.7 2.5 .704
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

Jason Richardson David Thompson
Season 2007-081982-83
Team Charlotte BobcatsSeattle 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 %
Jason Richardson 82 38.4 21.8 1.0 4.4 5.4 3.1 1.4 0.7 2.0 2.9 7.9 17.9 .441 3.0 7.3 .406 3.0 4.0 .752
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 %
Jason Richardson ------- --- ----------
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

Jason Richardson David Thompson
Season 2008-091983-84
Team Charlotte Bobcats, Phoenix SunsSeattle Supersonics
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 %
Jason Richardson 72 33.5 16.8 1.1 3.4 4.4 2.0 1.1 0.4 1.3 2.0 6.5 13.5 .477 1.8 4.5 .397 2.1 2.8 .769
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 %
Jason Richardson ------- --- ----------
David Thompson ------- --- ----------

Season 9

Jason Richardson David Thompson
Season 2009-10-
Team Phoenix Suns-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Suns Lost West Conf Finals-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jason Richardson 79 31.5 15.7 1.0 4.1 5.1 1.8 0.8 0.4 1.2 2.1 6.0 12.6 .474 2.0 5.1 .393 1.7 2.3 .739
David Thompson ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jason Richardson 16 33.3 19.8 1.1 4.3 5.4 1.1 1.1 0.3 0.6 2.2 7.0 13.9 .502 3.0 6.3 .475 2.8 3.6 .759
David Thompson ------- --- ----------

Season 10

Jason Richardson David Thompson
Season 2010-11-
Team Phoenix Suns, Orlando Magic-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Magic Lost East Conf 1st Rd-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jason Richardson 80 33.9 15.6 0.8 3.3 4.1 1.8 1.2 0.2 1.2 2.0 5.9 13.2 .447 2.4 6.0 .395 1.5 2.0 .730
David Thompson ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jason Richardson 5 30.6 10.0 1.0 3.0 4.0 1.2 0.6 0.4 0.6 3.2 3.4 10.2 .333 1.6 5.0 .320 1.6 1.6 1.000
David Thompson ------- --- ----------

Season 11

Jason Richardson David Thompson
Season 2011-12-
Team Orlando Magic-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Magic Lost East Conf 1st Rd-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jason Richardson 54 29.5 11.6 0.7 2.9 3.6 2.0 1.0 0.4 1.1 1.7 4.5 11.0 .408 1.9 5.1 .368 0.8 1.3 .594
David Thompson ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jason Richardson 5 29.6 11.4 0.8 3.0 3.8 1.0 1.2 0.4 1.2 1.4 4.2 10.6 .396 2.0 5.4 .370 1.0 2.4 .417
David Thompson ------- --- ----------

Season 12

Jason Richardson David Thompson
Season 2012-13-
Team Philadelphia 76ers-
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 %
Jason Richardson 33 28.4 10.5 0.6 3.3 3.8 1.5 1.2 0.5 0.8 1.7 4.1 10.2 .402 1.7 5.1 .341 0.6 1.0 .606
David Thompson ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jason Richardson ------- --- ----------
David Thompson ------- --- ----------

Note: Jason Richardson didn't play in 2013-14.

Season 13

Jason Richardson David Thompson
Season 2014-15-
Team Philadelphia 76ers-
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 %
Jason Richardson 19 21.9 9.1 0.7 2.8 3.5 2.0 0.7 0.2 0.8 1.5 3.3 9.4 .348 1.6 5.1 .323 0.9 1.2 .773
David Thompson ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jason Richardson ------- --- ----------
David Thompson ------- --- ----------