Travis Best vs. David Thompson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars David Thompson and Travis Best that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

Travis Best

vs.

David Thompson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Travis Best: 1995-96 to 2004-05
David Thompson: 1976-77 to 1983-84

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Travis Best 0 David Thompson 0

NBA Seasons Travis Best 10 David Thompson 8

Playoffs Played Travis Best 6 David Thompson 5

All-Star Games Travis Best 0 David Thompson 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Travis Best 0 David Thompson 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Travis Best 0 David Thompson 2

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Travis Best 7.6 David Thompson 22.1

Rebounds Per Game Travis Best 1.8 David Thompson 3.8

Assists Per Game Travis Best 3.5 David Thompson 3.2

Steals Per Game Travis Best 0.9 David Thompson 0.9

Blocks Per Game Travis Best 0.1 David Thompson 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Travis Best 5,376 David Thompson 11,264

Total Rebounds Travis Best 1,249 David Thompson 1,921

Total Assists Travis Best 2,444 David Thompson 1,631

Total Steals Travis Best 661 David Thompson 459

Total Blocks Travis Best 60 David Thompson 407

Total Games Travis Best 708 David Thompson 509

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Travis Best .431 David Thompson .504

3-Point Percentage Travis Best .345 David Thompson .277 *

Free Throw Percentage Travis Best .835 David Thompson .778

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Travis Best 11.9 (2001) David Thompson 27.2 (1978)

Rebounds Per Game Travis Best 2.9 (2001) David Thompson 4.9 (1978)

Assists Per Game Travis Best 6.1 (2001) David Thompson 4.5 (1978)

Steals Per Game Travis Best 1.4 (2001) David Thompson 1.4 (1977)

Blocks Per Game Travis Best 0.1 (2001) David Thompson 1.2 (1978)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Travis Best 7.0 David Thompson 22.9

Rebounds Per Game Travis Best 2.0 David Thompson 4.3

Assists Per Game Travis Best 2.7 David Thompson 3.7

Steals Per Game Travis Best 0.7 David Thompson 0.9

Blocks Per Game Travis Best 0.1 David Thompson 1.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Travis Best 442 David Thompson 619

Total Rebounds Travis Best 126 David Thompson 115

Total Assists Travis Best 173 David Thompson 101

Total Steals Travis Best 45 David Thompson 24

Total Blocks Travis Best 8 David Thompson 27

Total Games Travis Best 63 David Thompson 27

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Travis Best .413 David Thompson .462

3-Point Percentage Travis Best .303 David Thompson .333 *

Free Throw Percentage Travis Best .875 David Thompson .745

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Travis Best 9.8 (2001) David Thompson 28.0 (1979)

Rebounds Per Game Travis Best 4.8 (2001) David Thompson 7.0 (1979)

Assists Per Game Travis Best 9.3 (2001) David Thompson 4.0 (1979)

Steals Per Game Travis Best 1.2 (1996) David Thompson 1.5 (1977)

Blocks Per Game Travis Best 0.2 (1998) David Thompson 1.6 (1978)

Notes: * Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.