David Lee vs. David Thompson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars David Thompson and David Lee 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

David Lee

vs.

David Thompson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
David Lee: 2005-06 to 2016-17
David Thompson: 1976-77 to 1983-84

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships David Lee 1 David Thompson 0

NBA Seasons David Lee 12 David Thompson 8

Playoffs Played David Lee 5 David Thompson 5

All-Star Games David Lee 2 David Thompson 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team David Lee 0 David Thompson 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) David Lee 1 David Thompson 2

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game David Lee 13.5 David Thompson 22.1

Rebounds Per Game David Lee 8.8 David Thompson 3.8

Assists Per Game David Lee 2.2 David Thompson 3.2

Steals Per Game David Lee 0.8 David Thompson 0.9

Blocks Per Game David Lee 0.4 David Thompson 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points David Lee 11,232 David Thompson 11,264

Total Rebounds David Lee 7,320 David Thompson 1,921

Total Assists David Lee 1,825 David Thompson 1,631

Total Steals David Lee 625 David Thompson 459

Total Blocks David Lee 329 David Thompson 407

Total Games David Lee 829 David Thompson 509

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage David Lee .535 David Thompson .504

3-Point Percentage David Lee .034 David Thompson .277 *

Free Throw Percentage David Lee .772 David Thompson .778

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game David Lee 20.2 (2010) David Thompson 27.2 (1978)

Rebounds Per Game David Lee 11.7 (2009) David Thompson 4.9 (1978)

Assists Per Game David Lee 3.6 (2010) David Thompson 4.5 (1978)

Steals Per Game David Lee 1.0 (2010) David Thompson 1.4 (1977)

Blocks Per Game David Lee 0.5 (2015) David Thompson 1.2 (1978)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game David Lee 5.6 David Thompson 22.9

Rebounds Per Game David Lee 4.4 David Thompson 4.3

Assists Per Game David Lee 1.0 David Thompson 3.7

Steals Per Game David Lee 0.3 David Thompson 0.9

Blocks Per Game David Lee 0.2 David Thompson 1.0

Totals Stats

Total Points David Lee 240 David Thompson 619

Total Rebounds David Lee 189 David Thompson 115

Total Assists David Lee 43 David Thompson 101

Total Steals David Lee 14 David Thompson 24

Total Blocks David Lee 8 David Thompson 27

Total Games David Lee 43 David Thompson 27

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage David Lee .490 David Thompson .462

3-Point Percentage David Lee .000 David Thompson .333 *

Free Throw Percentage David Lee .667 David Thompson .745

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game David Lee 13.9 (2014) David Thompson 28.0 (1979)

Rebounds Per Game David Lee 9.1 (2014) David Thompson 7.0 (1979)

Assists Per Game David Lee 2.6 (2014) David Thompson 4.0 (1979)

Steals Per Game David Lee 0.6 (2014) David Thompson 1.5 (1977)

Blocks Per Game David Lee 0.3 (2017) 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.