David Thompson vs. Butch Van Breda Kolff Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Butch Van Breda Kolff and David Thompson 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 Thompson

vs.

Butch Van Breda Kolff

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
David Thompson: 1976-77 to 1983-84
B. Van Breda Kolff: 1946-47 to 1949-50

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships David Thompson 0 B. Van Breda Kolff 0

NBA Seasons David Thompson 8 B. Van Breda Kolff 4

Playoffs Played David Thompson 5 B. Van Breda Kolff 4

All-Star Games David Thompson 4 B. Van Breda Kolff 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team David Thompson 2 B. Van Breda Kolff 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) David Thompson 2 B. Van Breda Kolff 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game David Thompson 22.1 B. Van Breda Kolff 4.7

Rebounds Per Game David Thompson 3.8 B. Van Breda Kolff - n/a **

Assists Per Game David Thompson 3.2 B. Van Breda Kolff 1.5

Steals Per Game David Thompson 0.9 B. Van Breda Kolff - n/a **

Blocks Per Game David Thompson 0.8 B. Van Breda Kolff - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points David Thompson 11,264 B. Van Breda Kolff 826

Total Rebounds David Thompson 1,921 B. Van Breda Kolff - n/a **

Total Assists David Thompson 1,631 B. Van Breda Kolff 256

Total Steals David Thompson 459 B. Van Breda Kolff - n/a **

Total Blocks David Thompson 407 B. Van Breda Kolff - n/a **

Total Games David Thompson 509 B. Van Breda Kolff 175

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage David Thompson .504 B. Van Breda Kolff .305

3-Point Percentage David Thompson .277 * B. Van Breda Kolff - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage David Thompson .778 B. Van Breda Kolff .669

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game David Thompson 27.2 (1978) B. Van Breda Kolff 7.0 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game David Thompson 4.9 (1978) B. Van Breda Kolff - n/a **

Assists Per Game David Thompson 4.5 (1978) B. Van Breda Kolff 2.4 (1949)

Steals Per Game David Thompson 1.4 (1977) B. Van Breda Kolff - n/a **

Blocks Per Game David Thompson 1.2 (1978) B. Van Breda Kolff - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game David Thompson 22.9 B. Van Breda Kolff 6.1

Rebounds Per Game David Thompson 4.3 B. Van Breda Kolff - n/a **

Assists Per Game David Thompson 3.7 B. Van Breda Kolff 0.9

Steals Per Game David Thompson 0.9 B. Van Breda Kolff - n/a **

Blocks Per Game David Thompson 1.0 B. Van Breda Kolff - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points David Thompson 619 B. Van Breda Kolff 92

Total Rebounds David Thompson 115 B. Van Breda Kolff - n/a **

Total Assists David Thompson 101 B. Van Breda Kolff 13

Total Steals David Thompson 24 B. Van Breda Kolff - n/a **

Total Blocks David Thompson 27 B. Van Breda Kolff - n/a **

Total Games David Thompson 27 B. Van Breda Kolff 15

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage David Thompson .462 B. Van Breda Kolff .318

3-Point Percentage David Thompson .333 * B. Van Breda Kolff - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage David Thompson .745 B. Van Breda Kolff .720

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game David Thompson 28.0 (1979) B. Van Breda Kolff 8.2 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game David Thompson 7.0 (1979) B. Van Breda Kolff - n/a **

Assists Per Game David Thompson 4.0 (1979) B. Van Breda Kolff 1.2 (1949)

Steals Per Game David Thompson 1.5 (1977) B. Van Breda Kolff - n/a **

Blocks Per Game David Thompson 1.6 (1978) B. Van Breda Kolff - n/a **

Notes: * Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51, this player has no data for the stat.