Frankie Sanders vs. David Thompson Comparison

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

Frankie Sanders

vs.

David Thompson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Frankie Sanders: 1978-79 to 1980-81
David Thompson: 1976-77 to 1983-84

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Frankie Sanders 0 David Thompson 0

NBA Seasons Frankie Sanders 2 David Thompson 8

Playoffs Played Frankie Sanders 1 David Thompson 5

All-Star Games Frankie Sanders 0 David Thompson 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Frankie Sanders 0 David Thompson 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Frankie Sanders 0 David Thompson 2

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Frankie Sanders 5.1 David Thompson 22.1

Rebounds Per Game Frankie Sanders 1.9 David Thompson 3.8

Assists Per Game Frankie Sanders 1.0 David Thompson 3.2

Steals Per Game Frankie Sanders 0.5 David Thompson 0.9

Blocks Per Game Frankie Sanders 0.1 David Thompson 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Frankie Sanders 352 David Thompson 11,264

Total Rebounds Frankie Sanders 131 David Thompson 1,921

Total Assists Frankie Sanders 69 David Thompson 1,631

Total Steals Frankie Sanders 37 David Thompson 459

Total Blocks Frankie Sanders 7 David Thompson 407

Total Games Frankie Sanders 69 David Thompson 509

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Frankie Sanders .430 David Thompson .504

3-Point Percentage Frankie Sanders - * David Thompson .277 *

Free Throw Percentage Frankie Sanders .822 David Thompson .778

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Frankie Sanders 5.7 (1979) David Thompson 27.2 (1978)

Rebounds Per Game Frankie Sanders 2.4 (1979) David Thompson 4.9 (1978)

Assists Per Game Frankie Sanders 1.1 (1979) David Thompson 4.5 (1978)

Steals Per Game Frankie Sanders 0.7 (1981) David Thompson 1.4 (1977)

Blocks Per Game Frankie Sanders 0.1 (1979) David Thompson 1.2 (1978)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Frankie Sanders 2.6 David Thompson 22.9

Rebounds Per Game Frankie Sanders 0.6 David Thompson 4.3

Assists Per Game Frankie Sanders 0.2 David Thompson 3.7

Steals Per Game Frankie Sanders 0.3 David Thompson 0.9

Blocks Per Game Frankie Sanders 0.0 David Thompson 1.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Frankie Sanders 23 David Thompson 619

Total Rebounds Frankie Sanders 5 David Thompson 115

Total Assists Frankie Sanders 2 David Thompson 101

Total Steals Frankie Sanders 3 David Thompson 24

Total Blocks Frankie Sanders 0 David Thompson 27

Total Games Frankie Sanders 9 David Thompson 27

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Frankie Sanders .500 David Thompson .462

3-Point Percentage Frankie Sanders .500 * David Thompson .333 *

Free Throw Percentage Frankie Sanders 1.000 David Thompson .745

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Frankie Sanders 2.6 (1981) David Thompson 28.0 (1979)

Rebounds Per Game Frankie Sanders 0.6 (1981) David Thompson 7.0 (1979)

Assists Per Game Frankie Sanders 0.2 (1981) David Thompson 4.0 (1979)

Steals Per Game Frankie Sanders 0.3 (1981) David Thompson 1.5 (1977)

Blocks Per Game Frankie Sanders 0.0 (1981) 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.