Jake Ford vs. David Thompson Comparison

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

Jake Ford

vs.

David Thompson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jake Ford: 1970-71 to 1971-72
David Thompson: 1976-77 to 1983-84

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jake Ford 0 David Thompson 0

NBA Seasons Jake Ford 2 David Thompson 8

Playoffs Played Jake Ford 0 David Thompson 5

All-Star Games Jake Ford 0 David Thompson 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Jake Ford 0 David Thompson 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Jake Ford 0 David Thompson 2

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jake Ford 4.1 David Thompson 22.1

Rebounds Per Game Jake Ford 0.6 David Thompson 3.8

Assists Per Game Jake Ford 1.1 David Thompson 3.2

Steals Per Game Jake Ford - n/a ** David Thompson 0.9

Blocks Per Game Jake Ford - n/a ** David Thompson 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Jake Ford 126 David Thompson 11,264

Total Rebounds Jake Ford 20 David Thompson 1,921

Total Assists Jake Ford 35 David Thompson 1,631

Total Steals Jake Ford - n/a ** David Thompson 459

Total Blocks Jake Ford - n/a ** David Thompson 407

Total Games Jake Ford 31 David Thompson 509

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jake Ford .462 David Thompson .504

3-Point Percentage Jake Ford - n/a ** David Thompson .277 *

Free Throw Percentage Jake Ford .764 David Thompson .778

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jake Ford 6.8 (1971) David Thompson 27.2 (1978)

Rebounds Per Game Jake Ford 1.8 (1971) David Thompson 4.9 (1978)

Assists Per Game Jake Ford 1.8 (1971) David Thompson 4.5 (1978)

Steals Per Game Jake Ford - n/a ** David Thompson 1.4 (1977)

Blocks Per Game Jake Ford - n/a ** David Thompson 1.2 (1978)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jake Ford - David Thompson 22.9

Rebounds Per Game Jake Ford - David Thompson 4.3

Assists Per Game Jake Ford - David Thompson 3.7

Steals Per Game Jake Ford - n/a ** David Thompson 0.9

Blocks Per Game Jake Ford - n/a ** David Thompson 1.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Jake Ford - David Thompson 619

Total Rebounds Jake Ford - David Thompson 115

Total Assists Jake Ford - David Thompson 101

Total Steals Jake Ford - n/a ** David Thompson 24

Total Blocks Jake Ford - n/a ** David Thompson 27

Total Games Jake Ford 0 David Thompson 27

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jake Ford - David Thompson .462

3-Point Percentage Jake Ford - n/a ** David Thompson .333 *

Free Throw Percentage Jake Ford - David Thompson .745

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jake Ford - David Thompson 28.0 (1979)

Rebounds Per Game Jake Ford - David Thompson 7.0 (1979)

Assists Per Game Jake Ford - David Thompson 4.0 (1979)

Steals Per Game Jake Ford - n/a ** David Thompson 1.5 (1977)

Blocks Per Game Jake Ford - n/a ** 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. ** 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.