Joe Smyth vs. David Thompson Comparison

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

Joe Smyth

vs.

David Thompson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Joe Smyth: 1953-54 to 1953-54
David Thompson: 1976-77 to 1983-84

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Joe Smyth 0 David Thompson 0

NBA Seasons Joe Smyth 1 David Thompson 8

Playoffs Played Joe Smyth 0 David Thompson 5

All-Star Games Joe Smyth 0 David Thompson 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Joe Smyth 0 David Thompson 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Joe Smyth 0 David Thompson 2

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Joe Smyth 3.3 David Thompson 22.1

Rebounds Per Game Joe Smyth 2.5 David Thompson 3.8

Assists Per Game Joe Smyth 1.2 David Thompson 3.2

Steals Per Game Joe Smyth - n/a ** David Thompson 0.9

Blocks Per Game Joe Smyth - n/a ** David Thompson 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Joe Smyth 131 David Thompson 11,264

Total Rebounds Joe Smyth 98 David Thompson 1,921

Total Assists Joe Smyth 49 David Thompson 1,631

Total Steals Joe Smyth - n/a ** David Thompson 459

Total Blocks Joe Smyth - n/a ** David Thompson 407

Total Games Joe Smyth 40 David Thompson 509

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joe Smyth .348 David Thompson .504

3-Point Percentage Joe Smyth - n/a ** David Thompson .277 *

Free Throw Percentage Joe Smyth .538 David Thompson .778

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joe Smyth 3.3 (1954) David Thompson 27.2 (1978)

Rebounds Per Game Joe Smyth 2.5 (1954) David Thompson 4.9 (1978)

Assists Per Game Joe Smyth 1.2 (1954) David Thompson 4.5 (1978)

Steals Per Game Joe Smyth - n/a ** David Thompson 1.4 (1977)

Blocks Per Game Joe Smyth - n/a ** David Thompson 1.2 (1978)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Joe Smyth - David Thompson 22.9

Rebounds Per Game Joe Smyth - David Thompson 4.3

Assists Per Game Joe Smyth - David Thompson 3.7

Steals Per Game Joe Smyth - n/a ** David Thompson 0.9

Blocks Per Game Joe Smyth - n/a ** David Thompson 1.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Joe Smyth - David Thompson 619

Total Rebounds Joe Smyth - David Thompson 115

Total Assists Joe Smyth - David Thompson 101

Total Steals Joe Smyth - n/a ** David Thompson 24

Total Blocks Joe Smyth - n/a ** David Thompson 27

Total Games Joe Smyth 0 David Thompson 27

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joe Smyth - David Thompson .462

3-Point Percentage Joe Smyth - n/a ** David Thompson .333 *

Free Throw Percentage Joe Smyth - David Thompson .745

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joe Smyth - David Thompson 28.0 (1979)

Rebounds Per Game Joe Smyth - David Thompson 7.0 (1979)

Assists Per Game Joe Smyth - David Thompson 4.0 (1979)

Steals Per Game Joe Smyth - n/a ** David Thompson 1.5 (1977)

Blocks Per Game Joe Smyth - 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.