John Long vs. David Thompson Comparison

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

John Long

vs.

David Thompson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
John Long: 1978-79 to 1996-97
David Thompson: 1976-77 to 1983-84

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships John Long 1 David Thompson 0

NBA Seasons John Long 14 David Thompson 8

Playoffs Played John Long 5 David Thompson 5

All-Star Games John Long 0 David Thompson 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team John Long 0 David Thompson 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) John Long 0 David Thompson 2

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Long 13.6 David Thompson 22.1

Rebounds Per Game John Long 2.8 David Thompson 3.8

Assists Per Game John Long 1.9 David Thompson 3.2

Steals Per Game John Long 1.0 David Thompson 0.9

Blocks Per Game John Long 0.2 David Thompson 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points John Long 12,131 David Thompson 11,264

Total Rebounds John Long 2,492 David Thompson 1,921

Total Assists John Long 1,738 David Thompson 1,631

Total Steals John Long 912 David Thompson 459

Total Blocks John Long 180 David Thompson 407

Total Games John Long 893 David Thompson 509

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Long .467 David Thompson .504

3-Point Percentage John Long .322 * David Thompson .277 *

Free Throw Percentage John Long .862 David Thompson .778

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Long 21.9 (1982) David Thompson 27.2 (1978)

Rebounds Per Game John Long 4.9 (1980) David Thompson 4.9 (1978)

Assists Per Game John Long 3.2 (1987) David Thompson 4.5 (1978)

Steals Per Game John Long 1.9 (1980) David Thompson 1.4 (1977)

Blocks Per Game John Long 0.4 (1980) David Thompson 1.2 (1978)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Long 9.7 David Thompson 22.9

Rebounds Per Game John Long 1.5 David Thompson 4.3

Assists Per Game John Long 1.0 David Thompson 3.7

Steals Per Game John Long 1.2 David Thompson 0.9

Blocks Per Game John Long 0.1 David Thompson 1.0

Totals Stats

Total Points John Long 223 David Thompson 619

Total Rebounds John Long 35 David Thompson 115

Total Assists John Long 24 David Thompson 101

Total Steals John Long 28 David Thompson 24

Total Blocks John Long 2 David Thompson 27

Total Games John Long 23 David Thompson 27

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Long .399 David Thompson .462

3-Point Percentage John Long .182 * David Thompson .333 *

Free Throw Percentage John Long .959 David Thompson .745

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Long 12.4 (1985) David Thompson 28.0 (1979)

Rebounds Per Game John Long 2.2 (1984) David Thompson 7.0 (1979)

Assists Per Game John Long 2.3 (1987) David Thompson 4.0 (1979)

Steals Per Game John Long 1.6 (1985) David Thompson 1.5 (1977)

Blocks Per Game John Long 0.2 (1985) 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.