Woody Sauldsberry vs. David Thompson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars David Thompson and Woody Sauldsberry 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

Woody Sauldsberry

vs.

David Thompson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Woody Sauldsberry: 1957-58 to 1965-66
David Thompson: 1976-77 to 1983-84

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Woody Sauldsberry 1 David Thompson 0

NBA Seasons Woody Sauldsberry 7 David Thompson 8

Playoffs Played Woody Sauldsberry 3 David Thompson 5

All-Star Games Woody Sauldsberry 1 David Thompson 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Woody Sauldsberry 0 David Thompson 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Woody Sauldsberry 0 David Thompson 2

Rookie of The Year Woody Sauldsberry 1 David Thompson 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Woody Sauldsberry 10.7 David Thompson 22.1

Rebounds Per Game Woody Sauldsberry 7.8 David Thompson 3.8

Assists Per Game Woody Sauldsberry 1.1 David Thompson 3.2

Steals Per Game Woody Sauldsberry - n/a ** David Thompson 0.9

Blocks Per Game Woody Sauldsberry - n/a ** David Thompson 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Woody Sauldsberry 4,930 David Thompson 11,264

Total Rebounds Woody Sauldsberry 3,618 David Thompson 1,921

Total Assists Woody Sauldsberry 498 David Thompson 1,631

Total Steals Woody Sauldsberry - n/a ** David Thompson 459

Total Blocks Woody Sauldsberry - n/a ** David Thompson 407

Total Games Woody Sauldsberry 462 David Thompson 509

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Woody Sauldsberry .348 David Thompson .504

3-Point Percentage Woody Sauldsberry - n/a ** David Thompson .277 *

Free Throw Percentage Woody Sauldsberry .610 David Thompson .778

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Woody Sauldsberry 15.4 (1959) David Thompson 27.2 (1978)

Rebounds Per Game Woody Sauldsberry 11.5 (1959) David Thompson 4.9 (1978)

Assists Per Game Woody Sauldsberry 1.6 (1960) David Thompson 4.5 (1978)

Steals Per Game Woody Sauldsberry - n/a ** David Thompson 1.4 (1977)

Blocks Per Game Woody Sauldsberry - n/a ** David Thompson 1.2 (1978)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Woody Sauldsberry 13.2 David Thompson 22.9

Rebounds Per Game Woody Sauldsberry 8.9 David Thompson 4.3

Assists Per Game Woody Sauldsberry 1.8 David Thompson 3.7

Steals Per Game Woody Sauldsberry - n/a ** David Thompson 0.9

Blocks Per Game Woody Sauldsberry - n/a ** David Thompson 1.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Woody Sauldsberry 383 David Thompson 619

Total Rebounds Woody Sauldsberry 259 David Thompson 115

Total Assists Woody Sauldsberry 52 David Thompson 101

Total Steals Woody Sauldsberry - n/a ** David Thompson 24

Total Blocks Woody Sauldsberry - n/a ** David Thompson 27

Total Games Woody Sauldsberry 29 David Thompson 27

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Woody Sauldsberry .351 David Thompson .462

3-Point Percentage Woody Sauldsberry - n/a ** David Thompson .333 *

Free Throw Percentage Woody Sauldsberry .565 David Thompson .745

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Woody Sauldsberry 13.7 (1961) David Thompson 28.0 (1979)

Rebounds Per Game Woody Sauldsberry 10.9 (1958) David Thompson 7.0 (1979)

Assists Per Game Woody Sauldsberry 2.8 (1961) David Thompson 4.0 (1979)

Steals Per Game Woody Sauldsberry - n/a ** David Thompson 1.5 (1977)

Blocks Per Game Woody Sauldsberry - 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.