David Thompson vs. Beno Udrih Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Beno Udrih and David Thompson, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.

David Thompson played 8 years in the NBA, 5 less than Beno Udrih, who played 13. David Thompson had the first of his seasons in 1976-77, while Beno Udrih had his rookie season in 2004-05. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achivements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.

Their Careers

Player		 Total Seasons Playoffs Played NBA Years
David Thompson 8 5 1976-77 to 1983-84
Beno Udrih 13 5 2004-05 to 2016-17

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
David Thompson Beno Udrih
Season 1976-772004-05
Team Denver NuggetsSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf SemisNBA Champion NBA Champion
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
David Thompson 82 36.6 25.9 1.7 2.4 4.1 4.1 1.4 0.6 - 2.9 10.0 19.8 .507 - - - 5.8 7.6 .766
Beno Udrih 80 14.4 5.9 0.2 0.8 1.0 1.9 0.5 0.1 1.0 1.2 2.2 4.9 .444 0.7 1.8 .408 0.8 1.1 .753
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
David Thompson 6 39.5 24.7 2.2 3.0 5.2 4.0 1.5 0.7 - 3.7 9.3 20.2 .463 - - - 6.0 8.8 .679
Beno Udrih 21 11.3 3.7 0.2 0.6 0.8 1.0 0.4 0.0 1.0 1.0 1.3 3.7 .359 0.5 1.8 .270 0.6 0.7 .857

Season 2
David Thompson Beno Udrih
Season 1977-782005-06
Team Denver NuggetsSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf FinalsSpurs Lost West Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
David Thompson 80 37.8 27.2 2.0 2.9 4.9 4.5 1.2 1.2 3.1 2.7 10.3 19.8 .521 - - - 6.5 8.4 .778
Beno Udrih 54 10.9 5.1 0.3 0.6 1.0 1.7 0.3 0.0 1.0 1.0 2.0 4.3 .455 0.4 1.3 .343 0.7 0.9 .780
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
David Thompson 13 37.0 25.2 1.4 2.7 4.1 4.0 0.7 1.6 3.0 2.6 10.1 22.4 .450 - - - 5.1 6.2 .825
Beno Udrih 7 6.7 3.6 0.1 0.4 0.6 1.1 0.0 0.0 0.4 1.1 1.4 4.3 .333 0.1 0.9 .167 0.6 0.7 .800

Season 3
David Thompson Beno Udrih
Season 1978-792006-07
Team Denver NuggetsSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Achievement All-Star Game NVP-
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf 1st RdNBA Champion NBA Champion
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
David Thompson 76 35.1 24.0 1.4 2.2 3.6 3.0 0.9 1.1 2.4 2.4 9.1 17.8 .512 - - - 5.8 7.7 .753
Beno Udrih 73 13.0 4.7 0.2 1.0 1.1 1.7 0.4 0.0 0.8 1.0 1.7 4.7 .369 0.5 1.6 .287 0.7 0.8 .883
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
David Thompson 3 40.7 28.0 2.3 4.7 7.0 4.0 1.3 0.3 4.0 4.0 12.7 23.0 .551 - - - 2.7 3.7 .727
Beno Udrih 8 2.5 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.3 0.0 0.8 .000 0.0 0.3 .000 0.3 0.3 1.000

Season 4
David Thompson Beno Udrih
Season 1979-802007-08
Team Denver NuggetsSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
David Thompson 39 31.8 21.5 1.4 3.0 4.5 3.2 1.0 1.0 3.0 2.7 7.4 15.8 .468 0.2 0.5 .368 6.5 8.6 .758
Beno Udrih 65 32.0 12.8 0.5 2.8 3.3 4.3 0.9 0.2 2.3 2.1 5.0 10.9 .463 0.8 2.1 .387 1.9 2.3 .850
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
David Thompson ------- --- ----------
Beno Udrih ------- --- ----------

Season 5
David Thompson Beno Udrih
Season 1980-812008-09
Team Denver NuggetsSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
David Thompson 77 34.0 25.5 1.4 2.3 3.7 3.0 0.7 0.8 3.2 3.0 9.5 18.8 .506 0.1 0.5 .256 6.4 8.0 .795
Beno Udrih 73 31.1 11.0 0.6 2.4 3.0 4.7 1.1 0.2 2.2 2.6 4.4 9.5 .461 0.5 1.5 .310 1.7 2.1 .820
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
David Thompson ------- --- ----------
Beno Udrih ------- --- ----------

Season 6
David Thompson Beno Udrih
Season 1981-822009-10
Team Denver NuggetsSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
David Thompson 61 20.4 14.9 0.9 1.5 2.4 1.9 0.6 0.5 2.3 2.4 5.1 10.6 .486 0.1 0.2 .286 4.5 5.6 .814
Beno Udrih 79 31.4 12.9 0.5 2.3 2.8 4.7 1.1 0.1 1.7 2.1 5.3 10.6 .493 0.9 2.5 .377 1.5 1.8 .837
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
David Thompson 3 22.0 11.7 1.3 2.0 3.3 2.0 0.3 0.0 2.7 2.7 5.0 11.0 .455 0.3 1.0 .333 1.3 2.3 .571
Beno Udrih ------- --- ----------

Season 7
David Thompson Beno Udrih
Season 1982-832010-11
Team Seattle SupersonicsSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Supersonics Lost West Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
David Thompson 75 28.7 15.9 1.3 2.3 3.6 3.0 0.6 0.4 2.2 1.9 5.9 12.3 .481 0.0 0.1 .200 4.0 5.1 .784
Beno Udrih 79 34.6 13.7 0.5 2.8 3.4 4.9 1.2 0.1 1.8 2.3 5.2 10.4 .500 0.8 2.3 .357 2.5 2.9 .864
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
David Thompson 2 32.5 12.0 0.0 0.0 0 3.5 0.5 0.5 2.0 3.5 4.5 12.5 .360 0.0 0.0 - 3.0 5.0 .600
Beno Udrih ------- --- ----------

Season 8
David Thompson Beno Udrih
Season 1983-842011-12
Team Seattle SupersonicsMilwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
David Thompson 19 18.4 12.6 0.9 1.4 2.3 0.7 0.5 0.7 1.4 1.6 4.7 8.7 .539 0.0 0.1 .000 3.3 3.8 .849
Beno Udrih 59 18.3 5.9 0.4 1.3 1.7 3.8 0.6 0.0 1.3 1.2 2.5 5.6 .440 0.3 1.0 .288 0.7 0.9 .709
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
David Thompson ------- --- ----------
Beno Udrih ------- --- ----------

Season 9
David Thompson Beno Udrih
Season -2012-13
Team -Milwaukee Bucks, Orlando Magic
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Did Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
David Thompson ------- --- ----------
Beno Udrih 66 22.1 8.2 0.5 1.6 2.1 4.6 0.6 0.0 1.6 1.4 3.2 7.2 .441 0.5 1.5 .333 1.3 1.6 .816
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
David Thompson ------- --- ----------
Beno Udrih ------- --- ----------

Season 10
David Thompson Beno Udrih
Season -2013-14
Team -New York Knicks, Memphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Grizzlies Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
David Thompson ------- --- ----------
Beno Udrih 41 15.7 4.9 0.2 1.2 1.4 2.8 0.6 0.1 1.1 1.2 1.9 4.3 .438 0.5 1.0 .452 0.6 0.7 .833
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
David Thompson ------- --- ----------
Beno Udrih 7 16.4 7.9 0.3 1.4 1.7 1.7 0.4 0.0 1.3 1.6 3.0 6.4 .467 0.6 1.7 .333 1.3 1.9 .692

Season 11
David Thompson Beno Udrih
Season -2014-15
Team -Memphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Grizzlies Lost West Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
David Thompson ------- --- ----------
Beno Udrih 79 18.9 7.7 0.3 1.6 1.8 2.8 0.6 0.1 1.1 1.1 3.1 6.4 .487 0.3 1.2 .268 1.1 1.3 .853
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
David Thompson ------- --- ----------
Beno Udrih 10 17.5 7.6 0.4 1.6 2.0 2.1 0.5 0.0 0.4 1.6 3.1 7.3 .425 0.4 1.6 .250 1.0 1.2 .833

Season 12
David Thompson Beno Udrih
Season -2015-16
Team -Memphis Grizzlies, Miami Heat
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Did Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
David Thompson ------- --- ----------
Beno Udrih 44 16.1 4.7 0.2 1.5 1.6 2.6 0.3 0.0 1.2 1.2 2.0 4.5 .434 0.3 1.0 .341 0.4 0.5 .900
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
David Thompson ------- --- ----------
Beno Udrih ------- --- ----------

Season 13
David Thompson Beno Udrih
Season -2016-17
Team -Detroit Pistons
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Did Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
David Thompson ------- --- ----------
Beno Udrih 39 14.4 5.8 0.2 1.3 1.5 3.4 0.3 0.0 0.9 0.7 2.4 5.1 .467 0.3 0.8 .344 0.8 0.9 .941
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
David Thompson ------- --- ----------
Beno Udrih ------- --- ----------
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