Henry James vs. David Thompson Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of David Thompson and Henry James, 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.

Henry James played 7 years in the NBA, 1 less than David Thompson, who played 8. Henry James had the first of his seasons in 1990-91, while David Thompson had his rookie season in 1976-77. 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
Henry James 7 2 1990-91 to 1997-98
David Thompson 8 5 1976-77 to 1983-84

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Henry James David Thompson
Season 1990-911976-77
Team Cleveland CavaliersDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayNuggets 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 %
Henry James 37 13.6 8.1 0.7 1.4 2.1 0.9 0.4 0.1 1.0 1.6 3.0 6.9 .441 0.6 1.6 .400 1.4 1.9 .722
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Henry James ------- --- ----------
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

Season 2

Henry James David Thompson
Season 1991-921977-78
Team Cleveland CavaliersDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Cavaliers Lost East Conf FinalsNuggets Lost West Conf Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Henry James 65 13.3 6.4 0.5 1.2 1.7 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.7 1.4 2.5 6.2 .407 0.4 1.4 .322 0.9 1.2 .803
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Henry James 8 2.8 0.5 0.1 0.1 0.3 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.3 0.1 1.3 .100 0.0 0.4 .000 0.3 0.5 .500
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

Season 3

Henry James David Thompson
Season 1992-931978-79
Team Sacramento Kings, Utah JazzDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
-Achievement All-Star Game NVP
Playoffs Did Not PlayNuggets 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 %
Henry James 10 8.8 6.7 0.7 0.4 1.1 0.1 0.3 0.0 0.7 0.9 2.1 5.1 .412 0.3 1.3 .231 2.2 2.6 .846
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Henry James ------- --- ----------
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

Season 4

Henry James David Thompson
Season 1993-941979-80
Team Los Angeles ClippersDenver Nuggets
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 %
Henry James 12 6.3 3.4 0.5 0.7 1.2 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.2 0.8 1.3 3.5 .381 0.3 1.5 .222 0.4 0.4 1.000
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Henry James ------- --- ----------
David Thompson ------- --- ----------

Note: Henry James didn't play in 1994-95.

Season 5

Henry James David Thompson
Season 1995-961980-81
Team Houston RocketsDenver Nuggets
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 %
Henry James 7 8.3 4.3 0.4 0.4 0.9 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.6 1.9 1.4 3.4 .417 0.7 2.1 .333 0.7 0.7 1.000
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Henry James ------- --- ----------
David Thompson ------- --- ----------

Season 6

Henry James David Thompson
Season 1996-971981-82
Team Atlanta HawksDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Hawks Lost East Conf SemisNuggets 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 %
Henry James 53 17.8 6.7 0.5 1.0 1.5 0.4 0.2 0.0 0.5 1.8 2.4 5.8 .408 1.4 3.4 .420 0.6 0.7 .833
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Henry James 8 5.6 1.0 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.5 1.5 0.4 1.6 .231 0.3 0.8 .333 0.0 0.0 -
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

Season 7

Henry James David Thompson
Season 1997-981982-83
Team Cleveland CavaliersSeattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlaySupersonics 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 %
Henry James 28 5.9 2.9 0.1 0.5 0.5 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.9 0.9 2.1 .407 0.4 0.9 .440 0.8 0.8 .955
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Henry James ------- --- ----------
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

Season 8

Henry James David Thompson
Season -1983-84
Team -Seattle Supersonics
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 %
Henry James ------- --- ----------
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Henry James ------- --- ----------
David Thompson ------- --- ----------