Morris Peterson vs. David Thompson Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of David Thompson and Morris Peterson, 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.

Morris Peterson played 11 years in the NBA, 3 more than David Thompson, who played 8. Morris Peterson had the first of his seasons in 2000-01, 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
Morris Peterson 11 5 2000-01 to 2010-11
David Thompson 8 5 1976-77 to 1983-84

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Morris Peterson David Thompson
Season 2000-011976-77
Team Toronto RaptorsDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Raptors Lost East Conf SemisNuggets 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 %
Morris Peterson 80 22.6 9.3 1.4 1.8 3.2 1.3 0.8 0.3 1.0 2.1 3.6 8.4 .431 0.8 2.1 .382 1.3 1.8 .717
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 %
Morris Peterson 8 13.6 5.4 0.3 1.3 1.5 1.9 0.8 0.0 0.8 1.3 2.3 4.4 .514 0.5 1.1 .444 0.4 0.5 .750
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

Morris Peterson David Thompson
Season 2001-021977-78
Team Toronto RaptorsDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Raptors Lost East Conf 1st RdNuggets 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 %
Morris Peterson 63 31.6 14.0 1.4 2.1 3.5 2.4 1.2 0.2 1.4 2.8 5.3 12.2 .438 1.3 3.7 .364 2.0 2.7 .751
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 %
Morris Peterson 5 31.0 9.2 0.6 2.2 2.8 2.2 1.0 0.6 1.4 3.4 3.6 9.8 .367 0.4 3.4 .118 1.6 2.0 .800
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

Morris Peterson David Thompson
Season 2002-031978-79
Team Toronto RaptorsDenver 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 %
Morris Peterson 82 36.0 14.1 1.2 3.2 4.4 2.3 1.1 0.4 1.6 2.8 5.1 13.1 .392 1.4 4.2 .337 2.4 3.0 .789
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 %
Morris Peterson ------- --- ----------
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

Morris Peterson David Thompson
Season 2003-041979-80
Team Toronto RaptorsDenver 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 %
Morris Peterson 82 26.2 8.3 0.4 2.8 3.2 1.4 1.1 0.2 0.8 2.5 2.9 7.2 .405 1.5 4.1 .371 0.9 1.1 .809
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 %
Morris Peterson ------- --- ----------
David Thompson ------- --- ----------

Season 5

Morris Peterson David Thompson
Season 2004-051980-81
Team Toronto RaptorsDenver 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 %
Morris Peterson 82 30.6 12.5 0.9 3.3 4.1 2.1 1.1 0.2 1.1 2.7 4.3 10.3 .420 1.6 4.1 .385 2.3 2.8 .832
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 %
Morris Peterson ------- --- ----------
David Thompson ------- --- ----------

Season 6

Morris Peterson David Thompson
Season 2005-061981-82
Team Toronto RaptorsDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
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 %
Morris Peterson 82 38.3 16.8 0.8 3.9 4.6 2.3 1.3 0.2 1.5 2.7 5.8 13.4 .436 2.2 5.5 .395 2.9 3.6 .820
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 %
Morris Peterson ------- --- ----------
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

Morris Peterson David Thompson
Season 2006-071982-83
Team Toronto RaptorsSeattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Raptors Lost East Conf 1st RdSupersonics 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 %
Morris Peterson 71 21.3 8.9 0.5 2.9 3.3 0.7 0.6 0.2 0.7 1.8 3.1 7.3 .429 1.5 4.2 .359 1.2 1.7 .683
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 %
Morris Peterson 6 30.5 6.8 0.8 3.7 4.5 0.3 0.3 0.3 1.0 3.3 2.5 4.8 .517 1.0 2.0 .500 0.8 1.0 .833
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

Morris Peterson David Thompson
Season 2007-081983-84
Team New Orleans HornetsSeattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Hornets Lost West Conf SemisDid 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 %
Morris Peterson 76 23.6 8.0 0.5 2.2 2.7 0.9 0.6 0.1 0.5 1.6 2.8 6.8 .417 1.5 3.8 .394 0.9 1.1 .765
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 %
Morris Peterson 12 23.1 7.2 0.3 2.3 2.6 0.6 0.5 0.3 0.4 2.4 2.8 5.7 .485 1.3 2.8 .471 0.3 0.5 .667
David Thompson ------- --- ----------

Season 9

Morris Peterson David Thompson
Season 2008-09-
Team New Orleans Hornets-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Hornets 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 %
Morris Peterson 43 12.0 4.4 0.3 1.7 2.0 0.4 0.3 0.0 0.3 1.2 1.7 4.3 .399 0.8 2.0 .388 0.3 0.4 .632
David Thompson ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Morris Peterson 2 10.5 3.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0.5 0.5 0.0 0.0 1.5 0.5 2.5 .200 0.5 1.5 .333 1.5 2.0 .750
David Thompson ------- --- ----------

Season 10

Morris Peterson David Thompson
Season 2009-10-
Team New Orleans Hornets-
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 %
Morris Peterson 46 21.2 7.1 0.4 2.4 2.7 0.9 0.5 0.1 0.6 1.8 2.5 6.5 .385 1.3 3.7 .363 0.7 1.2 .611
David Thompson ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Morris Peterson ------- --- ----------
David Thompson ------- --- ----------

Season 11

Morris Peterson David Thompson
Season 2010-11-
Team Oklahoma City Thunder-
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 %
Morris Peterson 4 5.8 1.0 0.0 0.8 0.8 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.3 0.5 1.3 .400 0.0 0.3 .000 0.0 0.0 -
David Thompson ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Morris Peterson ------- --- ----------
David Thompson ------- --- ----------