Butch Lee vs. David Thompson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars David Thompson and Butch Lee 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

Butch Lee

vs.

David Thompson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Butch Lee: 1978-79 to 1979-80
David Thompson: 1976-77 to 1983-84

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Butch Lee 1 David Thompson 0

NBA Seasons Butch Lee 2 David Thompson 8

Playoffs Played Butch Lee 1 David Thompson 5

All-Star Games Butch Lee 0 David Thompson 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Butch Lee 0 David Thompson 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Butch Lee 0 David Thompson 2

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Butch Lee 8.1 David Thompson 22.1

Rebounds Per Game Butch Lee 1.4 David Thompson 3.8

Assists Per Game Butch Lee 3.2 David Thompson 3.2

Steals Per Game Butch Lee 0.9 David Thompson 0.9

Blocks Per Game Butch Lee 0.0 David Thompson 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Butch Lee 773 David Thompson 11,264

Total Rebounds Butch Lee 137 David Thompson 1,921

Total Assists Butch Lee 307 David Thompson 1,631

Total Steals Butch Lee 87 David Thompson 459

Total Blocks Butch Lee 1 David Thompson 407

Total Games Butch Lee 96 David Thompson 509

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Butch Lee .450 David Thompson .504

3-Point Percentage Butch Lee - * David Thompson .277 *

Free Throw Percentage Butch Lee .761 David Thompson .778

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Butch Lee 9.2 (1979) David Thompson 27.2 (1978)

Rebounds Per Game Butch Lee 1.5 (1979) David Thompson 4.9 (1978)

Assists Per Game Butch Lee 3.6 (1979) David Thompson 4.5 (1978)

Steals Per Game Butch Lee 1.0 (1979) David Thompson 1.4 (1977)

Blocks Per Game Butch Lee 0.0 (1979) David Thompson 1.2 (1978)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Butch Lee 0.7 David Thompson 22.9

Rebounds Per Game Butch Lee 0.3 David Thompson 4.3

Assists Per Game Butch Lee 0.0 David Thompson 3.7

Steals Per Game Butch Lee 0.0 David Thompson 0.9

Blocks Per Game Butch Lee 0.0 David Thompson 1.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Butch Lee 2 David Thompson 619

Total Rebounds Butch Lee 1 David Thompson 115

Total Assists Butch Lee 0 David Thompson 101

Total Steals Butch Lee 0 David Thompson 24

Total Blocks Butch Lee 0 David Thompson 27

Total Games Butch Lee 3 David Thompson 27

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Butch Lee - David Thompson .462

3-Point Percentage Butch Lee - * David Thompson .333 *

Free Throw Percentage Butch Lee 1.000 David Thompson .745

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Butch Lee 0.7 (1980) David Thompson 28.0 (1979)

Rebounds Per Game Butch Lee 0.3 (1980) David Thompson 7.0 (1979)

Assists Per Game Butch Lee 0.0 (1980) David Thompson 4.0 (1979)

Steals Per Game Butch Lee 0.0 (1980) David Thompson 1.5 (1977)

Blocks Per Game Butch Lee 0.0 (1980) 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.