C.J. McCollum vs. John Thompson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars John Thompson and C.J. McCollum 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

C.J. McCollum

vs.

John Thompson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
C.J. McCollum: 2013-14 to 2023-24
John Thompson: 1964-65 to 1965-66

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships C.J. McCollum 0 John Thompson 2

NBA Seasons C.J. McCollum 11 John Thompson 2

Playoffs Played C.J. McCollum 10 John Thompson 2

All-Star Games C.J. McCollum 0 John Thompson 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game C.J. McCollum 19.5 John Thompson 3.5

Rebounds Per Game C.J. McCollum 3.6 John Thompson 3.5

Assists Per Game C.J. McCollum 3.8 John Thompson 0.3

Steals Per Game C.J. McCollum 0.9 John Thompson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game C.J. McCollum 0.4 John Thompson - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points C.J. McCollum 14,231 John Thompson 262

Total Rebounds C.J. McCollum 2,655 John Thompson 260

Total Assists C.J. McCollum 2,778 John Thompson 19

Total Steals C.J. McCollum 658 John Thompson - n/a **

Total Blocks C.J. McCollum 302 John Thompson - n/a **

Total Games C.J. McCollum 731 John Thompson 74

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage C.J. McCollum .454 John Thompson .410

3-Point Percentage C.J. McCollum .399 John Thompson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage C.J. McCollum .806 John Thompson .595

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game C.J. McCollum 23.1 (2021) John Thompson 3.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game C.J. McCollum 4.4 (2023) John Thompson 3.6 (1965)

Assists Per Game C.J. McCollum 5.7 (2023) John Thompson 0.3 (1966)

Steals Per Game C.J. McCollum 1.2 (2016) John Thompson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game C.J. McCollum 0.6 (2024) John Thompson - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game C.J. McCollum 20.1 John Thompson 2.2

Rebounds Per Game C.J. McCollum 4.4 John Thompson 2.7

Assists Per Game C.J. McCollum 3.1 John Thompson 0.2

Steals Per Game C.J. McCollum 0.9 John Thompson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game C.J. McCollum 0.5 John Thompson - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points C.J. McCollum 1,344 John Thompson 13

Total Rebounds C.J. McCollum 297 John Thompson 16

Total Assists C.J. McCollum 205 John Thompson 1

Total Steals C.J. McCollum 57 John Thompson - n/a **

Total Blocks C.J. McCollum 33 John Thompson - n/a **

Total Games C.J. McCollum 67 John Thompson 6

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage C.J. McCollum .433 John Thompson .214

3-Point Percentage C.J. McCollum .368 John Thompson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage C.J. McCollum .766 John Thompson 1.000

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game C.J. McCollum 25.3 (2018) John Thompson 3.7 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game C.J. McCollum 6.7 (2022) John Thompson 4.0 (1965)

Assists Per Game C.J. McCollum 4.8 (2022) John Thompson 0.3 (1965)

Steals Per Game C.J. McCollum 1.8 (2024) John Thompson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game C.J. McCollum 0.8 (2022) John Thompson - n/a **

Notes: ** 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.