Cleveland Buckner vs. David Thompson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars David Thompson and Cleveland Buckner 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

Cleveland Buckner

vs.

David Thompson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Cleveland Buckner: 1961-62 to 1962-63
David Thompson: 1976-77 to 1983-84

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Cleveland Buckner 0 David Thompson 0

NBA Seasons Cleveland Buckner 2 David Thompson 8

Playoffs Played Cleveland Buckner 0 David Thompson 5

All-Star Games Cleveland Buckner 0 David Thompson 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Cleveland Buckner 0 David Thompson 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Cleveland Buckner 0 David Thompson 2

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Cleveland Buckner 6.0 David Thompson 22.1

Rebounds Per Game Cleveland Buckner 3.5 David Thompson 3.8

Assists Per Game Cleveland Buckner 0.6 David Thompson 3.2

Steals Per Game Cleveland Buckner - n/a ** David Thompson 0.9

Blocks Per Game Cleveland Buckner - n/a ** David Thompson 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Cleveland Buckner 411 David Thompson 11,264

Total Rebounds Cleveland Buckner 240 David Thompson 1,921

Total Assists Cleveland Buckner 44 David Thompson 1,631

Total Steals Cleveland Buckner - n/a ** David Thompson 459

Total Blocks Cleveland Buckner - n/a ** David Thompson 407

Total Games Cleveland Buckner 68 David Thompson 509

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Cleveland Buckner .432 David Thompson .504

3-Point Percentage Cleveland Buckner - n/a ** David Thompson .277 *

Free Throw Percentage Cleveland Buckner .620 David Thompson .778

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Cleveland Buckner 6.4 (1962) David Thompson 27.2 (1978)

Rebounds Per Game Cleveland Buckner 3.8 (1962) David Thompson 4.9 (1978)

Assists Per Game Cleveland Buckner 0.8 (1963) David Thompson 4.5 (1978)

Steals Per Game Cleveland Buckner - n/a ** David Thompson 1.4 (1977)

Blocks Per Game Cleveland Buckner - n/a ** David Thompson 1.2 (1978)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Cleveland Buckner - David Thompson 22.9

Rebounds Per Game Cleveland Buckner - David Thompson 4.3

Assists Per Game Cleveland Buckner - David Thompson 3.7

Steals Per Game Cleveland Buckner - n/a ** David Thompson 0.9

Blocks Per Game Cleveland Buckner - n/a ** David Thompson 1.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Cleveland Buckner - David Thompson 619

Total Rebounds Cleveland Buckner - David Thompson 115

Total Assists Cleveland Buckner - David Thompson 101

Total Steals Cleveland Buckner - n/a ** David Thompson 24

Total Blocks Cleveland Buckner - n/a ** David Thompson 27

Total Games Cleveland Buckner 0 David Thompson 27

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Cleveland Buckner - David Thompson .462

3-Point Percentage Cleveland Buckner - n/a ** David Thompson .333 *

Free Throw Percentage Cleveland Buckner - David Thompson .745

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Cleveland Buckner - David Thompson 28.0 (1979)

Rebounds Per Game Cleveland Buckner - David Thompson 7.0 (1979)

Assists Per Game Cleveland Buckner - David Thompson 4.0 (1979)

Steals Per Game Cleveland Buckner - n/a ** David Thompson 1.5 (1977)

Blocks Per Game Cleveland Buckner - n/a ** 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. ** 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.