Dan Issel vs. David Thompson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars David Thompson and Dan Issel 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

Dan Issel

vs.

David Thompson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dan Issel: 1976-77 to 1984-85
David Thompson: 1976-77 to 1983-84

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dan Issel 0 David Thompson 0

NBA Seasons Dan Issel 9 David Thompson 8

Playoffs Played Dan Issel 7 David Thompson 5

All-Star Games Dan Issel 1 David Thompson 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Dan Issel 0 David Thompson 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Dan Issel 0 David Thompson 2

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dan Issel 20.4 David Thompson 22.1

Rebounds Per Game Dan Issel 7.9 David Thompson 3.8

Assists Per Game Dan Issel 2.5 David Thompson 3.2

Steals Per Game Dan Issel 1.0 David Thompson 0.9

Blocks Per Game Dan Issel 0.6 David Thompson 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Dan Issel 14,659 David Thompson 11,264

Total Rebounds Dan Issel 5,707 David Thompson 1,921

Total Assists Dan Issel 1,804 David Thompson 1,631

Total Steals Dan Issel 698 David Thompson 459

Total Blocks Dan Issel 396 David Thompson 407

Total Games Dan Issel 718 David Thompson 509

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dan Issel .506 David Thompson .504

3-Point Percentage Dan Issel .253 * David Thompson .277 *

Free Throw Percentage Dan Issel .797 David Thompson .778

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dan Issel 23.8 (1980) David Thompson 27.2 (1978)

Rebounds Per Game Dan Issel 10.1 (1978) David Thompson 4.9 (1978)

Assists Per Game Dan Issel 3.7 (1978) David Thompson 4.5 (1978)

Steals Per Game Dan Issel 1.2 (1978) David Thompson 1.4 (1977)

Blocks Per Game Dan Issel 0.7 (1982) David Thompson 1.2 (1978)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dan Issel 19.4 David Thompson 22.9

Rebounds Per Game Dan Issel 7.4 David Thompson 4.3

Assists Per Game Dan Issel 2.7 David Thompson 3.7

Steals Per Game Dan Issel 0.8 David Thompson 0.9

Blocks Per Game Dan Issel 0.5 David Thompson 1.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Dan Issel 1,029 David Thompson 619

Total Rebounds Dan Issel 393 David Thompson 115

Total Assists Dan Issel 145 David Thompson 101

Total Steals Dan Issel 42 David Thompson 24

Total Blocks Dan Issel 24 David Thompson 27

Total Games Dan Issel 53 David Thompson 27

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dan Issel .496 David Thompson .462

3-Point Percentage Dan Issel .500 * David Thompson .333 *

Free Throw Percentage Dan Issel .829 David Thompson .745

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dan Issel 27.4 (1984) David Thompson 28.0 (1979)

Rebounds Per Game Dan Issel 10.3 (1978) David Thompson 7.0 (1979)

Assists Per Game Dan Issel 4.1 (1978) David Thompson 4.0 (1979)

Steals Per Game Dan Issel 1.2 (1984) David Thompson 1.5 (1977)

Blocks Per Game Dan Issel 1.2 (1984) 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.