David Thompson vs. Art Williams Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Art Williams and David Thompson 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

David Thompson

vs.

Art Williams

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
David Thompson: 1976-77 to 1983-84
Art Williams: 1967-68 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships David Thompson 0 Art Williams 1

NBA Seasons David Thompson 8 Art Williams 7

Playoffs Played David Thompson 5 Art Williams 4

All-Star Games David Thompson 4 Art Williams 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team David Thompson 2 Art Williams 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) David Thompson 2 Art Williams 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game David Thompson 22.1 Art Williams 5.3

Rebounds Per Game David Thompson 3.8 Art Williams 3.1

Assists Per Game David Thompson 3.2 Art Williams 4.4

Steals Per Game David Thompson 0.9 Art Williams 0.7 *

Blocks Per Game David Thompson 0.8 Art Williams 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points David Thompson 11,264 Art Williams 2,876

Total Rebounds David Thompson 1,921 Art Williams 1,700

Total Assists David Thompson 1,631 Art Williams 2,377

Total Steals David Thompson 459 Art Williams 44 *

Total Blocks David Thompson 407 Art Williams 3 *

Total Games David Thompson 509 Art Williams 541

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage David Thompson .504 Art Williams .409

3-Point Percentage David Thompson .277 * Art Williams - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage David Thompson .778 Art Williams .729

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game David Thompson 27.2 (1978) Art Williams 8.1 (1968)

Rebounds Per Game David Thompson 4.9 (1978) Art Williams 4.6 (1969)

Assists Per Game David Thompson 4.5 (1978) Art Williams 6.6 (1969)

Steals Per Game David Thompson 1.4 (1977) Art Williams 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game David Thompson 1.2 (1978) Art Williams 0.0 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game David Thompson 22.9 Art Williams 4.3

Rebounds Per Game David Thompson 4.3 Art Williams 2.4

Assists Per Game David Thompson 3.7 Art Williams 3.5

Steals Per Game David Thompson 0.9 Art Williams 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game David Thompson 1.0 Art Williams 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points David Thompson 619 Art Williams 167

Total Rebounds David Thompson 115 Art Williams 95

Total Assists David Thompson 101 Art Williams 135

Total Steals David Thompson 24 Art Williams 7 *

Total Blocks David Thompson 27 Art Williams 0 *

Total Games David Thompson 27 Art Williams 39

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage David Thompson .462 Art Williams .417

3-Point Percentage David Thompson .333 * Art Williams - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage David Thompson .745 Art Williams .721

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game David Thompson 28.0 (1979) Art Williams 5.9 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game David Thompson 7.0 (1979) Art Williams 2.8 (1969)

Assists Per Game David Thompson 4.0 (1979) Art Williams 5.3 (1969)

Steals Per Game David Thompson 1.5 (1977) Art Williams 0.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game David Thompson 1.6 (1978) Art Williams 0.0 (1974) *

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.