David Thompson vs. James Young Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars James Young 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.

James Young

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
David Thompson: 1976-77 to 1983-84
James Young: 2014-15 to 2017-18

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships David Thompson 0 James Young 0

NBA Seasons David Thompson 8 James Young 4

Playoffs Played David Thompson 5 James Young 2

All-Star Games David Thompson 4 James Young 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team David Thompson 2 James Young 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) David Thompson 2 James Young 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game David Thompson 22.1 James Young 2.3

Rebounds Per Game David Thompson 3.8 James Young 1.0

Assists Per Game David Thompson 3.2 James Young 0.3

Steals Per Game David Thompson 0.9 James Young 0.3

Blocks Per Game David Thompson 0.8 James Young 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points David Thompson 11,264 James Young 219

Total Rebounds David Thompson 1,921 James Young 96

Total Assists David Thompson 1,631 James Young 28

Total Steals David Thompson 459 James Young 24

Total Blocks David Thompson 407 James Young 5

Total Games David Thompson 509 James Young 95

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage David Thompson .504 James Young .367

3-Point Percentage David Thompson .277 * James Young .277

Free Throw Percentage David Thompson .778 James Young .563

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game David Thompson 27.2 (1978) James Young 3.4 (2015)

Rebounds Per Game David Thompson 4.9 (1978) James Young 1.4 (2015)

Assists Per Game David Thompson 4.5 (1978) James Young 0.4 (2015)

Steals Per Game David Thompson 1.4 (1977) James Young 0.3 (2017)

Blocks Per Game David Thompson 1.2 (1978) James Young 0.1 (2017)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game David Thompson 22.9 James Young 1.3

Rebounds Per Game David Thompson 4.3 James Young 0.5

Assists Per Game David Thompson 3.7 James Young 0.2

Steals Per Game David Thompson 0.9 James Young 0.0

Blocks Per Game David Thompson 1.0 James Young 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points David Thompson 619 James Young 17

Total Rebounds David Thompson 115 James Young 7

Total Assists David Thompson 101 James Young 3

Total Steals David Thompson 24 James Young 0

Total Blocks David Thompson 27 James Young 0

Total Games David Thompson 27 James Young 13

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage David Thompson .462 James Young .333

3-Point Percentage David Thompson .333 * James Young .333

Free Throw Percentage David Thompson .745 James Young -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game David Thompson 28.0 (1979) James Young 1.5 (2017)

Rebounds Per Game David Thompson 7.0 (1979) James Young 0.7 (2017)

Assists Per Game David Thompson 4.0 (1979) James Young 0.3 (2017)

Steals Per Game David Thompson 1.5 (1977) James Young 0.0 (2017)

Blocks Per Game David Thompson 1.6 (1978) James Young 0.0 (2017)

Notes: * Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.