David Thompson vs. Jimmy Walker Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jimmy Walker 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.

Jimmy Walker

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
David Thompson: 1976-77 to 1983-84
Jimmy Walker: 1967-68 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships David Thompson 0 Jimmy Walker 0

NBA Seasons David Thompson 8 Jimmy Walker 9

Playoffs Played David Thompson 5 Jimmy Walker 2

All-Star Games David Thompson 4 Jimmy Walker 2

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team David Thompson 2 Jimmy Walker 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) David Thompson 2 Jimmy Walker 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game David Thompson 22.1 Jimmy Walker 16.7

Rebounds Per Game David Thompson 3.8 Jimmy Walker 2.7

Assists Per Game David Thompson 3.2 Jimmy Walker 3.5

Steals Per Game David Thompson 0.9 Jimmy Walker 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game David Thompson 0.8 Jimmy Walker 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points David Thompson 11,264 Jimmy Walker 11,655

Total Rebounds David Thompson 1,921 Jimmy Walker 1,860

Total Assists David Thompson 1,631 Jimmy Walker 2,429

Total Steals David Thompson 459 Jimmy Walker 253 *

Total Blocks David Thompson 407 Jimmy Walker 36 *

Total Games David Thompson 509 Jimmy Walker 698

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage David Thompson .504 Jimmy Walker .461

3-Point Percentage David Thompson .277 * Jimmy Walker - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage David Thompson .778 Jimmy Walker .829

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game David Thompson 27.2 (1978) Jimmy Walker 21.3 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game David Thompson 4.9 (1978) Jimmy Walker 3.3 (1973)

Assists Per Game David Thompson 4.5 (1978) Jimmy Walker 5.5 (1973)

Steals Per Game David Thompson 1.4 (1977) Jimmy Walker 1.2 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game David Thompson 1.2 (1978) Jimmy Walker 0.2 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game David Thompson 22.9 Jimmy Walker 14.0

Rebounds Per Game David Thompson 4.3 Jimmy Walker 1.6

Assists Per Game David Thompson 3.7 Jimmy Walker 2.2

Steals Per Game David Thompson 0.9 Jimmy Walker 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game David Thompson 1.0 Jimmy Walker 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points David Thompson 619 Jimmy Walker 168

Total Rebounds David Thompson 115 Jimmy Walker 19

Total Assists David Thompson 101 Jimmy Walker 26

Total Steals David Thompson 24 Jimmy Walker 5 *

Total Blocks David Thompson 27 Jimmy Walker 1 *

Total Games David Thompson 27 Jimmy Walker 12

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage David Thompson .462 Jimmy Walker .464

3-Point Percentage David Thompson .333 * Jimmy Walker - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage David Thompson .745 Jimmy Walker .800

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game David Thompson 28.0 (1979) Jimmy Walker 15.3 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game David Thompson 7.0 (1979) Jimmy Walker 1.7 (1975)

Assists Per Game David Thompson 4.0 (1979) Jimmy Walker 2.8 (1975)

Steals Per Game David Thompson 1.5 (1977) Jimmy Walker 0.8 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game David Thompson 1.6 (1978) Jimmy Walker 0.2 (1975) *

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.