Dick Groat vs. David Thompson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars David Thompson and Dick Groat 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

Dick Groat

vs.

David Thompson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dick Groat: 1952-53 to 1952-53
David Thompson: 1976-77 to 1983-84

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dick Groat 0 David Thompson 0

NBA Seasons Dick Groat 1 David Thompson 8

Playoffs Played Dick Groat 0 David Thompson 5

All-Star Games Dick Groat 0 David Thompson 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Dick Groat 0 David Thompson 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Dick Groat 0 David Thompson 2

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dick Groat 11.9 David Thompson 22.1

Rebounds Per Game Dick Groat 3.3 David Thompson 3.8

Assists Per Game Dick Groat 2.7 David Thompson 3.2

Steals Per Game Dick Groat - n/a ** David Thompson 0.9

Blocks Per Game Dick Groat - n/a ** David Thompson 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Dick Groat 309 David Thompson 11,264

Total Rebounds Dick Groat 86 David Thompson 1,921

Total Assists Dick Groat 69 David Thompson 1,631

Total Steals Dick Groat - n/a ** David Thompson 459

Total Blocks Dick Groat - n/a ** David Thompson 407

Total Games Dick Groat 26 David Thompson 509

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dick Groat .368 David Thompson .504

3-Point Percentage Dick Groat - n/a ** David Thompson .277 *

Free Throw Percentage Dick Groat .790 David Thompson .778

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dick Groat 11.9 (1953) David Thompson 27.2 (1978)

Rebounds Per Game Dick Groat 3.3 (1953) David Thompson 4.9 (1978)

Assists Per Game Dick Groat 2.7 (1953) David Thompson 4.5 (1978)

Steals Per Game Dick Groat - n/a ** David Thompson 1.4 (1977)

Blocks Per Game Dick Groat - n/a ** David Thompson 1.2 (1978)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dick Groat - David Thompson 22.9

Rebounds Per Game Dick Groat - David Thompson 4.3

Assists Per Game Dick Groat - David Thompson 3.7

Steals Per Game Dick Groat - n/a ** David Thompson 0.9

Blocks Per Game Dick Groat - n/a ** David Thompson 1.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Dick Groat - David Thompson 619

Total Rebounds Dick Groat - David Thompson 115

Total Assists Dick Groat - David Thompson 101

Total Steals Dick Groat - n/a ** David Thompson 24

Total Blocks Dick Groat - n/a ** David Thompson 27

Total Games Dick Groat 0 David Thompson 27

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dick Groat - David Thompson .462

3-Point Percentage Dick Groat - n/a ** David Thompson .333 *

Free Throw Percentage Dick Groat - David Thompson .745

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dick Groat - David Thompson 28.0 (1979)

Rebounds Per Game Dick Groat - David Thompson 7.0 (1979)

Assists Per Game Dick Groat - David Thompson 4.0 (1979)

Steals Per Game Dick Groat - n/a ** David Thompson 1.5 (1977)

Blocks Per Game Dick Groat - 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.