Gaylon Nickerson vs. David Thompson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars David Thompson and Gaylon Nickerson 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

Gaylon Nickerson

vs.

David Thompson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Gaylon Nickerson: 1996-97 to 1996-97
David Thompson: 1976-77 to 1983-84

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gaylon Nickerson 0 David Thompson 0

NBA Seasons Gaylon Nickerson 1 David Thompson 8

Playoffs Played Gaylon Nickerson 0 David Thompson 5

All-Star Games Gaylon Nickerson 0 David Thompson 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Gaylon Nickerson 0 David Thompson 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Gaylon Nickerson 0 David Thompson 2

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gaylon Nickerson 3.8 David Thompson 22.1

Rebounds Per Game Gaylon Nickerson 1.3 David Thompson 3.8

Assists Per Game Gaylon Nickerson 0.3 David Thompson 3.2

Steals Per Game Gaylon Nickerson 0.3 David Thompson 0.9

Blocks Per Game Gaylon Nickerson 0.3 David Thompson 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Gaylon Nickerson 15 David Thompson 11,264

Total Rebounds Gaylon Nickerson 5 David Thompson 1,921

Total Assists Gaylon Nickerson 1 David Thompson 1,631

Total Steals Gaylon Nickerson 1 David Thompson 459

Total Blocks Gaylon Nickerson 1 David Thompson 407

Total Games Gaylon Nickerson 4 David Thompson 509

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gaylon Nickerson .333 David Thompson .504

3-Point Percentage Gaylon Nickerson .000 David Thompson .277 *

Free Throw Percentage Gaylon Nickerson 1.000 David Thompson .778

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gaylon Nickerson 3.8 (1997) David Thompson 27.2 (1978)

Rebounds Per Game Gaylon Nickerson 1.3 (1997) David Thompson 4.9 (1978)

Assists Per Game Gaylon Nickerson 0.3 (1997) David Thompson 4.5 (1978)

Steals Per Game Gaylon Nickerson 0.3 (1997) David Thompson 1.4 (1977)

Blocks Per Game Gaylon Nickerson 0.3 (1997) David Thompson 1.2 (1978)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gaylon Nickerson - David Thompson 22.9

Rebounds Per Game Gaylon Nickerson - David Thompson 4.3

Assists Per Game Gaylon Nickerson - David Thompson 3.7

Steals Per Game Gaylon Nickerson - David Thompson 0.9

Blocks Per Game Gaylon Nickerson - David Thompson 1.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Gaylon Nickerson - David Thompson 619

Total Rebounds Gaylon Nickerson - David Thompson 115

Total Assists Gaylon Nickerson - David Thompson 101

Total Steals Gaylon Nickerson - David Thompson 24

Total Blocks Gaylon Nickerson - David Thompson 27

Total Games Gaylon Nickerson 0 David Thompson 27

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gaylon Nickerson - David Thompson .462

3-Point Percentage Gaylon Nickerson - David Thompson .333 *

Free Throw Percentage Gaylon Nickerson - David Thompson .745

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gaylon Nickerson - David Thompson 28.0 (1979)

Rebounds Per Game Gaylon Nickerson - David Thompson 7.0 (1979)

Assists Per Game Gaylon Nickerson - David Thompson 4.0 (1979)

Steals Per Game Gaylon Nickerson - David Thompson 1.5 (1977)

Blocks Per Game Gaylon Nickerson - 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.