George Johnson vs. David Thompson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars David Thompson and George Johnson 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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2025-26
George Johnson: 1970-71 to 1973-74
David Thompson: 1976-77 to 1983-84

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships George Johnson 0 David Thompson 0

NBA Seasons George Johnson 3 David Thompson 8

Playoffs Played George Johnson 1 David Thompson 5

All-Star Games George Johnson 0 David Thompson 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team George Johnson 0 David Thompson 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) George Johnson 0 David Thompson 2

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Johnson 2.8 David Thompson 22.1

Rebounds Per Game George Johnson 3.2 David Thompson 3.8

Assists Per Game George Johnson 0.3 David Thompson 3.2

Steals Per Game George Johnson 0.3 * David Thompson 0.9

Blocks Per Game George Johnson 0.3 * David Thompson 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points George Johnson 190 David Thompson 11,264

Total Rebounds George Johnson 220 David Thompson 1,921

Total Assists George Johnson 22 David Thompson 1,631

Total Steals George Johnson 8 * David Thompson 459

Total Blocks George Johnson 8 * David Thompson 407

Total Games George Johnson 69 David Thompson 509

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Johnson .442 David Thompson .504

3-Point Percentage George Johnson - n/a ** David Thompson .277 *

Free Throw Percentage George Johnson .431 David Thompson .778

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Johnson 3.9 (1971) David Thompson 27.2 (1978)

Rebounds Per Game George Johnson 4.8 (1971) David Thompson 4.9 (1978)

Assists Per Game George Johnson 0.4 (1971) David Thompson 4.5 (1978)

Steals Per Game George Johnson 0.3 (1974) * David Thompson 1.4 (1977)

Blocks Per Game George Johnson 0.3 (1974) * David Thompson 1.2 (1978)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Johnson 1.4 David Thompson 22.9

Rebounds Per Game George Johnson 1.0 David Thompson 4.3

Assists Per Game George Johnson 0.2 David Thompson 3.7

Steals Per Game George Johnson - * David Thompson 0.9

Blocks Per Game George Johnson - * David Thompson 1.0

Totals Stats

Total Points George Johnson 15 David Thompson 619

Total Rebounds George Johnson 11 David Thompson 115

Total Assists George Johnson 2 David Thompson 101

Total Steals George Johnson 0 * David Thompson 24

Total Blocks George Johnson 0 * David Thompson 27

Total Games George Johnson 11 David Thompson 27

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Johnson .538 David Thompson .462

3-Point Percentage George Johnson - n/a ** David Thompson .333 *

Free Throw Percentage George Johnson .500 David Thompson .745

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Johnson 1.4 (1971) David Thompson 28.0 (1979)

Rebounds Per Game George Johnson 1.0 (1971) David Thompson 7.0 (1979)

Assists Per Game George Johnson 0.2 (1971) David Thompson 4.0 (1979)

Steals Per Game George Johnson - * David Thompson 1.5 (1977)

Blocks Per Game George Johnson - * David Thompson 1.6 (1978)

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.