Gerard King vs. David Thompson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars David Thompson and Gerard King 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

Gerard King

vs.

David Thompson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Gerard King: 1998-99 to 2000-01
David Thompson: 1976-77 to 1983-84

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gerard King 1 David Thompson 0

NBA Seasons Gerard King 3 David Thompson 8

Playoffs Played Gerard King 1 David Thompson 5

All-Star Games Gerard King 0 David Thompson 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Gerard King 0 David Thompson 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Gerard King 0 David Thompson 2

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gerard King 4.5 David Thompson 22.1

Rebounds Per Game Gerard King 3.1 David Thompson 3.8

Assists Per Game Gerard King 0.7 David Thompson 3.2

Steals Per Game Gerard King 0.4 David Thompson 0.9

Blocks Per Game Gerard King 0.2 David Thompson 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Gerard King 566 David Thompson 11,264

Total Rebounds Gerard King 393 David Thompson 1,921

Total Assists Gerard King 84 David Thompson 1,631

Total Steals Gerard King 50 David Thompson 459

Total Blocks Gerard King 27 David Thompson 407

Total Games Gerard King 126 David Thompson 509

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gerard King .503 David Thompson .504

3-Point Percentage Gerard King - David Thompson .277 *

Free Throw Percentage Gerard King .744 David Thompson .778

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gerard King 5.3 (2000) David Thompson 27.2 (1978)

Rebounds Per Game Gerard King 4.0 (2000) David Thompson 4.9 (1978)

Assists Per Game Gerard King 0.8 (2000) David Thompson 4.5 (1978)

Steals Per Game Gerard King 0.5 (2000) David Thompson 1.4 (1977)

Blocks Per Game Gerard King 0.2 (2001) David Thompson 1.2 (1978)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gerard King 0.5 David Thompson 22.9

Rebounds Per Game Gerard King 0.5 David Thompson 4.3

Assists Per Game Gerard King 0.1 David Thompson 3.7

Steals Per Game Gerard King 0.0 David Thompson 0.9

Blocks Per Game Gerard King 0.1 David Thompson 1.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Gerard King 4 David Thompson 619

Total Rebounds Gerard King 4 David Thompson 115

Total Assists Gerard King 1 David Thompson 101

Total Steals Gerard King 0 David Thompson 24

Total Blocks Gerard King 1 David Thompson 27

Total Games Gerard King 8 David Thompson 27

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gerard King .500 David Thompson .462

3-Point Percentage Gerard King - David Thompson .333 *

Free Throw Percentage Gerard King - David Thompson .745

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gerard King 0.5 (1999) David Thompson 28.0 (1979)

Rebounds Per Game Gerard King 0.5 (1999) David Thompson 7.0 (1979)

Assists Per Game Gerard King 0.1 (1999) David Thompson 4.0 (1979)

Steals Per Game Gerard King 0.0 (1999) David Thompson 1.5 (1977)

Blocks Per Game Gerard King 0.1 (1999) 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.