Herm Gilliam vs. David Thompson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars David Thompson and Herm Gilliam 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

Herm Gilliam

vs.

David Thompson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Herm Gilliam: 1969-70 to 1976-77
David Thompson: 1976-77 to 1983-84

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Herm Gilliam 1 David Thompson 0

NBA Seasons Herm Gilliam 8 David Thompson 8

Playoffs Played Herm Gilliam 4 David Thompson 5

All-Star Games Herm Gilliam 0 David Thompson 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Herm Gilliam 0 David Thompson 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Herm Gilliam 0 David Thompson 2

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Herm Gilliam 10.8 David Thompson 22.1

Rebounds Per Game Herm Gilliam 3.8 David Thompson 3.8

Assists Per Game Herm Gilliam 3.8 David Thompson 3.2

Steals Per Game Herm Gilliam 1.3 * David Thompson 0.9

Blocks Per Game Herm Gilliam 0.2 * David Thompson 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Herm Gilliam 6,252 David Thompson 11,264

Total Rebounds Herm Gilliam 2,175 David Thompson 1,921

Total Assists Herm Gilliam 2,225 David Thompson 1,631

Total Steals Herm Gilliam 369 * David Thompson 459

Total Blocks Herm Gilliam 49 * David Thompson 407

Total Games Herm Gilliam 578 David Thompson 509

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Herm Gilliam .441 David Thompson .504

3-Point Percentage Herm Gilliam - n/a ** David Thompson .277 *

Free Throw Percentage Herm Gilliam .792 David Thompson .778

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Herm Gilliam 14.1 (1974) David Thompson 27.2 (1978)

Rebounds Per Game Herm Gilliam 5.3 (1973) David Thompson 4.9 (1978)

Assists Per Game Herm Gilliam 6.3 (1973) David Thompson 4.5 (1978)

Steals Per Game Herm Gilliam 2.2 (1974) * David Thompson 1.4 (1977)

Blocks Per Game Herm Gilliam 0.3 (1974) * David Thompson 1.2 (1978)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Herm Gilliam 7.5 David Thompson 22.9

Rebounds Per Game Herm Gilliam 2.6 David Thompson 4.3

Assists Per Game Herm Gilliam 3.0 David Thompson 3.7

Steals Per Game Herm Gilliam 0.8 * David Thompson 0.9

Blocks Per Game Herm Gilliam 0.0 * David Thompson 1.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Herm Gilliam 269 David Thompson 619

Total Rebounds Herm Gilliam 93 David Thompson 115

Total Assists Herm Gilliam 108 David Thompson 101

Total Steals Herm Gilliam 19 * David Thompson 24

Total Blocks Herm Gilliam 1 * David Thompson 27

Total Games Herm Gilliam 36 David Thompson 27

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Herm Gilliam .397 David Thompson .462

3-Point Percentage Herm Gilliam - n/a ** David Thompson .333 *

Free Throw Percentage Herm Gilliam .806 David Thompson .745

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Herm Gilliam 11.8 (1973) David Thompson 28.0 (1979)

Rebounds Per Game Herm Gilliam 5.3 (1973) David Thompson 7.0 (1979)

Assists Per Game Herm Gilliam 5.5 (1972) David Thompson 4.0 (1979)

Steals Per Game Herm Gilliam 1.0 (1976) * David Thompson 1.5 (1977)

Blocks Per Game Herm Gilliam 0.1 (1977) * 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.