Jim Burns vs. David Thompson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars David Thompson and Jim Burns 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

Jim Burns

vs.

David Thompson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jim Burns: 1967-68 to 1967-68
David Thompson: 1976-77 to 1983-84

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jim Burns 0 David Thompson 0

NBA Seasons Jim Burns 1 David Thompson 8

Playoffs Played Jim Burns 0 David Thompson 5

All-Star Games Jim Burns 0 David Thompson 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Jim Burns 0 David Thompson 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Jim Burns 0 David Thompson 2

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jim Burns 1.3 David Thompson 22.1

Rebounds Per Game Jim Burns 0.7 David Thompson 3.8

Assists Per Game Jim Burns 0.3 David Thompson 3.2

Steals Per Game Jim Burns - n/a ** David Thompson 0.9

Blocks Per Game Jim Burns - n/a ** David Thompson 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Jim Burns 4 David Thompson 11,264

Total Rebounds Jim Burns 2 David Thompson 1,921

Total Assists Jim Burns 1 David Thompson 1,631

Total Steals Jim Burns - n/a ** David Thompson 459

Total Blocks Jim Burns - n/a ** David Thompson 407

Total Games Jim Burns 3 David Thompson 509

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jim Burns .286 David Thompson .504

3-Point Percentage Jim Burns - n/a ** David Thompson .277 *

Free Throw Percentage Jim Burns - David Thompson .778

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jim Burns 1.3 (1968) David Thompson 27.2 (1978)

Rebounds Per Game Jim Burns 0.7 (1968) David Thompson 4.9 (1978)

Assists Per Game Jim Burns 0.3 (1968) David Thompson 4.5 (1978)

Steals Per Game Jim Burns - n/a ** David Thompson 1.4 (1977)

Blocks Per Game Jim Burns - n/a ** David Thompson 1.2 (1978)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jim Burns - David Thompson 22.9

Rebounds Per Game Jim Burns - David Thompson 4.3

Assists Per Game Jim Burns - David Thompson 3.7

Steals Per Game Jim Burns - n/a ** David Thompson 0.9

Blocks Per Game Jim Burns - n/a ** David Thompson 1.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Jim Burns - David Thompson 619

Total Rebounds Jim Burns - David Thompson 115

Total Assists Jim Burns - David Thompson 101

Total Steals Jim Burns - n/a ** David Thompson 24

Total Blocks Jim Burns - n/a ** David Thompson 27

Total Games Jim Burns 0 David Thompson 27

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jim Burns - David Thompson .462

3-Point Percentage Jim Burns - n/a ** David Thompson .333 *

Free Throw Percentage Jim Burns - David Thompson .745

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jim Burns - David Thompson 28.0 (1979)

Rebounds Per Game Jim Burns - David Thompson 7.0 (1979)

Assists Per Game Jim Burns - David Thompson 4.0 (1979)

Steals Per Game Jim Burns - n/a ** David Thompson 1.5 (1977)

Blocks Per Game Jim Burns - 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.