John Gianelli vs. David Thompson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars David Thompson and John Gianelli 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

John Gianelli

vs.

David Thompson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
John Gianelli: 1972-73 to 1979-80
David Thompson: 1976-77 to 1983-84

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships John Gianelli 1 David Thompson 0

NBA Seasons John Gianelli 8 David Thompson 8

Playoffs Played John Gianelli 4 David Thompson 5

All-Star Games John Gianelli 0 David Thompson 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team John Gianelli 0 David Thompson 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) John Gianelli 0 David Thompson 2

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Gianelli 7.8 David Thompson 22.1

Rebounds Per Game John Gianelli 5.9 David Thompson 3.8

Assists Per Game John Gianelli 1.5 David Thompson 3.2

Steals Per Game John Gianelli 0.5 * David Thompson 0.9

Blocks Per Game John Gianelli 1.0 * David Thompson 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points John Gianelli 4,210 David Thompson 11,264

Total Rebounds John Gianelli 3,188 David Thompson 1,921

Total Assists John Gianelli 832 David Thompson 1,631

Total Steals John Gianelli 225 * David Thompson 459

Total Blocks John Gianelli 476 * David Thompson 407

Total Games John Gianelli 541 David Thompson 509

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Gianelli .470 David Thompson .504

3-Point Percentage John Gianelli - * David Thompson .277 *

Free Throw Percentage John Gianelli .702 David Thompson .778

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Gianelli 10.3 (1975) David Thompson 27.2 (1978)

Rebounds Per Game John Gianelli 8.6 (1975) David Thompson 4.9 (1978)

Assists Per Game John Gianelli 2.3 (1978) David Thompson 4.5 (1978)

Steals Per Game John Gianelli 0.7 (1978) * David Thompson 1.4 (1977)

Blocks Per Game John Gianelli 1.5 (1975) * David Thompson 1.2 (1978)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Gianelli 6.7 David Thompson 22.9

Rebounds Per Game John Gianelli 5.6 David Thompson 4.3

Assists Per Game John Gianelli 1.3 David Thompson 3.7

Steals Per Game John Gianelli 0.5 * David Thompson 0.9

Blocks Per Game John Gianelli 0.9 * David Thompson 1.0

Totals Stats

Total Points John Gianelli 208 David Thompson 619

Total Rebounds John Gianelli 173 David Thompson 115

Total Assists John Gianelli 40 David Thompson 101

Total Steals John Gianelli 12 * David Thompson 24

Total Blocks John Gianelli 21 * David Thompson 27

Total Games John Gianelli 31 David Thompson 27

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Gianelli .434 David Thompson .462

3-Point Percentage John Gianelli - * David Thompson .333 *

Free Throw Percentage John Gianelli .721 David Thompson .745

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Gianelli 8.3 (1975) David Thompson 28.0 (1979)

Rebounds Per Game John Gianelli 7.3 (1974) David Thompson 7.0 (1979)

Assists Per Game John Gianelli 1.9 (1974) David Thompson 4.0 (1979)

Steals Per Game John Gianelli 0.9 (1978) * David Thompson 1.5 (1977)

Blocks Per Game John Gianelli 1.3 (1975) * 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.