John Murphy vs. David Thompson Comparison

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

vs.

David Thompson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
John Murphy: 1946-47 to 1946-47
David Thompson: 1976-77 to 1983-84

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships John Murphy 0 David Thompson 0

NBA Seasons John Murphy 1 David Thompson 8

Playoffs Played John Murphy 0 David Thompson 5

All-Star Games John Murphy 0 David Thompson 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team John Murphy 0 David Thompson 2

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Murphy 1.6 David Thompson 22.1

Rebounds Per Game John Murphy - n/a ** David Thompson 3.8

Assists Per Game John Murphy 0.0 David Thompson 3.2

Steals Per Game John Murphy - n/a ** David Thompson 0.9

Blocks Per Game John Murphy - n/a ** David Thompson 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points John Murphy 32 David Thompson 11,264

Total Rebounds John Murphy - n/a ** David Thompson 1,921

Total Assists John Murphy 0 David Thompson 1,631

Total Steals John Murphy - n/a ** David Thompson 459

Total Blocks John Murphy - n/a ** David Thompson 407

Total Games John Murphy 20 David Thompson 509

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Murphy .275 David Thompson .504

3-Point Percentage John Murphy - n/a ** David Thompson .277 *

Free Throw Percentage John Murphy .667 David Thompson .778

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Murphy 1.6 (1947) David Thompson 27.2 (1978)

Rebounds Per Game John Murphy - n/a ** David Thompson 4.9 (1978)

Assists Per Game John Murphy 0.0 (1947) David Thompson 4.5 (1978)

Steals Per Game John Murphy - n/a ** David Thompson 1.4 (1977)

Blocks Per Game John Murphy - n/a ** David Thompson 1.2 (1978)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Murphy - David Thompson 22.9

Rebounds Per Game John Murphy - n/a ** David Thompson 4.3

Assists Per Game John Murphy - David Thompson 3.7

Steals Per Game John Murphy - n/a ** David Thompson 0.9

Blocks Per Game John Murphy - n/a ** David Thompson 1.0

Totals Stats

Total Points John Murphy - David Thompson 619

Total Rebounds John Murphy - n/a ** David Thompson 115

Total Assists John Murphy - David Thompson 101

Total Steals John Murphy - n/a ** David Thompson 24

Total Blocks John Murphy - n/a ** David Thompson 27

Total Games John Murphy 0 David Thompson 27

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Murphy - David Thompson .462

3-Point Percentage John Murphy - n/a ** David Thompson .333 *

Free Throw Percentage John Murphy - David Thompson .745

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Murphy - David Thompson 28.0 (1979)

Rebounds Per Game John Murphy - n/a ** David Thompson 7.0 (1979)

Assists Per Game John Murphy - David Thompson 4.0 (1979)

Steals Per Game John Murphy - n/a ** David Thompson 1.5 (1977)

Blocks Per Game John Murphy - 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. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51, this player has no data for the stat.