Justus Thigpen vs. David Thompson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars David Thompson and Justus Thigpen 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

Justus Thigpen

vs.

David Thompson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Justus Thigpen: 1972-73 to 1973-74
David Thompson: 1976-77 to 1983-84

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Justus Thigpen 0 David Thompson 0

NBA Seasons Justus Thigpen 2 David Thompson 8

Playoffs Played Justus Thigpen 0 David Thompson 5

All-Star Games Justus Thigpen 0 David Thompson 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Justus Thigpen 0 David Thompson 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Justus Thigpen 0 David Thompson 2

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Justus Thigpen 2.5 David Thompson 22.1

Rebounds Per Game Justus Thigpen 0.5 David Thompson 3.8

Assists Per Game Justus Thigpen 0.4 David Thompson 3.2

Steals Per Game Justus Thigpen 0.0 * David Thompson 0.9

Blocks Per Game Justus Thigpen 0.0 * David Thompson 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Justus Thigpen 48 David Thompson 11,264

Total Rebounds Justus Thigpen 10 David Thompson 1,921

Total Assists Justus Thigpen 8 David Thompson 1,631

Total Steals Justus Thigpen 0 * David Thompson 459

Total Blocks Justus Thigpen 0 * David Thompson 407

Total Games Justus Thigpen 19 David Thompson 509

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Justus Thigpen .400 David Thompson .504

3-Point Percentage Justus Thigpen - n/a ** David Thompson .277 *

Free Throw Percentage Justus Thigpen - David Thompson .778

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Justus Thigpen 2.6 (1973) David Thompson 27.2 (1978)

Rebounds Per Game Justus Thigpen 1.0 (1974) David Thompson 4.9 (1978)

Assists Per Game Justus Thigpen 0.4 (1973) David Thompson 4.5 (1978)

Steals Per Game Justus Thigpen 0.0 (1974) * David Thompson 1.4 (1977)

Blocks Per Game Justus Thigpen 0.0 (1974) * David Thompson 1.2 (1978)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Justus Thigpen - David Thompson 22.9

Rebounds Per Game Justus Thigpen - David Thompson 4.3

Assists Per Game Justus Thigpen - David Thompson 3.7

Steals Per Game Justus Thigpen - * David Thompson 0.9

Blocks Per Game Justus Thigpen - * David Thompson 1.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Justus Thigpen - David Thompson 619

Total Rebounds Justus Thigpen - David Thompson 115

Total Assists Justus Thigpen - David Thompson 101

Total Steals Justus Thigpen - * David Thompson 24

Total Blocks Justus Thigpen - * David Thompson 27

Total Games Justus Thigpen 0 David Thompson 27

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Justus Thigpen - David Thompson .462

3-Point Percentage Justus Thigpen - n/a ** David Thompson .333 *

Free Throw Percentage Justus Thigpen - David Thompson .745

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Justus Thigpen - David Thompson 28.0 (1979)

Rebounds Per Game Justus Thigpen - David Thompson 7.0 (1979)

Assists Per Game Justus Thigpen - David Thompson 4.0 (1979)

Steals Per Game Justus Thigpen - * David Thompson 1.5 (1977)

Blocks Per Game Justus Thigpen - * 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.