LeRoy Ellis vs. David Thompson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars David Thompson and LeRoy Ellis 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

LeRoy Ellis

vs.

David Thompson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
LeRoy Ellis: 1962-63 to 1975-76
David Thompson: 1976-77 to 1983-84

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships LeRoy Ellis 1 David Thompson 0

NBA Seasons LeRoy Ellis 14 David Thompson 8

Playoffs Played LeRoy Ellis 8 David Thompson 5

All-Star Games LeRoy Ellis 0 David Thompson 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team LeRoy Ellis 0 David Thompson 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) LeRoy Ellis 0 David Thompson 2

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game LeRoy Ellis 9.7 David Thompson 22.1

Rebounds Per Game LeRoy Ellis 8.3 David Thompson 3.8

Assists Per Game LeRoy Ellis 1.3 David Thompson 3.2

Steals Per Game LeRoy Ellis 0.8 * David Thompson 0.9

Blocks Per Game LeRoy Ellis 0.8 * David Thompson 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points LeRoy Ellis 10,176 David Thompson 11,264

Total Rebounds LeRoy Ellis 8,709 David Thompson 1,921

Total Assists LeRoy Ellis 1,405 David Thompson 1,631

Total Steals LeRoy Ellis 146 * David Thompson 459

Total Blocks LeRoy Ellis 151 * David Thompson 407

Total Games LeRoy Ellis 1,048 David Thompson 509

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LeRoy Ellis .442 David Thompson .504

3-Point Percentage LeRoy Ellis - n/a ** David Thompson .277 *

Free Throw Percentage LeRoy Ellis .728 David Thompson .778

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LeRoy Ellis 15.9 (1971) David Thompson 27.2 (1978)

Rebounds Per Game LeRoy Ellis 12.3 (1971) David Thompson 4.9 (1978)

Assists Per Game LeRoy Ellis 3.2 (1971) David Thompson 4.5 (1978)

Steals Per Game LeRoy Ellis 1.1 (1974) * David Thompson 1.4 (1977)

Blocks Per Game LeRoy Ellis 1.1 (1974) * David Thompson 1.2 (1978)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game LeRoy Ellis 7.2 David Thompson 22.9

Rebounds Per Game LeRoy Ellis 7.2 David Thompson 4.3

Assists Per Game LeRoy Ellis 0.7 David Thompson 3.7

Steals Per Game LeRoy Ellis 0.0 * David Thompson 0.9

Blocks Per Game LeRoy Ellis 0.0 * David Thompson 1.0

Totals Stats

Total Points LeRoy Ellis 463 David Thompson 619

Total Rebounds LeRoy Ellis 463 David Thompson 115

Total Assists LeRoy Ellis 44 David Thompson 101

Total Steals LeRoy Ellis 0 * David Thompson 24

Total Blocks LeRoy Ellis 0 * David Thompson 27

Total Games LeRoy Ellis 64 David Thompson 27

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LeRoy Ellis .413 David Thompson .462

3-Point Percentage LeRoy Ellis - n/a ** David Thompson .333 *

Free Throw Percentage LeRoy Ellis .693 David Thompson .745

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LeRoy Ellis 14.4 (1965) David Thompson 28.0 (1979)

Rebounds Per Game LeRoy Ellis 12.1 (1965) David Thompson 7.0 (1979)

Assists Per Game LeRoy Ellis 1.0 (1963) David Thompson 4.0 (1979)

Steals Per Game LeRoy Ellis 0.0 (1976) * David Thompson 1.5 (1977)

Blocks Per Game LeRoy Ellis 0.0 (1976) * 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.