Mike Novak vs. David Thompson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars David Thompson and Mike Novak 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

Mike Novak

vs.

David Thompson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mike Novak: 1948-49 to 1953-54
David Thompson: 1976-77 to 1983-84

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mike Novak 0 David Thompson 0

NBA Seasons Mike Novak 3 David Thompson 8

Playoffs Played Mike Novak 1 David Thompson 5

All-Star Games Mike Novak 0 David Thompson 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Mike Novak 0 David Thompson 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Mike Novak 0 David Thompson 2

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mike Novak 3.4 David Thompson 22.1

Rebounds Per Game Mike Novak 0.4 * David Thompson 3.8

Assists Per Game Mike Novak 1.4 David Thompson 3.2

Steals Per Game Mike Novak - n/a ** David Thompson 0.9

Blocks Per Game Mike Novak - n/a ** David Thompson 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Mike Novak 420 David Thompson 11,264

Total Rebounds Mike Novak 2 * David Thompson 1,921

Total Assists Mike Novak 175 David Thompson 1,631

Total Steals Mike Novak - n/a ** David Thompson 459

Total Blocks Mike Novak - n/a ** David Thompson 407

Total Games Mike Novak 125 David Thompson 509

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mike Novak .310 David Thompson .504

3-Point Percentage Mike Novak - n/a ** David Thompson .277 *

Free Throw Percentage Mike Novak .566 David Thompson .778

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mike Novak 5.3 (1949) David Thompson 27.2 (1978)

Rebounds Per Game Mike Novak 0.4 (1954) * David Thompson 4.9 (1978)

Assists Per Game Mike Novak 1.9 (1949) David Thompson 4.5 (1978)

Steals Per Game Mike Novak - n/a ** David Thompson 1.4 (1977)

Blocks Per Game Mike Novak - n/a ** David Thompson 1.2 (1978)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mike Novak 3.3 David Thompson 22.9

Rebounds Per Game Mike Novak - * David Thompson 4.3

Assists Per Game Mike Novak 2.5 David Thompson 3.7

Steals Per Game Mike Novak - n/a ** David Thompson 0.9

Blocks Per Game Mike Novak - n/a ** David Thompson 1.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Mike Novak 13 David Thompson 619

Total Rebounds Mike Novak 0 * David Thompson 115

Total Assists Mike Novak 10 David Thompson 101

Total Steals Mike Novak - n/a ** David Thompson 24

Total Blocks Mike Novak - n/a ** David Thompson 27

Total Games Mike Novak 4 David Thompson 27

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mike Novak .273 David Thompson .462

3-Point Percentage Mike Novak - n/a ** David Thompson .333 *

Free Throw Percentage Mike Novak 1.000 David Thompson .745

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mike Novak 3.3 (1949) David Thompson 28.0 (1979)

Rebounds Per Game Mike Novak - * David Thompson 7.0 (1979)

Assists Per Game Mike Novak 2.5 (1949) David Thompson 4.0 (1979)

Steals Per Game Mike Novak - n/a ** David Thompson 1.5 (1977)

Blocks Per Game Mike Novak - n/a ** David Thompson 1.6 (1978)

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. 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. ** 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.