Pat Riley vs. David Thompson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars David Thompson and Pat Riley 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

Pat Riley

vs.

David Thompson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Pat Riley: 1967-68 to 1975-76
David Thompson: 1976-77 to 1983-84

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Pat Riley 1 David Thompson 0

NBA Seasons Pat Riley 9 David Thompson 8

Playoffs Played Pat Riley 6 David Thompson 5

All-Star Games Pat Riley 0 David Thompson 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Pat Riley 0 David Thompson 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Pat Riley 0 David Thompson 2

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Pat Riley 7.4 David Thompson 22.1

Rebounds Per Game Pat Riley 1.6 David Thompson 3.8

Assists Per Game Pat Riley 1.7 David Thompson 3.2

Steals Per Game Pat Riley 0.6 * David Thompson 0.9

Blocks Per Game Pat Riley 0.1 * David Thompson 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Pat Riley 3,906 David Thompson 11,264

Total Rebounds Pat Riley 855 David Thompson 1,921

Total Assists Pat Riley 913 David Thompson 1,631

Total Steals Pat Riley 112 * David Thompson 459

Total Blocks Pat Riley 13 * David Thompson 407

Total Games Pat Riley 528 David Thompson 509

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Pat Riley .414 David Thompson .504

3-Point Percentage Pat Riley - n/a ** David Thompson .277 *

Free Throw Percentage Pat Riley .705 David Thompson .778

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Pat Riley 11.0 (1975) David Thompson 27.2 (1978)

Rebounds Per Game Pat Riley 2.2 (1968) David Thompson 4.9 (1978)

Assists Per Game Pat Riley 2.6 (1975) David Thompson 4.5 (1978)

Steals Per Game Pat Riley 0.8 (1975) * David Thompson 1.4 (1977)

Blocks Per Game Pat Riley 0.1 (1976) * David Thompson 1.2 (1978)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Pat Riley 5.7 David Thompson 22.9

Rebounds Per Game Pat Riley 1.5 David Thompson 4.3

Assists Per Game Pat Riley 1.2 David Thompson 3.7

Steals Per Game Pat Riley 0.4 * David Thompson 0.9

Blocks Per Game Pat Riley 0.0 * David Thompson 1.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Pat Riley 251 David Thompson 619

Total Rebounds Pat Riley 66 David Thompson 115

Total Assists Pat Riley 52 David Thompson 101

Total Steals Pat Riley 4 * David Thompson 24

Total Blocks Pat Riley 0 * David Thompson 27

Total Games Pat Riley 44 David Thompson 27

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Pat Riley .374 David Thompson .462

3-Point Percentage Pat Riley - n/a ** David Thompson .333 *

Free Throw Percentage Pat Riley .763 David Thompson .745

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Pat Riley 9.4 (1971) David Thompson 28.0 (1979)

Rebounds Per Game Pat Riley 2.2 (1969) David Thompson 7.0 (1979)

Assists Per Game Pat Riley 2.0 (1974) David Thompson 4.0 (1979)

Steals Per Game Pat Riley 0.8 (1974) * David Thompson 1.5 (1977)

Blocks Per Game Pat Riley 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.