Porter Meriwether vs. David Thompson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars David Thompson and Porter Meriwether 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

Porter Meriwether

vs.

David Thompson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Porter Meriwether: 1962-63 to 1962-63
David Thompson: 1976-77 to 1983-84

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Porter Meriwether 0 David Thompson 0

NBA Seasons Porter Meriwether 1 David Thompson 8

Playoffs Played Porter Meriwether 0 David Thompson 5

All-Star Games Porter Meriwether 0 David Thompson 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Porter Meriwether 0 David Thompson 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Porter Meriwether 0 David Thompson 2

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Porter Meriwether 3.8 David Thompson 22.1

Rebounds Per Game Porter Meriwether 0.9 David Thompson 3.8

Assists Per Game Porter Meriwether 1.4 David Thompson 3.2

Steals Per Game Porter Meriwether - n/a ** David Thompson 0.9

Blocks Per Game Porter Meriwether - n/a ** David Thompson 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Porter Meriwether 119 David Thompson 11,264

Total Rebounds Porter Meriwether 29 David Thompson 1,921

Total Assists Porter Meriwether 43 David Thompson 1,631

Total Steals Porter Meriwether - n/a ** David Thompson 459

Total Blocks Porter Meriwether - n/a ** David Thompson 407

Total Games Porter Meriwether 31 David Thompson 509

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Porter Meriwether .393 David Thompson .504

3-Point Percentage Porter Meriwether - n/a ** David Thompson .277 *

Free Throw Percentage Porter Meriwether .697 David Thompson .778

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Porter Meriwether 3.8 (1963) David Thompson 27.2 (1978)

Rebounds Per Game Porter Meriwether 0.9 (1963) David Thompson 4.9 (1978)

Assists Per Game Porter Meriwether 1.4 (1963) David Thompson 4.5 (1978)

Steals Per Game Porter Meriwether - n/a ** David Thompson 1.4 (1977)

Blocks Per Game Porter Meriwether - n/a ** David Thompson 1.2 (1978)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Porter Meriwether - David Thompson 22.9

Rebounds Per Game Porter Meriwether - David Thompson 4.3

Assists Per Game Porter Meriwether - David Thompson 3.7

Steals Per Game Porter Meriwether - n/a ** David Thompson 0.9

Blocks Per Game Porter Meriwether - n/a ** David Thompson 1.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Porter Meriwether - David Thompson 619

Total Rebounds Porter Meriwether - David Thompson 115

Total Assists Porter Meriwether - David Thompson 101

Total Steals Porter Meriwether - n/a ** David Thompson 24

Total Blocks Porter Meriwether - n/a ** David Thompson 27

Total Games Porter Meriwether 0 David Thompson 27

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Porter Meriwether - David Thompson .462

3-Point Percentage Porter Meriwether - n/a ** David Thompson .333 *

Free Throw Percentage Porter Meriwether - David Thompson .745

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Porter Meriwether - David Thompson 28.0 (1979)

Rebounds Per Game Porter Meriwether - David Thompson 7.0 (1979)

Assists Per Game Porter Meriwether - David Thompson 4.0 (1979)

Steals Per Game Porter Meriwether - n/a ** David Thompson 1.5 (1977)

Blocks Per Game Porter Meriwether - 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.