Rich Rinaldi vs. David Thompson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars David Thompson and Rich Rinaldi 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

Rich Rinaldi

vs.

David Thompson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rich Rinaldi: 1971-72 to 1973-74
David Thompson: 1976-77 to 1983-84

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rich Rinaldi 0 David Thompson 0

NBA Seasons Rich Rinaldi 3 David Thompson 8

Playoffs Played Rich Rinaldi 1 David Thompson 5

All-Star Games Rich Rinaldi 0 David Thompson 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Rich Rinaldi 0 David Thompson 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rich Rinaldi 0 David Thompson 2

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rich Rinaldi 5.0 David Thompson 22.1

Rebounds Per Game Rich Rinaldi 1.2 David Thompson 3.8

Assists Per Game Rich Rinaldi 0.9 David Thompson 3.2

Steals Per Game Rich Rinaldi 0.4 * David Thompson 0.9

Blocks Per Game Rich Rinaldi 0.1 * David Thompson 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Rich Rinaldi 393 David Thompson 11,264

Total Rebounds Rich Rinaldi 93 David Thompson 1,921

Total Assists Rich Rinaldi 73 David Thompson 1,631

Total Steals Rich Rinaldi 3 * David Thompson 459

Total Blocks Rich Rinaldi 1 * David Thompson 407

Total Games Rich Rinaldi 79 David Thompson 509

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rich Rinaldi .393 David Thompson .504

3-Point Percentage Rich Rinaldi - n/a ** David Thompson .277 *

Free Throw Percentage Rich Rinaldi .724 David Thompson .778

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rich Rinaldi 8.5 (1973) David Thompson 27.2 (1978)

Rebounds Per Game Rich Rinaldi 2.1 (1973) David Thompson 4.9 (1978)

Assists Per Game Rich Rinaldi 1.5 (1973) David Thompson 4.5 (1978)

Steals Per Game Rich Rinaldi 0.4 (1974) * David Thompson 1.4 (1977)

Blocks Per Game Rich Rinaldi 0.1 (1974) * David Thompson 1.2 (1978)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rich Rinaldi 0.7 David Thompson 22.9

Rebounds Per Game Rich Rinaldi 0.0 David Thompson 4.3

Assists Per Game Rich Rinaldi 0.3 David Thompson 3.7

Steals Per Game Rich Rinaldi - * David Thompson 0.9

Blocks Per Game Rich Rinaldi - * David Thompson 1.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Rich Rinaldi 2 David Thompson 619

Total Rebounds Rich Rinaldi 0 David Thompson 115

Total Assists Rich Rinaldi 1 David Thompson 101

Total Steals Rich Rinaldi 0 * David Thompson 24

Total Blocks Rich Rinaldi 0 * David Thompson 27

Total Games Rich Rinaldi 3 David Thompson 27

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rich Rinaldi .500 David Thompson .462

3-Point Percentage Rich Rinaldi - n/a ** David Thompson .333 *

Free Throw Percentage Rich Rinaldi - David Thompson .745

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rich Rinaldi 0.7 (1972) David Thompson 28.0 (1979)

Rebounds Per Game Rich Rinaldi 0.0 (1972) David Thompson 7.0 (1979)

Assists Per Game Rich Rinaldi 0.3 (1972) David Thompson 4.0 (1979)

Steals Per Game Rich Rinaldi - * David Thompson 1.5 (1977)

Blocks Per Game Rich Rinaldi - * 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.