Stan Love vs. David Thompson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars David Thompson and Stan Love 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

Stan Love

vs.

David Thompson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Stan Love: 1971-72 to 1974-75
David Thompson: 1976-77 to 1983-84

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Stan Love 0 David Thompson 0

NBA Seasons Stan Love 4 David Thompson 8

Playoffs Played Stan Love 3 David Thompson 5

All-Star Games Stan Love 0 David Thompson 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Stan Love 0 David Thompson 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Stan Love 0 David Thompson 2

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Stan Love 6.8 David Thompson 22.1

Rebounds Per Game Stan Love 4.0 David Thompson 3.8

Assists Per Game Stan Love 0.8 David Thompson 3.2

Steals Per Game Stan Love 0.5 * David Thompson 0.9

Blocks Per Game Stan Love 0.4 * David Thompson 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Stan Love 1,550 David Thompson 11,264

Total Rebounds Stan Love 905 David Thompson 1,921

Total Assists Stan Love 172 David Thompson 1,631

Total Steals Stan Love 44 * David Thompson 459

Total Blocks Stan Love 33 * David Thompson 407

Total Games Stan Love 227 David Thompson 509

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Stan Love .440 David Thompson .504

3-Point Percentage Stan Love - n/a ** David Thompson .277 *

Free Throw Percentage Stan Love .751 David Thompson .778

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Stan Love 7.9 (1972) David Thompson 27.2 (1978)

Rebounds Per Game Stan Love 4.6 (1972) David Thompson 4.9 (1978)

Assists Per Game Stan Love 0.9 (1974) David Thompson 4.5 (1978)

Steals Per Game Stan Love 0.5 (1974) * David Thompson 1.4 (1977)

Blocks Per Game Stan Love 0.4 (1975) * David Thompson 1.2 (1978)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Stan Love 1.1 David Thompson 22.9

Rebounds Per Game Stan Love 1.4 David Thompson 4.3

Assists Per Game Stan Love 0.3 David Thompson 3.7

Steals Per Game Stan Love 0.5 * David Thompson 0.9

Blocks Per Game Stan Love 0.0 * David Thompson 1.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Stan Love 8 David Thompson 619

Total Rebounds Stan Love 10 David Thompson 115

Total Assists Stan Love 2 David Thompson 101

Total Steals Stan Love 1 * David Thompson 24

Total Blocks Stan Love 0 * David Thompson 27

Total Games Stan Love 7 David Thompson 27

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Stan Love .300 David Thompson .462

3-Point Percentage Stan Love - n/a ** David Thompson .333 *

Free Throw Percentage Stan Love .667 David Thompson .745

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Stan Love 3.0 (1974) David Thompson 28.0 (1979)

Rebounds Per Game Stan Love 1.5 (1974) David Thompson 7.0 (1979)

Assists Per Game Stan Love 0.5 (1974) David Thompson 4.0 (1979)

Steals Per Game Stan Love 0.5 (1974) * David Thompson 1.5 (1977)

Blocks Per Game Stan Love 0.0 (1974) * 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.