Tate Armstrong vs. David Thompson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars David Thompson and Tate Armstrong 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

Tate Armstrong

vs.

David Thompson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tate Armstrong: 1977-78 to 1978-79
David Thompson: 1976-77 to 1983-84

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tate Armstrong 0 David Thompson 0

NBA Seasons Tate Armstrong 2 David Thompson 8

Playoffs Played Tate Armstrong 0 David Thompson 5

All-Star Games Tate Armstrong 0 David Thompson 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Tate Armstrong 0 David Thompson 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Tate Armstrong 0 David Thompson 2

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tate Armstrong 3.8 David Thompson 22.1

Rebounds Per Game Tate Armstrong 1.0 David Thompson 3.8

Assists Per Game Tate Armstrong 1.1 David Thompson 3.2

Steals Per Game Tate Armstrong 0.4 David Thompson 0.9

Blocks Per Game Tate Armstrong 0.0 David Thompson 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Tate Armstrong 350 David Thompson 11,264

Total Rebounds Tate Armstrong 88 David Thompson 1,921

Total Assists Tate Armstrong 105 David Thompson 1,631

Total Steals Tate Armstrong 33 David Thompson 459

Total Blocks Tate Armstrong 0 David Thompson 407

Total Games Tate Armstrong 92 David Thompson 509

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tate Armstrong .454 David Thompson .504

3-Point Percentage Tate Armstrong - n/a ** David Thompson .277 *

Free Throw Percentage Tate Armstrong .800 David Thompson .778

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tate Armstrong 4.3 (1978) David Thompson 27.2 (1978)

Rebounds Per Game Tate Armstrong 1.0 (1978) David Thompson 4.9 (1978)

Assists Per Game Tate Armstrong 1.2 (1979) David Thompson 4.5 (1978)

Steals Per Game Tate Armstrong 0.4 (1979) David Thompson 1.4 (1977)

Blocks Per Game Tate Armstrong 0.0 (1979) David Thompson 1.2 (1978)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tate Armstrong - David Thompson 22.9

Rebounds Per Game Tate Armstrong - David Thompson 4.3

Assists Per Game Tate Armstrong - David Thompson 3.7

Steals Per Game Tate Armstrong - David Thompson 0.9

Blocks Per Game Tate Armstrong - David Thompson 1.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Tate Armstrong - David Thompson 619

Total Rebounds Tate Armstrong - David Thompson 115

Total Assists Tate Armstrong - David Thompson 101

Total Steals Tate Armstrong - David Thompson 24

Total Blocks Tate Armstrong - David Thompson 27

Total Games Tate Armstrong 0 David Thompson 27

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tate Armstrong - David Thompson .462

3-Point Percentage Tate Armstrong - n/a ** David Thompson .333 *

Free Throw Percentage Tate Armstrong - David Thompson .745

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tate Armstrong - David Thompson 28.0 (1979)

Rebounds Per Game Tate Armstrong - David Thompson 7.0 (1979)

Assists Per Game Tate Armstrong - David Thompson 4.0 (1979)

Steals Per Game Tate Armstrong - David Thompson 1.5 (1977)

Blocks Per Game Tate Armstrong - 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. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.