T.J. McConnell vs. David Thompson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars David Thompson and T.J. McConnell 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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2025-26
T.J. McConnell: 2015-16 to 2025-26
David Thompson: 1976-77 to 1983-84

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships T.J. McConnell 0 David Thompson 0

NBA Seasons T.J. McConnell 11 David Thompson 8

Playoffs Played T.J. McConnell 5 David Thompson 5

All-Star Games T.J. McConnell 0 David Thompson 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team T.J. McConnell 0 David Thompson 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) T.J. McConnell 0 David Thompson 2

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game T.J. McConnell 7.7 David Thompson 22.1

Rebounds Per Game T.J. McConnell 2.9 David Thompson 3.8

Assists Per Game T.J. McConnell 5.0 David Thompson 3.2

Steals Per Game T.J. McConnell 1.2 David Thompson 0.9

Blocks Per Game T.J. McConnell 0.2 David Thompson 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points T.J. McConnell 5,602 David Thompson 11,264

Total Rebounds T.J. McConnell 2,107 David Thompson 1,921

Total Assists T.J. McConnell 3,637 David Thompson 1,631

Total Steals T.J. McConnell 872 David Thompson 459

Total Blocks T.J. McConnell 137 David Thompson 407

Total Games T.J. McConnell 727 David Thompson 509

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage T.J. McConnell .518 David Thompson .504

3-Point Percentage T.J. McConnell .345 David Thompson .277 *

Free Throw Percentage T.J. McConnell .781 David Thompson .778

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game T.J. McConnell 10.2 (2024) David Thompson 27.2 (1978)

Rebounds Per Game T.J. McConnell 3.7 (2021) David Thompson 4.9 (1978)

Assists Per Game T.J. McConnell 6.6 (2021) David Thompson 4.5 (1978)

Steals Per Game T.J. McConnell 1.9 (2021) David Thompson 1.4 (1977)

Blocks Per Game T.J. McConnell 0.4 (2022) David Thompson 1.2 (1978)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game T.J. McConnell 8.1 David Thompson 22.9

Rebounds Per Game T.J. McConnell 2.7 David Thompson 4.3

Assists Per Game T.J. McConnell 3.5 David Thompson 3.7

Steals Per Game T.J. McConnell 0.7 David Thompson 0.9

Blocks Per Game T.J. McConnell 0.1 David Thompson 1.0

Totals Stats

Total Points T.J. McConnell 504 David Thompson 619

Total Rebounds T.J. McConnell 165 David Thompson 115

Total Assists T.J. McConnell 220 David Thompson 101

Total Steals T.J. McConnell 43 David Thompson 24

Total Blocks T.J. McConnell 5 David Thompson 27

Total Games T.J. McConnell 62 David Thompson 27

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage T.J. McConnell .520 David Thompson .462

3-Point Percentage T.J. McConnell .354 David Thompson .333 *

Free Throw Percentage T.J. McConnell .796 David Thompson .745

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game T.J. McConnell 11.8 (2024) David Thompson 28.0 (1979)

Rebounds Per Game T.J. McConnell 3.3 (2025) David Thompson 7.0 (1979)

Assists Per Game T.J. McConnell 5.1 (2024) David Thompson 4.0 (1979)

Steals Per Game T.J. McConnell 0.9 (2024) David Thompson 1.5 (1977)

Blocks Per Game T.J. McConnell 0.1 (2024) 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.