Tom Riker vs. David Thompson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars David Thompson and Tom Riker 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

Tom Riker

vs.

David Thompson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tom Riker: 1972-73 to 1974-75
David Thompson: 1976-77 to 1983-84

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tom Riker 1 David Thompson 0

NBA Seasons Tom Riker 3 David Thompson 8

Playoffs Played Tom Riker 1 David Thompson 5

All-Star Games Tom Riker 0 David Thompson 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Tom Riker 0 David Thompson 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Tom Riker 0 David Thompson 2

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tom Riker 2.7 David Thompson 22.1

Rebounds Per Game Tom Riker 1.7 David Thompson 3.8

Assists Per Game Tom Riker 0.3 David Thompson 3.2

Steals Per Game Tom Riker 0.2 * David Thompson 0.9

Blocks Per Game Tom Riker 0.1 * David Thompson 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Tom Riker 225 David Thompson 11,264

Total Rebounds Tom Riker 138 David Thompson 1,921

Total Assists Tom Riker 24 David Thompson 1,631

Total Steals Tom Riker 15 * David Thompson 459

Total Blocks Tom Riker 5 * David Thompson 407

Total Games Tom Riker 82 David Thompson 509

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tom Riker .380 David Thompson .504

3-Point Percentage Tom Riker - n/a ** David Thompson .277 *

Free Throw Percentage Tom Riker .593 David Thompson .778

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tom Riker 3.0 (1975) David Thompson 27.2 (1978)

Rebounds Per Game Tom Riker 2.1 (1975) David Thompson 4.9 (1978)

Assists Per Game Tom Riker 0.4 (1975) David Thompson 4.5 (1978)

Steals Per Game Tom Riker 0.3 (1975) * David Thompson 1.4 (1977)

Blocks Per Game Tom Riker 0.1 (1975) * David Thompson 1.2 (1978)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tom Riker 2.0 David Thompson 22.9

Rebounds Per Game Tom Riker 2.0 David Thompson 4.3

Assists Per Game Tom Riker 1.0 David Thompson 3.7

Steals Per Game Tom Riker 0.0 * David Thompson 0.9

Blocks Per Game Tom Riker 0.0 * David Thompson 1.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Tom Riker 2 David Thompson 619

Total Rebounds Tom Riker 2 David Thompson 115

Total Assists Tom Riker 1 David Thompson 101

Total Steals Tom Riker 0 * David Thompson 24

Total Blocks Tom Riker 0 * David Thompson 27

Total Games Tom Riker 1 David Thompson 27

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tom Riker .500 David Thompson .462

3-Point Percentage Tom Riker - n/a ** David Thompson .333 *

Free Throw Percentage Tom Riker - David Thompson .745

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tom Riker 2.0 (1975) David Thompson 28.0 (1979)

Rebounds Per Game Tom Riker 2.0 (1975) David Thompson 7.0 (1979)

Assists Per Game Tom Riker 1.0 (1975) David Thompson 4.0 (1979)

Steals Per Game Tom Riker 0.0 (1975) * David Thompson 1.5 (1977)

Blocks Per Game Tom Riker 0.0 (1975) * 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.