Bill Robinzine vs. David Thompson Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of David Thompson and Bill Robinzine, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.

Bill Robinzine played 7 years in the NBA, 1 less than David Thompson, who played 8. Bill Robinzine had the first of his seasons in 1975-76, while David Thompson had his rookie season in 1976-77. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achivements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.

Their Careers

Player
Total Seasons Playoffs Played NBA Years
Bill Robinzine 7 2 1975-76 to 1981-82
David Thompson 8 5 1976-77 to 1983-84

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Bill Robinzine David Thompson
Season 1975-761976-77
Team Kansas City KingsDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayNuggets Lost West Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bill Robinzine 75 17.7 8.0 1.7 3.0 4.7 0.8 1.1 0.1 - 3.9 3.1 6.7 .459 - - - 1.9 2.6 .732
David Thompson 82 36.6 25.9 1.7 2.4 4.1 4.1 1.4 0.6 - 2.9 10.0 19.8 .507 - - - 5.8 7.6 .766
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bill Robinzine ------- --- ----------
David Thompson 6 39.5 24.7 2.2 3.0 5.2 4.0 1.5 0.7 - 3.7 9.3 20.2 .463 - - - 6.0 8.8 .679

Season 2

Bill Robinzine David Thompson
Season 1976-771977-78
Team Kansas City KingsDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayNuggets Lost West Conf Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bill Robinzine 75 21.3 10.3 2.2 4.1 6.3 1.3 1.1 0.2 - 3.8 4.1 9.0 .453 - - - 2.1 2.9 .736
David Thompson 80 37.8 27.2 2.0 2.9 4.9 4.5 1.2 1.2 3.1 2.7 10.3 19.8 .521 - - - 6.5 8.4 .778
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bill Robinzine ------- --- ----------
David Thompson 13 37.0 25.2 1.4 2.7 4.1 4.0 0.7 1.6 3.0 2.6 10.1 22.4 .450 - - - 5.1 6.2 .825

Season 3

Bill Robinzine David Thompson
Season 1977-781978-79
Team Kansas City KingsDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
-Achievement All-Star Game NVP
Playoffs Did Not PlayNuggets Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bill Robinzine 82 21.3 10.0 2.1 4.5 6.6 0.9 0.9 0.1 2.1 3.4 3.7 8.3 .451 - - - 2.5 3.3 .760
David Thompson 76 35.1 24.0 1.4 2.2 3.6 3.0 0.9 1.1 2.4 2.4 9.1 17.8 .512 - - - 5.8 7.7 .753
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bill Robinzine ------- --- ----------
David Thompson 3 40.7 28.0 2.3 4.7 7.0 4.0 1.3 0.3 4.0 4.0 12.7 23.0 .551 - - - 2.7 3.7 .727

Season 4

Bill Robinzine David Thompson
Season 1978-791979-80
Team Kansas City KingsDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Kings Lost West Conf SemisDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bill Robinzine 82 26.6 13.4 2.7 5.1 7.8 1.3 1.3 0.2 2.2 4.5 5.6 10.2 .548 - - - 2.2 3.0 .732
David Thompson 39 31.8 21.5 1.4 3.0 4.5 3.2 1.0 1.0 3.0 2.7 7.4 15.8 .468 0.2 0.5 .368 6.5 8.6 .758
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bill Robinzine 5 23.6 10.0 3.0 4.2 7.2 0.6 2.6 0.0 1.6 4.0 4.4 10.2 .431 - - - 1.2 1.6 .750
David Thompson ------- --- ----------

Season 5

Bill Robinzine David Thompson
Season 1979-801980-81
Team Kansas City KingsDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Kings Lost West Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bill Robinzine 81 23.7 11.4 2.3 4.2 6.5 0.8 1.3 0.3 1.8 3.8 4.5 8.9 .501 0.0 0.0 .500 2.5 3.4 .730
David Thompson 77 34.0 25.5 1.4 2.3 3.7 3.0 0.7 0.8 3.2 3.0 9.5 18.8 .506 0.1 0.5 .256 6.4 8.0 .795
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bill Robinzine 3 23.0 11.0 2.3 3.7 6.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 2.0 2.0 4.3 8.0 .542 0.0 0.0 - 2.3 3.3 .700
David Thompson ------- --- ----------

Season 6

Bill Robinzine David Thompson
Season 1980-811981-82
Team Cleveland Cavaliers, Dallas MavericksDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayNuggets Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bill Robinzine 78 25.8 12.9 2.2 4.7 6.8 1.5 1.0 0.1 2.4 3.5 5.0 10.6 .475 0.0 0.1 .167 2.8 3.6 .776
David Thompson 61 20.4 14.9 0.9 1.5 2.4 1.9 0.6 0.5 2.3 2.4 5.1 10.6 .486 0.1 0.2 .286 4.5 5.6 .814
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bill Robinzine ------- --- ----------
David Thompson 3 22.0 11.7 1.3 2.0 3.3 2.0 0.3 0.0 2.7 2.7 5.0 11.0 .455 0.3 1.0 .333 1.3 2.3 .571

Season 7

Bill Robinzine David Thompson
Season 1981-821982-83
Team Utah JazzSeattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlaySupersonics Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bill Robinzine 56 11.6 5.8 1.0 1.6 2.6 0.9 0.7 0.1 1.5 2.8 2.3 5.3 .446 0.0 0.0 - 1.1 1.3 .813
David Thompson 75 28.7 15.9 1.3 2.3 3.6 3.0 0.6 0.4 2.2 1.9 5.9 12.3 .481 0.0 0.1 .200 4.0 5.1 .784
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bill Robinzine ------- --- ----------
David Thompson 2 32.5 12.0 0.0 0.0 0 3.5 0.5 0.5 2.0 3.5 4.5 12.5 .360 0.0 0.0 - 3.0 5.0 .600

Season 8

Bill Robinzine David Thompson
Season -1983-84
Team -Seattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Did Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bill Robinzine ------- --- ----------
David Thompson 19 18.4 12.6 0.9 1.4 2.3 0.7 0.5 0.7 1.4 1.6 4.7 8.7 .539 0.0 0.1 .000 3.3 3.8 .849
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bill Robinzine ------- --- ----------
David Thompson ------- --- ----------