Daniel Gibson vs. David Thompson Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of David Thompson and Daniel Gibson, 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.

Daniel Gibson played 7 years in the NBA, 1 less than David Thompson, who played 8. Daniel Gibson had the first of his seasons in 2006-07, 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
Daniel Gibson 7 4 2006-07 to 2012-13
David Thompson 8 5 1976-77 to 1983-84

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Daniel Gibson David Thompson
Season 2006-071976-77
Team Cleveland CavaliersDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Cavaliers Lost NBA FinalsNuggets 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 %
Daniel Gibson 60 16.5 4.6 0.5 1.1 1.5 1.2 0.4 0.1 0.7 1.6 1.6 3.9 .424 0.9 2.1 .419 0.5 0.7 .718
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 %
Daniel Gibson 20 20.1 8.3 0.5 1.2 1.6 1.1 0.6 0.2 0.5 1.7 2.5 5.8 .431 1.4 3.3 .409 1.9 2.2 .884
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
Daniel Gibson David Thompson
Season 2007-081977-78
Team Cleveland CavaliersDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Cavaliers Lost East Conf SemisNuggets 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 %
Daniel Gibson 58 30.4 10.4 0.5 1.8 2.3 2.5 0.8 0.2 1.3 2.8 3.5 8.0 .432 2.0 4.6 .440 1.5 1.8 .810
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 %
Daniel Gibson 11 25.8 9.0 0.4 1.4 1.7 2.5 0.6 0.2 1.4 1.6 3.2 7.1 .449 1.7 3.8 .452 0.9 1.3 .714
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
Daniel Gibson David Thompson
Season 2008-091978-79
Team Cleveland CavaliersDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
-Achievement All-Star Game NVP
Playoffs Cavaliers Lost East Conf FinalsNuggets 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 %
Daniel Gibson 75 23.9 7.8 0.4 1.7 2.1 1.8 0.6 0.2 0.8 2.2 2.7 7.0 .391 1.4 3.8 .382 0.9 1.1 .767
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 %
Daniel Gibson 14 12.3 3.4 0.1 0.4 0.5 0.4 0.1 0.2 0.5 1.3 0.9 2.9 .325 0.7 2.0 .357 0.8 0.8 1.000
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
Daniel Gibson David Thompson
Season 2009-101979-80
Team Cleveland CavaliersDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Cavaliers Lost East 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 %
Daniel Gibson 56 19.1 6.3 0.2 1.1 1.3 1.3 0.4 0.1 0.6 1.4 2.2 4.8 .466 1.3 2.7 .477 0.6 0.9 .694
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 %
Daniel Gibson 5 4.6 1.4 0.0 0.6 0.6 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.6 0.4 1.4 .286 0.2 0.8 .250 0.4 0.4 1.000
David Thompson ------- --- ----------

Season 5
Daniel Gibson David Thompson
Season 2010-111980-81
Team Cleveland CavaliersDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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 %
Daniel Gibson 67 27.8 11.6 0.4 2.3 2.6 3.0 0.7 0.3 1.2 2.3 3.9 9.9 .400 1.8 4.4 .403 2.0 2.4 .822
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 %
Daniel Gibson ------- --- ----------
David Thompson ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Daniel Gibson David Thompson
Season 2011-121981-82
Team Cleveland CavaliersDenver 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 %
Daniel Gibson 35 26.2 7.5 0.3 2.6 2.9 2.2 0.7 0.5 1.3 2.0 2.5 7.1 .351 1.6 4.0 .396 1.0 1.2 .791
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 %
Daniel Gibson ------- --- ----------
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
Daniel Gibson David Thompson
Season 2012-131982-83
Team Cleveland CavaliersSeattle 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 %
Daniel Gibson 46 20.0 5.4 0.1 1.2 1.3 1.8 0.7 0.1 0.7 1.9 1.8 5.4 .340 1.2 3.5 .344 0.6 0.8 .703
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 %
Daniel Gibson ------- --- ----------
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
Daniel Gibson 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 %
Daniel Gibson ------- --- ----------
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 %
Daniel Gibson ------- --- ----------
David Thompson ------- --- ----------
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