David Thompson vs. Gary Trent Jr. Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Gary Trent Jr. and David Thompson, 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.

David Thompson played 8 years in the NBA, 2 more than Gary Trent Jr., who played 6. David Thompson had the first of his seasons in 1976-77, while Gary Trent Jr. had his rookie season in 2018-19. 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
David Thompson 8 5 1976-77 to 1983-84
Gary Trent Jr. 6 2 2018-19 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

David Thompson Gary Trent Jr.
Season 1976-772018-19
Team Denver NuggetsPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Nuggets 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 %
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
Gary Trent Jr. 15 7.4 2.7 0.1 0.7 0.7 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.3 0.3 1.1 3.3 .320 0.3 1.4 .238 0.2 0.5 .429
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Gary Trent Jr. ------- --- ----------

Season 2

David Thompson Gary Trent Jr.
Season 1977-782019-20
Team Denver NuggetsPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf FinalsTrail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st Rd
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Gary Trent Jr. 61 21.8 8.9 0.4 1.2 1.6 1.0 0.8 0.3 0.3 1.5 3.2 7.2 .444 1.8 4.4 .418 0.6 0.7 .822
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Gary Trent Jr. 5 30.6 9.6 1.0 1.0 2.0 0.6 0.8 0.0 1.0 3.2 3.2 9.0 .356 2.0 4.8 .417 1.2 1.4 .857

Season 3

David Thompson Gary Trent Jr.
Season 1978-792020-21
Team Denver NuggetsPortland Trail Blazers, Toronto Raptors
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Achievement All-Star Game NVP-
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Gary Trent Jr. 58 31.1 15.3 0.5 2.2 2.6 1.4 1.0 0.2 0.7 1.6 5.5 13.5 .408 2.8 7.4 .385 1.4 1.8 .783
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Gary Trent Jr. ------- --- ----------

Season 4

David Thompson Gary Trent Jr.
Season 1979-802021-22
Team Denver NuggetsToronto Raptors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayRaptors Lost East 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 %
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
Gary Trent Jr. 70 35.0 18.3 0.4 2.4 2.7 2.0 1.7 0.3 1.0 2.1 6.4 15.5 .414 3.0 7.8 .383 2.5 2.9 .853
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
David Thompson ------- --- ----------
Gary Trent Jr. 6 33.2 15.3 0.2 1.5 1.7 1.3 1.0 0.5 0.5 1.8 5.2 13.7 .378 2.2 6.5 .333 2.8 3.2 .895

Season 5

David Thompson Gary Trent Jr.
Season 1980-812022-23
Team Denver NuggetsToronto Raptors
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 %
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
Gary Trent Jr. 66 32.1 17.4 0.5 2.2 2.6 1.6 1.6 0.2 0.8 1.5 6.1 14.2 .433 2.5 6.8 .369 2.6 3.1 .839
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
David Thompson ------- --- ----------
Gary Trent Jr. ------- --- ----------

Season 6

David Thompson Gary Trent Jr.
Season 1981-822023-24
Team Denver NuggetsToronto Raptors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Gary Trent Jr. 71 28.1 13.7 0.4 2.3 2.6 1.7 1.1 0.1 0.7 1.4 5.1 11.9 .426 2.5 6.4 .393 1.0 1.4 .771
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Gary Trent Jr. ------- --- ----------

Season 7

David Thompson Gary Trent Jr.
Season 1982-83-
Team Seattle Supersonics-
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Supersonics 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 %
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
Gary Trent Jr. ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Gary Trent Jr. ------- --- ----------

Season 8

David Thompson Gary Trent Jr.
Season 1983-84-
Team Seattle Supersonics-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Gary Trent Jr. ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
David Thompson ------- --- ----------
Gary Trent Jr. ------- --- ----------