David Thompson vs. Haywoode Workman Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Haywoode Workman 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 and Haywoode Workman both played 8 years in the NBA. David Thompson had the first of his seasons in 1976-77, while Haywoode Workman had his rookie season in 1989-90. 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
Haywoode Workman 8 4 1989-90 to 1999-00

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
David Thompson Haywoode Workman
Season 1976-771989-90
Team Denver NuggetsAtlanta Hawks
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
Haywoode Workman 6 2.7 1.0 0.0 0.5 0.5 0.3 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.3 0.5 .667 0.0 0.0 - 0.3 0.3 1.000
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
Haywoode Workman ------- --- ----------

Season 2
David Thompson Haywoode Workman
Season 1977-781990-91
Team Denver NuggetsWashington Bullets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf FinalsDid 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 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
Haywoode Workman 73 27.9 8.0 0.7 2.6 3.3 4.8 1.2 0.1 1.8 2.2 3.2 7.1 .454 0.2 0.7 .240 1.4 1.8 .759
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
Haywoode Workman ------- --- ----------

Note: Haywoode Workman didn't play in 1991-92 and 1992-93.

Season 3
David Thompson Haywoode Workman
Season 1978-791993-94
Team Denver NuggetsIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Achievement All-Star Game NVP-
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf 1st RdPacers Lost East 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 %
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
Haywoode Workman 65 26.4 7.7 0.5 2.6 3.1 6.2 1.3 0.1 2.3 2.3 3.0 7.1 .424 0.3 0.9 .321 1.4 1.8 .802
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
Haywoode Workman 16 31.9 8.0 0.7 2.5 3.2 7.0 1.8 0.1 2.4 2.5 2.8 8.2 .344 0.4 1.3 .286 2.0 2.4 .842

Season 4
David Thompson Haywoode Workman
Season 1979-801994-95
Team Denver NuggetsIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayPacers Lost East 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 %
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
Haywoode Workman 69 14.9 4.2 0.3 1.3 1.6 2.8 0.9 0.1 1.1 1.7 1.5 3.9 .375 0.5 1.4 .357 0.8 1.1 .743
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
David Thompson ------- --- ----------
Haywoode Workman 17 16.2 4.5 0.3 1.4 1.6 2.6 0.6 0.0 0.9 2.6 1.4 3.9 .358 0.1 1.1 .111 1.6 1.9 .844

Season 5
David Thompson Haywoode Workman
Season 1980-811995-96
Team Denver NuggetsIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayPacers 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 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
Haywoode Workman 77 15.1 3.6 0.4 1.3 1.6 2.8 0.8 0.1 1.2 2.0 1.3 3.4 .390 0.3 0.9 .324 0.7 0.9 .740
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
David Thompson ------- --- ----------
Haywoode Workman 5 10.6 3.8 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.4 0.4 0.0 0.4 1.0 1.4 3.2 .438 0.6 1.0 .600 0.4 0.4 1.000

Season 6
David Thompson Haywoode Workman
Season 1981-821996-97
Team Denver NuggetsIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nuggets 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 %
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
Haywoode Workman 4 20.3 5.5 1.0 0.8 1.8 2.8 0.8 0.0 1.3 2.5 2.8 5.0 .550 0.0 0.8 .000 0.0 0.3 .000
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
Haywoode Workman ------- --- ----------

Note: Haywoode Workman didn't play in 1997-98.

Season 7
David Thompson Haywoode Workman
Season 1982-831998-99
Team Seattle SupersonicsMilwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Supersonics Lost West Conf 1st RdBucks 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 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
Haywoode Workman 29 28.1 6.9 0.5 3.0 3.5 5.9 1.1 0.0 2.2 1.8 2.5 5.9 .429 0.6 1.6 .362 1.3 1.6 .787
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
Haywoode Workman 3 17.7 4.3 0.3 0.7 1.0 2.3 1.0 0.0 2.3 2.3 1.3 3.7 .364 0.0 1.0 .000 1.7 2.0 .833

Season 8
David Thompson Haywoode Workman
Season 1983-841999-00
Team Seattle SupersonicsMilwaukee Bucks, Toronto 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 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
Haywoode Workman 36 9.7 2.4 0.0 0.7 0.7 1.7 0.6 0.0 0.5 1.0 0.9 2.5 .344 0.4 1.2 .326 0.3 0.4 .667
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
David Thompson ------- --- ----------
Haywoode Workman ------- --- ----------
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