David Thompson vs. Kenny Williams Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Kenny Williams 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, 4 more than Kenny Williams, who played 4. David Thompson had the first of his seasons in 1976-77, while Kenny Williams had his rookie season in 1990-91. 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
Kenny Williams 4 4 1990-91 to 1993-94

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
David Thompson Kenny Williams
Season 1976-771990-91
Team Denver NuggetsIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf SemisPacers 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 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
Kenny Williams 75 7.0 2.9 0.7 1.0 1.7 0.4 0.1 0.4 0.5 1.1 1.2 2.4 .520 0.0 0.0 .000 0.5 0.7 .680
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
Kenny Williams 2 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 1.0 .000

Season 2
David Thompson Kenny Williams
Season 1977-781991-92
Team Denver NuggetsIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf FinalsPacers 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 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
Kenny Williams 60 9.4 4.2 1.1 1.1 2.2 0.7 0.3 0.7 0.4 1.7 1.9 3.6 .518 0.0 0.1 .000 0.4 0.7 .605
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
Kenny Williams 1 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -

Season 3
David Thompson Kenny Williams
Season 1978-791992-93
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 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 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
Kenny Williams 57 14.8 6.1 1.8 2.2 4.0 0.7 0.4 0.8 0.5 1.5 2.6 4.9 .532 0.0 0.1 .000 0.8 1.2 .706
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
Kenny Williams 2 5.5 1.0 0.0 0.0 0 1.0 0.0 1.0 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 1.000 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 1.0 .000

Season 4
David Thompson Kenny Williams
Season 1979-801993-94
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
Kenny Williams 68 14.4 6.3 1.4 1.6 3.0 0.8 0.4 0.7 0.7 1.5 2.8 5.8 .488 0.0 0.1 .000 0.7 0.9 .703
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
David Thompson ------- --- ----------
Kenny Williams 12 7.6 1.7 0.5 0.9 1.4 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.4 1.5 0.8 2.1 .360 0.0 0.0 - 0.2 0.2 1.000

Season 5
David Thompson Kenny Williams
Season 1980-81-
Team Denver Nuggets-
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 %
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
Kenny Williams ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
David Thompson ------- --- ----------
Kenny Williams ------- --- ----------

Season 6
David Thompson Kenny Williams
Season 1981-82-
Team Denver Nuggets-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nuggets 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 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
Kenny Williams ------- --- ----------
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
Kenny Williams ------- --- ----------

Season 7
David Thompson Kenny Williams
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
Kenny Williams ------- --- ----------
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
Kenny Williams ------- --- ----------

Season 8
David Thompson Kenny Williams
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 %
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
Kenny Williams ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
David Thompson ------- --- ----------
Kenny Williams ------- --- ----------
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