Gene James vs. David Thompson Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of David Thompson and Gene James, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.
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.
Gene James played 3 years in the NBA, 5 less than David Thompson, who played 8. Gene James had the first of his seasons in 1948-49, 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 |
Gene James |
3 |
2 |
1948-49 to 1950-51 |
David Thompson |
8 |
5 |
1976-77 to 1983-84 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Gene James |
11 |
- |
3.8 |
- |
- |
- |
0.5 |
- |
- |
- |
1.8 |
1.6 |
4.4 |
.375 |
- |
- |
- |
0.5 |
1.1 |
.500 |
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 |
% |
Gene James |
3 |
- |
0.7 |
- |
- |
- |
0.7 |
- |
- |
- |
2.0 |
0.0 |
2.0 |
.000 |
- |
- |
- |
0.7 |
1.3 |
.500 |
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 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Gene James |
29 |
- |
1.8 |
- |
- |
- |
0.7 |
- |
- |
- |
1.8 |
0.7 |
2.2 |
.297 |
- |
- |
- |
0.5 |
1.1 |
.452 |
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 |
% |
Gene James |
1 |
- |
2.0 |
- |
- |
- |
0.0 |
- |
- |
- |
0.0 |
1.0 |
3.0 |
.333 |
- |
- |
- |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
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 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Gene James |
48 |
- |
4.2 |
- |
- |
2.9 |
1.5 |
- |
- |
- |
2.5 |
1.6 |
4.9 |
.336 |
- |
- |
- |
0.9 |
1.5 |
.620 |
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 |
% |
Gene James |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Gene James |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
% |
Gene James |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
David Thompson |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Gene James |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
% |
Gene James |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
David Thompson |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Gene James |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
% |
Gene James |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Gene James |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
% |
Gene James |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Gene James |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
% |
Gene James |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
David Thompson |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |