George Senesky vs. David Thompson Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of David Thompson and George Senesky, 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.

George Senesky and David Thompson both played 8 years in the NBA. George Senesky had the first of his seasons in 1946-47, 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
George Senesky 8 6 1946-47 to 1953-54
David Thompson 8 5 1976-77 to 1983-84

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

George Senesky David Thompson
Season 1946-471976-77
Team Philadelphia WarriorsDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionNuggets 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 %
George Senesky 58 - 6.3 - - - 0.6 - - - 1.4 2.4 9.2 .267 - - - 1.4 2.1 .661
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 %
George Senesky 10 - 10.9 - - - 0.8 - - - 1.5 4.4 13.9 .317 - - - 2.1 2.6 .808
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

George Senesky David Thompson
Season 1947-481977-78
Team Philadelphia WarriorsDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Warriors Lost NBA FinalsNuggets 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 %
George Senesky 47 - 8.8 - - - 1.1 - - - 1.9 3.4 12.1 .277 - - - 2.1 3.1 .667
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 %
George Senesky 13 - 9.9 - - - 0.8 - - - 2.5 3.8 12.2 .314 - - - 2.2 3.5 .644
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

George Senesky David Thompson
Season 1948-491978-79
Team Philadelphia WarriorsDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
-Achievement All-Star Game NVP
Playoffs Warriors Lost East Div SemisNuggets 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 %
George Senesky 60 - 6.5 - - - 3.9 - - - 2.2 2.3 8.6 .267 - - - 1.9 2.5 .730
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 %
George Senesky 2 - 6.0 - - - 2.0 - - - 3.0 1.5 11.0 .136 - - - 3.0 4.0 .750
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

George Senesky David Thompson
Season 1949-501979-80
Team Philadelphia WarriorsDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Warriors Lost East Div 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 %
George Senesky 68 - 9.0 - - - 3.9 - - - 2.4 3.3 10.4 .320 - - - 2.3 3.3 .704
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 %
George Senesky 2 - 7.0 - - - 1.5 - - - 1.0 3.0 8.0 .375 - - - 1.0 2.0 .500
David Thompson ------- --- ----------

Season 5

George Senesky David Thompson
Season 1950-511980-81
Team Philadelphia WarriorsDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Warriors Lost East Div 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 %
George Senesky 65 - 10.4 - - 5.0 5.3 - - - 2.2 3.8 10.8 .354 - - - 2.8 3.7 .761
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 %
George Senesky 2 - 7.5 - - 3.5 7.5 - - - 3.0 2.0 11.0 .182 - - - 3.5 4.5 .778
David Thompson ------- --- ----------

Season 6

George Senesky David Thompson
Season 1951-521981-82
Team Philadelphia WarriorsDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Warriors Lost East Div SemisNuggets 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 %
George Senesky 57 33.8 8.3 - - 4.1 4.9 - - - 2.2 2.9 8.0 .361 - - - 2.6 3.4 .753
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 %
George Senesky 3 40.0 14.3 - - 4.0 3.7 - - - 3.0 6.0 11.0 .545 - - - 2.3 3.7 .636
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

George Senesky David Thompson
Season 1952-531982-83
Team Philadelphia WarriorsSeattle 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 %
George Senesky 69 33.9 6.0 - - 3.7 3.8 - - - 2.4 2.3 7.0 .330 - - - 1.3 2.1 .637
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 %
George Senesky ------- --- ----------
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

George Senesky David Thompson
Season 1953-541983-84
Team Philadelphia WarriorsSeattle Supersonics
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 %
George Senesky 58 13.3 1.9 - - 1.1 1.4 - - - 1.4 0.7 2.1 .345 - - - 0.5 0.9 .547
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 %
George Senesky ------- --- ----------
David Thompson ------- --- ----------