Jim Fox vs. David Thompson Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of David Thompson and Jim Fox, 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.

Jim Fox played 10 years in the NBA, 2 more than David Thompson, who played 8. Jim Fox had the first of his seasons in 1967-68, 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
Jim Fox 10 5 1967-68 to 1976-77
David Thompson 8 5 1976-77 to 1983-84

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Jim Fox David Thompson
Season 1967-681976-77
Team Cincinnati Royals, Detroit PistonsDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Pistons Lost East Div SemisNuggets 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 %
Jim Fox 55 11.3 3.6 - - 4.2 0.5 - - - 1.5 1.2 2.9 .410 - - - 1.2 2.0 .611
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 %
Jim Fox 6 15.0 4.5 - - 6.2 0.5 - - - 1.8 1.0 3.2 .316 - - - 2.5 3.2 .789
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

Jim Fox David Thompson
Season 1968-691977-78
Team Detroit Pistons, Phoenix SunsDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayNuggets 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 %
Jim Fox 76 31.0 10.9 - - 10.8 2.2 - - - 3.5 4.2 8.9 .470 - - - 2.5 3.5 .715
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 %
Jim Fox ------- --- ----------
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

Jim Fox David Thompson
Season 1969-701978-79
Team Phoenix SunsDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
-Achievement All-Star Game NVP
Playoffs Suns Lost West 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 %
Jim Fox 81 25.2 12.9 - - 7.0 1.1 - - - 3.2 5.1 9.7 .524 - - - 2.7 3.5 .770
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 %
Jim Fox 6 29.0 11.2 - - 10.7 1.3 - - - 3.3 4.2 11.5 .362 - - - 2.8 4.0 .708
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

Jim Fox David Thompson
Season 1970-711979-80
Team Chicago BullsDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bulls 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 %
Jim Fox 82 19.9 9.7 - - 7.3 2.4 - - - 2.6 3.4 7.5 .458 - - - 2.9 3.9 .745
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 %
Jim Fox 7 23.9 11.3 - - 9.4 2.4 - - - 2.4 4.7 10.9 .434 - - - 1.9 2.7 .684
David Thompson ------- --- ----------

Season 5

Jim Fox David Thompson
Season 1971-721980-81
Team Chicago Bulls, Cincinnati RoyalsDenver Nuggets
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 %
Jim Fox 81 26.9 11.5 - - 8.8 1.1 - - - 3.2 4.4 9.7 .449 - - - 2.8 3.7 .764
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 %
Jim Fox ------- --- ----------
David Thompson ------- --- ----------

Season 6

Jim Fox David Thompson
Season 1972-731981-82
Team Seattle SupersonicsDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayNuggets 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 %
Jim Fox 74 33.0 11.4 - - 11.2 2.4 - - - 3.2 4.3 8.3 .515 - - - 2.9 3.6 .808
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 %
Jim Fox ------- --- ----------
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

Jim Fox David Thompson
Season 1973-741982-83
Team Seattle SupersonicsSeattle 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 %
Jim Fox 78 27.9 11.3 3.1 6.0 9.2 2.9 0.7 0.3 - 3.2 4.1 8.6 .478 - - - 3.1 3.8 .823
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 %
Jim Fox ------- --- ----------
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

Jim Fox David Thompson
Season 1974-751983-84
Team Seattle SupersonicsSeattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Supersonics 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 %
Jim Fox 75 23.5 9.0 1.7 4.8 6.5 1.8 0.6 0.2 - 2.2 3.4 7.2 .469 - - - 2.3 2.8 .802
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 %
Jim Fox 8 5.0 1.5 0.5 0.6 1.1 0.3 0.0 0.1 - 0.8 0.5 1.8 .286 - - - 0.5 0.9 .571
David Thompson ------- --- ----------

Season 9

Jim Fox David Thompson
Season 1975-76-
Team Milwaukee Bucks-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bucks 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 %
Jim Fox 70 13.1 3.9 1.2 2.2 3.4 0.6 0.4 0.2 - 1.8 1.5 2.9 .517 - - - 0.9 1.1 .785
David Thompson ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jim Fox 3 11.0 3.3 0.7 1.7 2.3 1.0 0.0 0.3 - 2.7 1.3 1.7 .800 - - - 0.7 0.7 1.000
David Thompson ------- --- ----------

Season 10

Jim Fox David Thompson
Season 1976-77-
Team New York Nets-
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 %
Jim Fox 71 16.4 6.5 1.4 3.2 4.6 0.7 0.3 0.4 - 2.2 2.6 5.6 .462 - - - 1.3 1.6 .833
David Thompson ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jim Fox ------- --- ----------
David Thompson ------- --- ----------