Louis Orr vs. David Thompson Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of David Thompson and Louis Orr, 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 / Games against each other

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.

Louis Orr and David Thompson both played 8 years in the NBA. Louis Orr had the first of his seasons in 1980-81, 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
Louis Orr 8 4 1980-81 to 1987-88
David Thompson 8 5 1976-77 to 1983-84

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Louis Orr David Thompson
Season 1980-811976-77
Team Indiana PacersDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Pacers Lost East Conf 1st RdNuggets 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 %
Louis Orr 82 21.8 10.5 2.1 2.3 4.4 1.6 0.7 0.3 1.5 1.9 4.2 8.6 .491 0.0 0.1 .000 2.0 2.5 .807
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 %
Louis Orr 2 28.0 12.0 3.0 2.0 5.0 2.0 2.5 0.5 3.0 2.0 4.5 12.5 .360 0.0 0.0 - 3.0 3.5 .857
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

Louis Orr David Thompson
Season 1981-821977-78
Team Indiana PacersDenver 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 %
Louis Orr 80 24.4 11.5 1.6 2.6 4.1 1.7 0.7 0.3 1.7 2.3 4.5 9.0 .497 0.0 0.1 .125 2.5 3.2 .799
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 %
Louis Orr ------- --- ----------
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

Louis Orr David Thompson
Season 1982-831978-79
Team New York KnicksDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
-Achievement All-Star Game NVP
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Conf 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 %
Louis Orr 82 20.3 8.4 1.1 1.6 2.8 1.1 0.8 0.3 1.1 1.6 3.3 7.2 .462 0.0 0.0 .000 1.7 2.1 .800
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 %
Louis Orr 6 17.5 7.7 1.3 2.2 3.5 0.5 0.8 0.7 1.3 1.7 3.0 7.8 .383 0.0 0.0 - 1.7 1.7 1.000
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

Louis Orr David Thompson
Season 1983-841979-80
Team New York KnicksDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Knicks Lost East 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 %
Louis Orr 78 21.0 8.9 1.3 1.6 2.9 0.8 0.8 0.2 1.2 1.8 3.4 7.3 .458 0.0 0.0 - 2.2 2.7 .820
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 %
Louis Orr 12 19.1 6.1 1.8 2.3 4.2 0.5 0.3 0.1 0.8 2.7 2.4 5.8 .414 0.0 0.0 - 1.3 1.6 .789
David Thompson ------- --- ----------

Season 5

Louis Orr David Thompson
Season 1984-851980-81
Team New York KnicksDenver 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 %
Louis Orr 79 31.0 12.7 2.2 2.8 4.9 1.7 1.3 0.3 1.7 2.5 4.7 9.7 .486 0.0 0.1 .100 3.3 4.2 .784
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 %
Louis Orr ------- --- ----------
David Thompson ------- --- ----------

Season 6

Louis Orr David Thompson
Season 1985-861981-82
Team New York KnicksDenver 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 %
Louis Orr 74 30.2 11.9 1.7 2.6 4.2 2.4 0.8 0.4 1.6 2.4 4.5 10.0 .445 0.0 0.1 .000 2.9 3.8 .784
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 %
Louis Orr ------- --- ----------
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

Louis Orr David Thompson
Season 1986-871982-83
Team New York KnicksSeattle 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 %
Louis Orr 65 22.2 7.0 1.6 2.0 3.6 1.7 0.7 0.3 1.1 1.9 2.6 6.0 .427 0.0 0.1 .200 1.9 2.6 .727
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 %
Louis Orr ------- --- ----------
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

Louis Orr David Thompson
Season 1987-881983-84
Team New York KnicksSeattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Knicks Lost East 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 %
Louis Orr 29 6.2 1.4 0.4 0.7 1.2 0.3 0.2 0.0 0.5 0.9 0.6 1.7 .320 0.0 0.0 .000 0.3 0.6 .500
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 %
Louis Orr 2 1.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 .000 0.0 0.0 - 0.5 1.0 .500
David Thompson ------- --- ----------