Reggie Theus vs. David Thompson Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of David Thompson and Reggie Theus, 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.

Reggie Theus played 13 years in the NBA, 5 more than David Thompson, who played 8. Reggie Theus had the first of his seasons in 1978-79, 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
Reggie Theus 13 4 1978-79 to 1990-91
David Thompson 8 5 1976-77 to 1983-84

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Reggie Theus David Thompson
Season 1978-791976-77
Team Chicago BullsDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayNuggets 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 %
Reggie Theus 82 33.6 16.3 1.1 1.7 2.8 5.2 1.1 0.2 3.7 3.3 6.5 13.6 .480 - - - 3.2 4.2 .761
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 %
Reggie Theus ------- --- ----------
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

Reggie Theus David Thompson
Season 1979-801977-78
Team Chicago BullsDenver 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 %
Reggie Theus 82 36.9 20.2 1.7 2.3 4.0 6.3 1.4 0.2 4.2 3.2 6.9 14.3 .483 0.3 1.3 .267 6.1 7.3 .838
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 %
Reggie Theus ------- --- ----------
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

Reggie Theus David Thompson
Season 1980-811978-79
Team Chicago BullsDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
-Achievement All-Star Game NVP
Playoffs Bulls 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 %
Reggie Theus 82 34.4 18.9 1.5 2.0 3.5 5.2 1.5 0.2 3.2 3.1 6.6 13.4 .495 0.2 1.1 .200 5.4 6.7 .809
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 %
Reggie Theus 6 38.7 19.8 1.2 2.3 3.5 6.3 1.5 0.0 2.5 3.7 6.7 15.0 .444 0.3 1.5 .222 6.2 7.2 .860
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

Reggie Theus David Thompson
Season 1981-821979-80
Team Chicago BullsDenver 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 %
Reggie Theus 82 34.6 18.4 1.4 2.4 3.8 5.8 1.1 0.2 3.4 3.0 6.8 14.6 .469 0.3 1.2 .250 4.4 5.5 .808
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 %
Reggie Theus ------- --- ----------
David Thompson ------- --- ----------

Season 5

Reggie Theus David Thompson
Season 1982-831980-81
Team Chicago BullsDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
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 %
Reggie Theus 82 34.8 23.8 1.1 2.5 3.7 5.9 1.7 0.2 3.9 3.4 9.1 19.1 .478 0.3 1.1 .231 5.3 6.6 .801
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 %
Reggie Theus ------- --- ----------
David Thompson ------- --- ----------

Season 6

Reggie Theus David Thompson
Season 1983-841981-82
Team Chicago Bulls, Kansas City KingsDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Kings Lost West Conf 1st RdNuggets 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 %
Reggie Theus 61 24.6 12.2 0.8 1.3 2.1 5.8 0.8 0.2 2.6 2.8 4.3 10.2 .419 0.1 0.7 .167 3.5 4.6 .762
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 %
Reggie Theus 3 27.0 14.3 1.3 2.3 3.7 5.3 1.7 0.0 3.0 3.0 5.7 14.3 .395 0.0 1.0 .000 3.0 3.3 .900
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

Reggie Theus David Thompson
Season 1984-851982-83
Team Kansas City KingsSeattle 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 %
Reggie Theus 82 31.0 16.4 1.3 2.0 3.3 8.0 1.2 0.2 3.7 3.0 6.1 12.5 .487 0.1 0.5 .132 4.1 4.7 .863
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 %
Reggie Theus ------- --- ----------
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

Reggie Theus David Thompson
Season 1985-861983-84
Team Sacramento KingsSeattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Kings Lost West 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 %
Reggie Theus 82 35.6 18.3 0.9 2.8 3.7 9.6 1.4 0.2 4.0 2.8 6.7 13.9 .480 0.1 0.4 .171 4.9 6.0 .827
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 %
Reggie Theus 3 34.0 15.0 1.0 1.7 2.7 6.3 1.0 0.7 4.7 3.0 6.0 15.3 .391 0.0 0.3 .000 3.0 4.0 .750
David Thompson ------- --- ----------

Season 9

Reggie Theus David Thompson
Season 1986-87-
Team Sacramento Kings-
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 %
Reggie Theus 79 36.4 20.3 1.1 2.3 3.4 8.8 1.0 0.2 3.7 2.6 7.3 15.5 .472 0.2 1.0 .218 5.4 6.3 .867
David Thompson ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Reggie Theus ------- --- ----------
David Thompson ------- --- ----------

Season 10

Reggie Theus David Thompson
Season 1987-88-
Team Sacramento Kings-
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 %
Reggie Theus 73 36.3 21.6 1.0 2.2 3.2 6.3 0.8 0.2 3.2 2.4 8.5 18.1 .470 0.2 0.8 .271 4.4 5.3 .831
David Thompson ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Reggie Theus ------- --- ----------
David Thompson ------- --- ----------

Season 11

Reggie Theus David Thompson
Season 1988-89-
Team Atlanta Hawks-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Hawks 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 %
Reggie Theus 82 30.7 15.8 1.0 1.9 3.0 4.7 1.3 0.2 2.4 2.9 6.1 13.0 .466 0.2 0.7 .293 3.5 4.1 .851
David Thompson ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Reggie Theus 5 25.4 7.4 0.6 0.8 1.4 4.8 0.2 0.0 2.0 3.6 2.8 7.6 .368 0.0 0.4 .000 1.8 2.4 .750
David Thompson ------- --- ----------

Season 12

Reggie Theus David Thompson
Season 1989-90-
Team Orlando Magic-
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 %
Reggie Theus 76 30.9 18.9 1.0 1.9 2.9 5.4 0.8 0.2 3.0 2.6 6.8 15.5 .439 0.3 1.4 .248 5.0 5.8 .853
David Thompson ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Reggie Theus ------- --- ----------
David Thompson ------- --- ----------

Season 13

Reggie Theus David Thompson
Season 1990-91-
Team New Jersey 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 %
Reggie Theus 81 36.5 18.6 0.9 2.0 2.8 4.7 1.0 0.4 3.1 2.9 7.2 15.4 .468 0.6 1.8 .361 3.6 4.2 .851
David Thompson ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Reggie Theus ------- --- ----------
David Thompson ------- --- ----------