Si Green vs. David Thompson Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of David Thompson and Si Green, 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.

Si Green played 9 years in the NBA, 1 more than David Thompson, who played 8. Si Green had the first of his seasons in 1956-57, 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
Si Green 9 4 1956-57 to 1965-66
David Thompson 8 5 1976-77 to 1983-84

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Si Green David Thompson
Season 1956-571976-77
Team Rochester RoyalsDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA 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 %
Si Green 13 32.5 11.5 - - 5.2 3.6 - - - 2.8 3.8 11.0 .350 - - - 3.8 5.3 .710
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 %
Si Green ------- --- ----------
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

Note: Si Green didn't play in 1957-58.

Season 2

Si Green David Thompson
Season 1958-591977-78
Team Cincinnati Royals, St. Louis HawksDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Hawks Lost West Div 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 %
Si Green 46 24.1 8.6 - - 5.5 2.5 - - - 2.8 3.2 9.0 .352 - - - 2.3 3.5 .650
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 %
Si Green 6 21.8 6.0 - - 3.8 2.3 - - - 3.3 2.0 4.2 .480 - - - 2.0 4.0 .500
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

Si Green David Thompson
Season 1959-601978-79
Team St. Louis HawksDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
-Achievement All-Star Game NVP
Playoffs Hawks Lost NBA FinalsNuggets 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 %
Si Green 70 19.3 6.1 - - 3.7 1.9 - - - 2.1 2.3 6.1 .372 - - - 1.6 2.5 .634
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 %
Si Green 14 40.4 14.1 - - 8.6 6.3 - - - 3.6 5.8 12.2 .474 - - - 2.5 4.1 .603
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

Si Green David Thompson
Season 1960-611979-80
Team St. Louis HawksDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Hawks Lost NBA FinalsDid 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 %
Si Green 76 25.9 9.2 - - 5.0 3.4 - - - 3.1 3.5 9.4 .366 - - - 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 %
Si Green 12 29.2 11.4 - - 5.9 4.0 - - - 3.2 4.7 12.3 .378 - - - 2.1 3.1 .676
David Thompson ------- --- ----------

Season 5

Si Green David Thompson
Season 1961-621980-81
Team St. Louis Hawks, Chicago PackersDenver 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 %
Si Green 71 33.6 12.7 - - 5.6 4.5 - - - 3.2 4.8 12.7 .377 - - - 3.1 4.4 .701
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 %
Si Green ------- --- ----------
David Thompson ------- --- ----------

Season 6

Si Green David Thompson
Season 1962-631981-82
Team Chicago ZephyrsDenver 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 %
Si Green 73 36.3 11.7 - - 4.6 5.8 - - - 3.8 4.4 10.7 .411 - - - 2.9 4.2 .683
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 %
Si Green ------- --- ----------
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

Si Green David Thompson
Season 1963-641982-83
Team Baltimore BulletsSeattle 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 %
Si Green 75 27.5 10.3 - - 3.8 2.9 - - - 3.0 3.8 9.2 .415 - - - 2.6 3.9 .683
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 %
Si Green ------- --- ----------
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

Si Green David Thompson
Season 1964-651983-84
Team Baltimore BulletsSeattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bullets Lost West Div FinalsDid 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 %
Si Green 70 15.5 5.8 - - 2.4 2.0 - - - 1.9 2.2 5.3 .413 - - - 1.4 2.3 .627
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 %
Si Green 9 7.2 2.0 - - 0.8 1.7 - - - 1.4 0.8 1.8 .438 - - - 0.4 0.6 .800
David Thompson ------- --- ----------

Season 9

Si Green David Thompson
Season 1965-66-
Team Boston Celtics-
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 %
Si Green 10 9.2 3.2 - - 1.1 0.9 - - - 1.6 1.2 3.1 .387 - - - 0.8 1.6 .500
David Thompson ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Si Green ------- --- ----------
David Thompson ------- --- ----------