Tree Rollins vs. David Thompson Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of David Thompson and Tree Rollins, 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.

Tree Rollins played 18 years in the NBA, 10 more than David Thompson, who played 8. Tree Rollins had the first of his seasons in 1977-78, 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
Tree Rollins 18 15 1977-78 to 1994-95
David Thompson 8 5 1976-77 to 1983-84

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Tree Rollins David Thompson
Season 1977-781976-77
Team Atlanta HawksDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Hawks Lost East Conf 1st RdNuggets Lost West Conf Semis
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tree Rollins 80 22.4 7.6 2.2 4.7 6.9 1.0 0.7 2.7 1.5 4.1 3.2 6.5 .487 - - - 1.3 1.9 .703
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 %
Tree Rollins 2 25.5 8.0 1.5 3.0 4.5 0.5 0.5 2.0 1.5 4.0 3.5 6.0 .583 - - - 1.0 4.0 .250
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

Tree Rollins David Thompson
Season 1978-791977-78
Team Atlanta HawksDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Hawks Lost East Conf SemisNuggets Lost West Conf Finals
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tree Rollins 81 23.5 8.4 2.7 4.6 7.3 0.6 0.6 3.1 1.1 4.0 3.7 6.9 .535 - - - 1.1 1.7 .631
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 %
Tree Rollins 9 23.6 5.7 2.1 5.8 7.9 0.6 0.3 2.7 1.6 3.2 2.3 5.7 .412 - - - 1.0 1.4 .692
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

Tree Rollins David Thompson
Season 1979-801978-79
Team Atlanta HawksDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
-Achievement All-Star Game NVP
Playoffs Hawks Lost East Conf SemisNuggets Lost West Conf 1st Rd
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tree Rollins 82 25.9 8.9 3.5 6.0 9.4 0.9 0.7 3.0 1.2 3.9 3.5 6.3 .558 0.0 0.0 - 1.9 2.7 .714
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 %
Tree Rollins 5 26.8 8.4 3.6 4.0 7.6 0.6 0.4 2.8 1.2 5.0 3.6 6.2 .581 0.0 0.0 - 1.2 2.0 .600
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

Tree Rollins David Thompson
Season 1980-811979-80
Team Atlanta HawksDenver 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 %
Tree Rollins 40 26.1 7.0 2.6 4.6 7.2 0.9 0.7 2.9 1.4 3.8 2.9 5.3 .552 0.0 0.0 .000 1.2 1.4 .807
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 %
Tree Rollins ------- --- ----------
David Thompson ------- --- ----------

Season 5

Tree Rollins David Thompson
Season 1981-821980-81
Team Atlanta HawksDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Hawks 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 %
Tree Rollins 79 25.5 6.1 2.1 5.6 7.7 0.7 0.4 2.8 1.0 3.6 2.6 4.4 .584 0.0 0.0 - 1.0 1.6 .612
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 %
Tree Rollins 2 32.5 3.5 2.5 1.5 4.0 1.0 0.0 3.0 2.5 4.0 1.0 3.0 .333 0.0 0.0 - 1.5 2.0 .750
David Thompson ------- --- ----------

Season 6

Tree Rollins David Thompson
Season 1982-831981-82
Team Atlanta HawksDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
Achievement Blocks Leader-
Playoffs Hawks Lost East 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 %
Tree Rollins 80 30.9 7.8 2.6 6.7 9.3 0.9 0.6 4.3 1.2 3.7 3.3 6.4 .510 0.0 0.0 .000 1.2 1.7 .726
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 %
Tree Rollins 3 39.3 9.7 3.3 6.7 10.0 1.0 0.3 3.3 2.0 4.0 4.3 9.0 .481 0.0 0.0 - 1.0 3.0 .333
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

Tree Rollins David Thompson
Season 1983-841982-83
Team Atlanta HawksSeattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Hawks Lost East Conf 1st RdSupersonics Lost West Conf 1st Rd
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tree Rollins 77 30.5 8.6 2.6 5.1 7.7 0.8 0.5 3.6 1.3 3.9 3.6 6.9 .518 0.0 0.0 - 1.5 2.5 .621
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 %
Tree Rollins 5 30.4 5.0 2.0 4.8 6.8 0.2 0.4 2.0 2.2 4.6 2.0 5.0 .400 0.0 0.0 - 1.0 1.6 .625
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

Tree Rollins David Thompson
Season 1984-851983-84
Team Atlanta HawksSeattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tree Rollins 70 25.0 6.3 1.6 4.7 6.3 0.7 0.5 2.4 1.1 3.0 2.7 4.8 .549 0.0 0.0 - 1.0 1.3 .720
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 %
Tree Rollins ------- --- ----------
David Thompson ------- --- ----------

Season 9

Tree Rollins David Thompson
Season 1985-86-
Team Atlanta Hawks-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Hawks Lost East Conf Semis-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tree Rollins 74 24.1 5.6 1.8 4.4 6.2 0.6 0.5 2.3 1.2 3.2 2.3 4.7 .499 0.0 0.0 .000 0.9 1.2 .767
David Thompson ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tree Rollins 9 27.6 6.6 2.0 6.7 8.7 0.3 0.2 1.7 1.3 3.6 2.9 5.2 .553 0.0 0.0 - 0.8 1.2 .636
David Thompson ------- --- ----------

Season 10

Tree Rollins David Thompson
Season 1986-87-
Team Atlanta Hawks-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Hawks Lost East Conf Semis-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tree Rollins 75 23.5 5.4 2.1 4.4 6.5 0.3 0.6 1.9 0.8 3.2 2.3 4.2 .546 0.0 0.0 - 0.8 1.2 .724
David Thompson ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tree Rollins 9 24.6 4.4 2.1 3.8 5.9 0.3 0.3 1.8 0.8 3.7 1.7 3.1 .536 0.0 0.0 - 1.1 1.6 .714
David Thompson ------- --- ----------

Season 11

Tree Rollins David Thompson
Season 1987-88-
Team Atlanta Hawks-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Hawks Lost East Conf Semis-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tree Rollins 76 23.2 4.4 1.9 4.2 6.0 0.3 0.4 1.7 0.7 3.0 1.8 3.4 .512 0.0 0.0 - 0.9 1.1 .875
David Thompson ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tree Rollins 12 27.8 4.4 1.9 4.0 5.9 0.5 0.8 1.6 0.4 3.8 1.7 3.0 .556 0.0 0.0 - 1.1 1.3 .867
David Thompson ------- --- ----------

Season 12

Tree Rollins David Thompson
Season 1988-89-
Team Cleveland Cavaliers-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Cavaliers Lost East Conf 1st Rd-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tree Rollins 60 9.7 2.3 0.6 1.7 2.3 0.3 0.2 0.6 0.4 1.5 1.0 2.3 .449 0.0 0.0 .000 0.2 0.3 .632
David Thompson ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tree Rollins 5 14.8 3.0 1.0 2.2 3.2 0.2 0.6 1.4 0.2 2.0 1.2 1.6 .750 0.0 0.0 - 0.6 1.0 .600
David Thompson ------- --- ----------

Season 13

Tree Rollins David Thompson
Season 1989-90-
Team Cleveland Cavaliers-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Cavaliers Lost East Conf 1st Rd-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tree Rollins 48 14.0 2.6 1.2 2.0 3.2 0.5 0.3 1.1 0.7 1.7 1.2 2.6 .456 0.0 0.0 .000 0.2 0.3 .688
David Thompson ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tree Rollins 3 12.7 2.7 0.0 2.7 2.7 0.3 0.7 0.3 1.0 2.3 0.3 1.0 .333 0.0 0.0 - 2.0 2.7 .750
David Thompson ------- --- ----------

Season 14

Tree Rollins David Thompson
Season 1990-91-
Team Detroit Pistons-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pistons Lost East Conf Finals-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tree Rollins 37 5.5 1.0 0.4 0.8 1.1 0.1 0.1 0.5 0.4 0.9 0.4 0.9 .424 0.0 0.0 - 0.2 0.4 .571
David Thompson ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tree Rollins 6 5.3 0.7 0.2 0.3 0.5 0.0 0.2 0.2 0.3 1.0 0.3 0.3 1.000 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -
David Thompson ------- --- ----------

Season 15

Tree Rollins David Thompson
Season 1991-92-
Team Houston Rockets-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tree Rollins 59 11.8 2.0 1.0 1.9 2.9 0.3 0.2 1.1 0.3 1.4 0.8 1.5 .535 0.0 0.0 - 0.4 0.5 .867
David Thompson ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tree Rollins ------- --- ----------
David Thompson ------- --- ----------

Season 16

Tree Rollins David Thompson
Season 1992-93-
Team Houston Rockets-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Rockets Lost West Conf Semis-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tree Rollins 42 5.9 0.7 0.3 1.1 1.4 0.2 0.1 0.4 0.2 1.0 0.3 1.0 .268 0.0 0.0 .000 0.2 0.3 .750
David Thompson ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tree Rollins 6 2.7 0.0 0.2 0.5 0.7 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.5 .000 0.0 0.2 .000 0.0 0.0 -
David Thompson ------- --- ----------

Season 17

Tree Rollins David Thompson
Season 1993-94-
Team Orlando Magic-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Magic Lost East Conf 1st Rd-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tree Rollins 45 8.5 1.7 0.7 1.4 2.1 0.2 0.2 0.8 0.3 1.2 0.6 1.2 .547 0.0 0.0 - 0.4 0.7 .600
David Thompson ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tree Rollins 3 9.7 1.3 1.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.3 0.3 0.0 3.0 0.7 1.7 .400 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -
David Thompson ------- --- ----------

Season 18

Tree Rollins David Thompson
Season 1994-95-
Team Orlando Magic-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Magic Lost NBA Finals-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tree Rollins 51 9.4 1.2 0.6 1.3 1.9 0.2 0.1 0.7 0.5 1.2 0.4 0.8 .476 0.0 0.0 - 0.4 0.6 .677
David Thompson ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tree Rollins 14 5.8 0.5 0.3 0.1 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.3 1.4 0.2 0.4 .600 0.0 0.0 - 0.1 0.3 .250
David Thompson ------- --- ----------