David Thompson
SG · SEA
Seasons 1975-76–1983-84 · 9 on record · Ht 6-4 · b. 1954
★ Hall of Fame★ Scoring champion5× All-Star2× All-NBA
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Player info
| Nickname | Skywalker |
|---|---|
| Position | SG |
| Number | #33 (also #44) |
| Height | 6-4 |
| Weight | 195 lb |
| Born | 1954-07-13 |
| College | NC State |
| Drafted | 1975 · Round 1, Pick 1 · Atlanta Hawks |
| Seasons | 1975-76–1983-84 (9) |
Career averages
22.7 PPG, 4.1 RPG, 3.3 APG · 592 games · .505 FG% · .255 3P%.
Stats by season — per game
| Season | Tm | Age | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS | PER | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975-76 | DNA | 21 | 83 | 37.4 | .515 | .158 | .794 | 6.3 | 3.7 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 26.0 | 21.1 | .578 |
| 1976-77 | DEN | 22 | 82 | 36.6 | .507 | — | .766 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 25.9 | 19.8 | .559 |
| 1977-78 | DEN | 23 | 80 | 37.8 | .521 | — | .778 | 4.9 | 4.5 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 27.2 | 23.2 | .578 |
| 1978-79 | DEN | 24 | 76 | 35.1 | .512 | — | .753 | 3.6 | 3.0 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 24.0 | 19.9 | .567 |
| 1979-80 | DEN | 25 | 39 | 31.8 | .468 | .368 | .758 | 4.5 | 3.2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 21.5 | 19.0 | .549 |
| 1980-81 | DEN | 26 | 77 | 34.0 | .506 | .256 | .795 | 3.7 | 3.0 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 25.5 | 19.4 | .571 |
| 1981-82 | DEN | 27 | 61 | 20.4 | .486 | .286 | .814 | 2.4 | 1.9 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 14.9 | 17.6 | .571 |
| 1982-83 | SEA | 28 | 75 | 28.7 | .481 | .200 | .784 | 3.6 | 3.0 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 15.9 | 16.1 | .545 |
| 1983-84 | SEA | 29 | 19 | 18.4 | .539 | 0.000 | .849 | 2.3 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 12.6 | 20.0 | .609 |
Stats by season — totals
| Season | Tm | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975-76 | DNA | 83 | — | 3,101 | 807 | 1,567 | .515 | 3 | 19 | 541 | 681 | 525 | 308 | 136 | 102 | 250 | 2,158 |
| 1976-77 | DEN | 82 | 82 | 3,001 | 824 | 1,626 | .507 | — | — | 477 | 623 | 334 | 337 | 114 | 53 | — | 2,125 |
| 1977-78 | DEN | 80 | — | 3,025 | 826 | 1,584 | .521 | — | — | 520 | 668 | 390 | 362 | 92 | 99 | 245 | 2,172 |
| 1978-79 | DEN | 76 | — | 2,670 | 693 | 1,353 | .512 | — | — | 439 | 583 | 274 | 225 | 70 | 82 | 186 | 1,825 |
| 1979-80 | DEN | 39 | — | 1,239 | 289 | 617 | .468 | 7 | 19 | 254 | 335 | 174 | 124 | 39 | 38 | 116 | 839 |
| 1980-81 | DEN | 77 | — | 2,620 | 734 | 1,451 | .506 | 10 | 39 | 489 | 615 | 287 | 231 | 53 | 60 | 250 | 1,967 |
| 1981-82 | DEN | 61 | 5 | 1,246 | 313 | 644 | .486 | 4 | 14 | 276 | 339 | 148 | 117 | 34 | 29 | 142 | 906 |
| 1982-83 | SEA | 75 | 64 | 2,155 | 445 | 925 | .481 | 2 | 10 | 298 | 380 | 270 | 222 | 47 | 33 | 163 | 1,190 |
| 1983-84 | SEA | 19 | 0 | 349 | 89 | 165 | .539 | 0 | 1 | 62 | 73 | 44 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 27 | 240 |
| Career | 592 | — | — | 5,020 | 9,932 | .505 | 26 | 102 | 3356 | 4297 | 2446 | 1939 | 595 | 509 | 1379 | 13,422 |
Per 36 minutes
| Season | Tm | G | MPG | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975-76 | DNA | 83 | 37.4 | 9.4 | 18.2 | .515 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 6.3 | 7.9 | 6.1 | 3.6 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 2.9 | 25.1 |
| 1976-77 | DEN | 82 | 36.6 | 9.9 | 19.5 | .507 | — | — | 5.7 | 7.5 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1.4 | 0.6 | — | 25.5 |
| 1977-78 | DEN | 80 | 37.8 | 9.8 | 18.9 | .521 | — | — | 6.2 | 7.9 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 2.9 | 25.8 |
| 1978-79 | DEN | 76 | 35.1 | 9.3 | 18.2 | .512 | — | — | 5.9 | 7.9 | 3.7 | 3.0 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 2.5 | 24.6 |
| 1979-80 | DEN | 39 | 31.8 | 8.4 | 17.9 | .468 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 7.4 | 9.7 | 5.1 | 3.6 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 3.4 | 24.4 |
| 1980-81 | DEN | 77 | 34.0 | 10.1 | 19.9 | .506 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 6.7 | 8.5 | 3.9 | 3.2 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 3.4 | 27.0 |
| 1981-82 | DEN | 61 | 20.4 | 9.0 | 18.6 | .486 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 8.0 | 9.8 | 4.3 | 3.4 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 4.1 | 26.2 |
| 1982-83 | SEA | 75 | 28.7 | 7.4 | 15.5 | .481 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 5.0 | 6.3 | 4.5 | 3.7 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 2.7 | 19.9 |
| 1983-84 | SEA | 19 | 18.4 | 9.2 | 17.0 | .539 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 6.4 | 7.5 | 4.5 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 2.8 | 24.8 |
Counting stats scaled to a per-36-minute pace.
Advanced stats
| Season | Tm | G | MP | PER | TS% | USG% | OWS | DWS | WS | WS/48 | OBPM | DBPM | BPM | VORP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975-76 | DNA | 83 | 3,101 | 21.1 | .578 | 25.3 | 9.5 | 3.0 | 12.4 | .193 | +3.9 | -0.2 | +3.7 | +4.4 |
| 1976-77 | DEN | 82 | 3,001 | 19.8 | .559 | — | 7.6 | 3.1 | 10.7 | .172 | +3.1 | -0.6 | +2.5 | +3.4 |
| 1977-78 | DEN | 80 | 3,025 | 23.2 | .578 | 26.8 | 10.8 | 1.9 | 12.7 | .202 | +5.5 | -0.7 | +4.8 | +5.2 |
| 1978-79 | DEN | 76 | 2,670 | 19.9 | .567 | 25.9 | 7.4 | 2.1 | 9.5 | .171 | +3.7 | -0.6 | +3.1 | +3.5 |
| 1979-80 | DEN | 39 | 1,239 | 19.0 | .549 | 27.8 | 2.2 | 0.8 | 3.0 | .116 | +2.5 | -0.8 | +1.6 | +1.1 |
| 1980-81 | DEN | 77 | 2,620 | 19.4 | .571 | 27.9 | 6.0 | 0.4 | 6.4 | .117 | +3.0 | -2.1 | +0.9 | +1.9 |
| 1981-82 | DEN | 61 | 1,246 | 17.6 | .571 | 28.5 | 2.1 | 0.0 | 2.0 | .079 | +1.0 | -2.8 | -1.8 | +0.1 |
| 1982-83 | SEA | 75 | 2,155 | 16.1 | .545 | 23.3 | 3.6 | 1.8 | 5.4 | .120 | +1.2 | -0.8 | +0.3 | +1.3 |
| 1983-84 | SEA | 19 | 349 | 20.0 | .609 | 26.7 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 1.0 | .144 | +2.1 | -0.5 | +1.6 | +0.4 |
| Career | 592 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 63.1 | — | — | — | — | +21.3 |
PER, True Shooting %, Usage %, Win Shares (Off/Def/Total, per 48), Box Plus/Minus (Off/Def/Total) and Value Over Replacement Player.
Playoff stats
| Season | G | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | FG% | 3P% | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976-77 | 6 | 39.5 | 24.7 | 5.2 | 4.0 | 1.5 | 0.7 | .463 | — | .513 |
| 1977-78 | 13 | 37.0 | 25.2 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 0.7 | 1.6 | .450 | — | .503 |
| 1978-79 | 3 | 40.7 | 28.0 | 7.0 | 4.0 | 1.3 | 0.3 | .551 | — | .569 |
| 1981-82 | 3 | 22.0 | 11.7 | 3.3 | 2.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | .455 | .333 | .485 |
| 1982-83 | 2 | 32.5 | 12.0 | 0.0 | 3.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | .360 | — | .408 |
| Career | 27 | 36.0 | 22.9 | 4.3 | 3.7 | 0.9 | 1.0 | .462 | .333 | .508 |
Full postseason box-score averages by season, from every playoff game played.
Career splits
| Split | G | PPG | RPG | APG | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 252 | 22.1 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 183–69 |
| Away | 258 | 22.1 | 3.7 | 2.8 | 95–163 |
| In wins | 278 | 22.8 | 3.9 | 3.3 | 278–0 |
| In losses | 232 | 21.3 | 3.6 | 3.0 | 0–232 |
Regular-season career splits by venue and result.
Career stats vs each team
| Opponent | G | PPG | RPG | APG | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATL Atlanta Hawks | 18 | 24.9 | 4.4 | 3.3 | 9–9 |
| BOS Boston Celtics | 20 | 20.2 | 3.4 | 2.4 | 8–12 |
| BKN Brooklyn Nets | 17 | 20.3 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 10–7 |
| CHI Chicago Bulls | 19 | 25.2 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 12–7 |
| CLE Cleveland Cavaliers | 18 | 24.2 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 10–8 |
| DAL Dallas Mavericks | 16 | 17.5 | 3.7 | 1.9 | 12–4 |
| DEN Denver Nuggets | 4 | 14.5 | 4.2 | 2.8 | 1–3 |
| DET Detroit Pistons | 18 | 26.8 | 4.1 | 3.3 | 13–5 |
| GSW Golden State Warriors | 28 | 21.2 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 16–12 |
| HOU Houston Rockets | 26 | 21.8 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 16–10 |
| IND Indiana Pacers | 20 | 23.1 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 12–8 |
| LAC Los Angeles Clippers | 23 | 22.7 | 3.9 | 2.0 | 16–7 |
| LAL Los Angeles Lakers | 32 | 21.7 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 14–18 |
| MIL Milwaukee Bucks | 21 | 21.9 | 3.8 | 3.2 | 13–8 |
| NYK New York Knicks | 20 | 23.2 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 9–11 |
| PHI Philadelphia 76ers | 17 | 22.9 | 3.2 | 3.5 | 4–13 |
| PHX Phoenix Suns | 27 | 21.4 | 4.7 | 3.6 | 11–16 |
| POR Portland Trail Blazers | 29 | 21.2 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 13–16 |
| SAC Sacramento Kings | 30 | 18.4 | 3.6 | 2.7 | 17–13 |
| SAS San Antonio Spurs | 28 | 22.8 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 14–14 |
| UTA Utah Jazz | 31 | 21.2 | 3.8 | 2.6 | 21–10 |
Regular-season career averages against each current franchise.
Frequently asked questions
What are David Thompson's career stats?
David Thompson has averaged 22.7 PPG, 4.1 RPG, 3.3 APG over 9 seasons (1975-76–1983-84).
How tall is David Thompson?
David Thompson is 6-4 (195 lb).
When was David Thompson drafted?
David Thompson was drafted in 1975, round 1, pick 1, by the Atlanta Hawks.