Fred Foster vs. David Thompson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars David Thompson and Fred Foster that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

Fred Foster

vs.

David Thompson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Fred Foster: 1968-69 to 1976-77
David Thompson: 1976-77 to 1983-84

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Fred Foster 0 David Thompson 0

NBA Seasons Fred Foster 8 David Thompson 8

Playoffs Played Fred Foster 1 David Thompson 5

All-Star Games Fred Foster 0 David Thompson 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Fred Foster 0 David Thompson 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Fred Foster 0 David Thompson 2

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Fred Foster 7.8 David Thompson 22.1

Rebounds Per Game Fred Foster 2.4 David Thompson 3.8

Assists Per Game Fred Foster 1.1 David Thompson 3.2

Steals Per Game Fred Foster 0.3 * David Thompson 0.9

Blocks Per Game Fred Foster 0.0 * David Thompson 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Fred Foster 4,093 David Thompson 11,264

Total Rebounds Fred Foster 1,275 David Thompson 1,921

Total Assists Fred Foster 601 David Thompson 1,631

Total Steals Fred Foster 57 * David Thompson 459

Total Blocks Fred Foster 8 * David Thompson 407

Total Games Fred Foster 524 David Thompson 509

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Fred Foster .414 David Thompson .504

3-Point Percentage Fred Foster - n/a ** David Thompson .277 *

Free Throw Percentage Fred Foster .727 David Thompson .778

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Fred Foster 14.8 (1970) David Thompson 27.2 (1978)

Rebounds Per Game Fred Foster 4.2 (1970) David Thompson 4.9 (1978)

Assists Per Game Fred Foster 1.5 (1973) David Thompson 4.5 (1978)

Steals Per Game Fred Foster 0.3 (1974) * David Thompson 1.4 (1977)

Blocks Per Game Fred Foster 0.1 (1974) * David Thompson 1.2 (1978)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Fred Foster 3.6 David Thompson 22.9

Rebounds Per Game Fred Foster 2.4 David Thompson 4.3

Assists Per Game Fred Foster 1.0 David Thompson 3.7

Steals Per Game Fred Foster - * David Thompson 0.9

Blocks Per Game Fred Foster - * David Thompson 1.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Fred Foster 18 David Thompson 619

Total Rebounds Fred Foster 12 David Thompson 115

Total Assists Fred Foster 5 David Thompson 101

Total Steals Fred Foster 0 * David Thompson 24

Total Blocks Fred Foster 0 * David Thompson 27

Total Games Fred Foster 5 David Thompson 27

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Fred Foster .421 David Thompson .462

3-Point Percentage Fred Foster - n/a ** David Thompson .333 *

Free Throw Percentage Fred Foster 1.000 David Thompson .745

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Fred Foster 3.6 (1971) David Thompson 28.0 (1979)

Rebounds Per Game Fred Foster 2.4 (1971) David Thompson 7.0 (1979)

Assists Per Game Fred Foster 1.0 (1971) David Thompson 4.0 (1979)

Steals Per Game Fred Foster - * David Thompson 1.5 (1977)

Blocks Per Game Fred Foster - * David Thompson 1.6 (1978)

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.