Micheal Ray Richardson vs. David Thompson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars David Thompson and Micheal Ray Richardson 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

Micheal Ray Richardson

vs.

David Thompson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
M. Richardson: 1978-79 to 1985-86
David Thompson: 1976-77 to 1983-84

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships M. Richardson 0 David Thompson 0

NBA Seasons M. Richardson 8 David Thompson 8

Playoffs Played M. Richardson 4 David Thompson 5

All-Star Games M. Richardson 4 David Thompson 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team M. Richardson 0 David Thompson 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) M. Richardson 0 David Thompson 2

All-Defensive 1st Team M. Richardson 2 David Thompson 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) M. Richardson 2 David Thompson 0

Assists Leader M. Richardson 1 David Thompson 0

Steals Leader M. Richardson 3 David Thompson 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game M. Richardson 14.8 David Thompson 22.1

Rebounds Per Game M. Richardson 5.5 David Thompson 3.8

Assists Per Game M. Richardson 7.0 David Thompson 3.2

Steals Per Game M. Richardson 2.6 David Thompson 0.9

Blocks Per Game M. Richardson 0.4 David Thompson 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points M. Richardson 8,253 David Thompson 11,264

Total Rebounds M. Richardson 3,056 David Thompson 1,921

Total Assists M. Richardson 3,899 David Thompson 1,631

Total Steals M. Richardson 1,463 David Thompson 459

Total Blocks M. Richardson 206 David Thompson 407

Total Games M. Richardson 556 David Thompson 509

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage M. Richardson .457 David Thompson .504

3-Point Percentage M. Richardson .220 * David Thompson .277 *

Free Throw Percentage M. Richardson .690 David Thompson .778

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game M. Richardson 20.1 (1985) David Thompson 27.2 (1978)

Rebounds Per Game M. Richardson 6.9 (1981) David Thompson 4.9 (1978)

Assists Per Game M. Richardson 10.1 (1980) David Thompson 4.5 (1978)

Steals Per Game M. Richardson 3.2 (1980) David Thompson 1.4 (1977)

Blocks Per Game M. Richardson 0.5 (1982) David Thompson 1.2 (1978)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game M. Richardson 15.7 David Thompson 22.9

Rebounds Per Game M. Richardson 5.5 David Thompson 4.3

Assists Per Game M. Richardson 7.2 David Thompson 3.7

Steals Per Game M. Richardson 2.8 David Thompson 0.9

Blocks Per Game M. Richardson 0.2 David Thompson 1.0

Totals Stats

Total Points M. Richardson 282 David Thompson 619

Total Rebounds M. Richardson 99 David Thompson 115

Total Assists M. Richardson 129 David Thompson 101

Total Steals M. Richardson 50 David Thompson 24

Total Blocks M. Richardson 4 David Thompson 27

Total Games M. Richardson 18 David Thompson 27

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage M. Richardson .386 David Thompson .462

3-Point Percentage M. Richardson .207 * David Thompson .333 *

Free Throw Percentage M. Richardson .690 David Thompson .745

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game M. Richardson 18.3 (1985) David Thompson 28.0 (1979)

Rebounds Per Game M. Richardson 9.5 (1981) David Thompson 7.0 (1979)

Assists Per Game M. Richardson 11.3 (1985) David Thompson 4.0 (1979)

Steals Per Game M. Richardson 3.5 (1981) David Thompson 1.5 (1977)

Blocks Per Game M. Richardson 0.4 (1984) David Thompson 1.6 (1978)

Notes: * Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.