David Thompson vs. Gabe Vincent Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Gabe Vincent and David Thompson, 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.

David Thompson played 8 years in the NBA, 3 more than Gabe Vincent, who played 5. David Thompson had the first of his seasons in 1976-77, while Gabe Vincent had his rookie season in 2019-20. 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
David Thompson 8 5 1976-77 to 1983-84
Gabe Vincent 5 5 2019-20 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
David Thompson Gabe Vincent
Season 1976-772019-20
Team Denver NuggetsMiami Heat
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf SemisHeat Lost NBA 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 %
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
Gabe Vincent 9 9.2 2.4 0.0 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.6 0.0 0.1 0.7 0.9 4.1 .216 0.7 3.0 .222 0.0 0.0 -
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Gabe Vincent 1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -

Season 2
David Thompson Gabe Vincent
Season 1977-782020-21
Team Denver NuggetsMiami Heat
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf FinalsHeat Lost East 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 %
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
Gabe Vincent 50 13.1 4.8 0.2 0.9 1.1 1.3 0.4 0.0 0.7 1.6 1.8 4.7 .378 0.9 3.0 .309 0.4 0.5 .870
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Gabe Vincent 3 4.7 1.7 0.0 0.3 0.3 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.7 1.0 .667 0.3 0.7 .500 0.0 0.0 -

Season 3
David Thompson Gabe Vincent
Season 1978-792021-22
Team Denver NuggetsMiami Heat
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Achievement All-Star Game NVP-
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf 1st RdHeat Lost East 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 %
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
Gabe Vincent 68 23.4 8.7 0.3 1.5 1.9 3.1 0.9 0.2 1.4 2.3 3.1 7.5 .417 1.8 4.8 .368 0.6 0.8 .815
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Gabe Vincent 18 23.5 8.0 0.2 1.8 1.9 3.2 0.8 0.3 1.4 2.3 2.8 7.3 .382 1.4 4.5 .309 1.1 1.1 .950

Season 4
David Thompson Gabe Vincent
Season 1979-802022-23
Team Denver NuggetsMiami Heat
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayHeat Lost NBA 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 %
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
Gabe Vincent 68 25.9 9.4 0.4 1.7 2.1 2.5 0.9 0.1 1.4 2.3 3.4 8.3 .402 1.7 5.1 .334 1.0 1.1 .872
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
David Thompson ------- --- ----------
Gabe Vincent 22 30.5 12.7 0.4 1.0 1.4 3.5 0.9 0.2 1.4 3.0 4.5 11.2 .402 2.3 6.1 .378 1.4 1.5 .882

Season 5
David Thompson Gabe Vincent
Season 1980-812023-24
Team Denver NuggetsLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayLakers Lost West Conf 1st Rd
Others -NBA Cup In-Season Tournament Champion
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Gabe Vincent 11 19.8 3.1 0.4 0.5 0.8 1.9 0.8 0.0 0.5 1.7 1.4 4.5 .306 0.3 2.5 .107 0.1 0.2 .500
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
David Thompson ------- --- ----------
Gabe Vincent 5 13.8 1.4 0.2 1.4 1.6 0.6 0.4 0.0 0.6 1.6 0.6 2.4 .250 0.2 1.4 .143 0.0 0.0 -

Season 6
David Thompson Gabe Vincent
Season 1981-82-
Team Denver Nuggets-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nuggets 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 %
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
Gabe Vincent ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Gabe Vincent ------- --- ----------

Season 7
David Thompson Gabe Vincent
Season 1982-83-
Team Seattle Supersonics-
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Supersonics 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 %
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
Gabe Vincent ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Gabe Vincent ------- --- ----------

Season 8
David Thompson Gabe Vincent
Season 1983-84-
Team Seattle Supersonics-
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 %
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
Gabe Vincent ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
David Thompson ------- --- ----------
Gabe Vincent ------- --- ----------
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