David Thompson
- Seasons
- 1975-76 to 1983-84
- Position
- G-F
- Height
- 6′4″
- Weight
- 195 lb
- Born
- Jul 13, 1954
- College
- NC State
- Draft
- 1975, round 1, pick 1
3All-League teams
5All-Star selections
Career totals
| Seasons | Games | Points | PPG | RPG | APG | Win shares | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular season | 9 | 592 | 13,422 | 22.7 | 4.1 | 3.3 | 63.1 |
| Playoffs | 5 | 27 | 619 | 22.9 | 4.3 | 3.7 | – |
Rebounds weren't tracked before 1950-51, and steals and blocks before 1973-74, so early totals undercount.
Season by season
Highlighted rows are championship seasons.
| Season | Team | G | PPG | RPG | APG | Team record | Team result | Playoff PPG | Honors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975-76 ABA | DNA | 83 | 26.0 | 6.3 | 3.7 | 60-24 | Made playoffs | – | All-League 2nd, All-Star, Rookie of the Year |
| 1976-77 | DEN | 82 | 25.9 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 50-32 | Lost 2nd round | 24.7 | All-League 1st, All-Star |
| 1977-78 | DEN | 80 | 27.2 | 4.9 | 4.5 | 48-34 | Lost conf. finals | 25.2 | All-League 1st, All-Star |
| 1978-79 | DEN | 76 | 24.0 | 3.6 | 3.0 | 47-35 | Lost conf. finals | 28.0 | All-Star |
| 1979-80 | DEN | 39 | 21.5 | 4.5 | 3.2 | 30-52 | Missed playoffs | – | |
| 1980-81 | DEN | 77 | 25.5 | 3.7 | 3.0 | 37-45 | Missed playoffs | – | |
| 1981-82 | DEN | 61 | 14.9 | 2.4 | 1.9 | 46-36 | Lost conf. finals | 11.7 | |
| 1982-83 | SEA | 75 | 15.9 | 3.6 | 3.0 | 48-34 | Lost conf. finals | 12.0 | All-Star |
| 1983-84 | SEA | 19 | 12.6 | 2.3 | 0.7 | 42-40 | Lost conf. finals | – |