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 advanced
- PER
- 19.9
- True shooting
- .568
- Effective FG
- .501
- Usage rate
- 26.3
- Win shares
- 63.1
- WS per 48
- .156
- Box plus/minus
- 2.3
- VORP
- 21.3
- Best season, WS
- 12.7
- Best season, BPM
- 4.8
- MVP vote shares
- 0.18
- Finals appearances
- 0
League-leading seasons: 0 scoring, 0 rebounding, 0 assists, 0 steals, 0 blocks (per game, minimum 70% of team games).
Advanced by season
| Season | Team | Age | G | MP | PER | TS% | eFG% | USG% | OWS | DWS | WS | WS/48 | OBPM | DBPM | BPM | VORP | ORtg | DRtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975-76 ABA | DNA | 21 | 83 | 3,101 | 21.1 | .578 | .516 | 25.3 | 9.5 | 3.0 | 12.4 | .193 | 3.9 | -0.2 | 3.7 | 4.4 | 116 | 105 |
| 1976-77 | DEN | 22 | 82 | 3,001 | 19.8 | .559 | .507 | – | 7.6 | 3.1 | 10.7 | .172 | 3.1 | -0.6 | 2.5 | 3.4 | – | 99 |
| 1977-78 | DEN | 23 | 80 | 3,025 | 23.2 | .578 | .521 | 26.8 | 10.8 | 1.9 | 12.7 | .202 | 5.5 | -0.7 | 4.8 | 5.2 | 114 | 104 |
| 1978-79 | DEN | 24 | 76 | 2,670 | 19.9 | .567 | .512 | 25.9 | 7.4 | 2.1 | 9.5 | .171 | 3.7 | -0.6 | 3.1 | 3.5 | 114 | 106 |
| 1979-80 | DEN | 25 | 39 | 1,239 | 19.0 | .549 | .474 | 27.8 | 2.2 | 0.8 | 3.0 | .116 | 2.5 | -0.8 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 108 | 109 |
| 1980-81 | DEN | 26 | 77 | 2,620 | 19.4 | .571 | .509 | 27.9 | 6.0 | 0.4 | 6.4 | .117 | 3.0 | -2.1 | 0.9 | 1.9 | 111 | 113 |
| 1981-82 | DEN | 27 | 61 | 1,246 | 17.6 | .571 | .489 | 28.5 | 2.1 | 0.0 | 2.0 | .079 | 1.0 | -2.8 | -1.8 | 0.1 | 108 | 116 |
| 1982-83 | SEA | 28 | 75 | 2,155 | 16.1 | .545 | .482 | 23.3 | 3.6 | 1.8 | 5.4 | .120 | 1.2 | -0.8 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 108 | 106 |
| 1983-84 | SEA | 29 | 19 | 349 | 20.0 | .609 | .539 | 26.7 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 1.0 | .144 | 2.1 | -0.5 | 1.6 | 0.4 | 114 | 109 |
What these mean
- TS%
- True shooting: scoring efficiency counting twos, threes and free throws together.
- eFG%
- Effective field goal %: field goal % with threes weighted 1.5x.
- USG%
- Usage rate: share of team plays a player finished while on the floor (from 1977-78).
- PER
- Player efficiency rating: per-minute production, league average is 15.
- WS
- Win shares: wins a player produced, split into offense (OWS) and defense (DWS).
- WS/48
- Win shares per 48 minutes; about .100 is league average.
- BPM
- Box plus/minus: points per 100 possessions above an average player (from 1973-74).
- VORP
- Value over replacement player: BPM converted to total value over a bench-level player (from 1973-74).
- ORtg / DRtg
- Points produced and allowed per 100 possessions.
Estimated plus-minus (EPM) is a proprietary Dunks & Threes metric and isn't included.