David Thompson Career Splits

David O'Neil Thompson

(Skywalker, D.T.)

Position: Shooting Guard and Small Forward ▪ Shoots: Right

6-4, 195lb (193cm, 88kg)

Born: July 13, 1954 in Shelby, North Carolina us

College: NC State

High School: Crest in Shelby, North Carolina

Draft: Atlanta Hawks, 1st round (1st pick, 1st overall), 1975 NBA Draft

NBA Debut: October 22, 1976 ▪ ABA Debut: October 24, 1975

Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 1996 (Full List)

Career Length: 9 years

Hall of Fame
5x All Star
2x All-NBA
1975-76 All-ABA
1975-76 All-Rookie
2x AS MVP
1975-76 ROY
ABA All-Time Team

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SUMMARY

Career

592

PTS

22.7

TRB

4.1

AST

3.3

FG%

50.5

FG3%

25.5

FT%

78.1

eFG%

50.7

PER

19.9

63.3

Career Splits

Game & Season level advanced stats calculations differ slightly · For reg. season games 1946-47 to 2024-25

Career Splits Table
		Totals																	Shooting			Advanced				Per Game
Split	Value	G	GS	MP	FG	FGA	3P	3PA	FT	FTA	ORB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS	FG%	3P%	FT%	TS%	USG%	ORtg	DRtg	MP	PTS	TRB	AST
	Total	509	420	16292	4214	8366			2815	3616		1921	1634				1287	11266	.504		.778	.566				32.0	22.1	3.8	3.2
Split	Value	G	GS	MP	FG	FGA	3P	3PA	FT	FTA	ORB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS	FG%	3P%	FT%	TS%	USG%	ORtg	DRtg	MP	PTS	TRB	AST
Place	Home	252	212	7988	2085	4146			1390	1783		975	901				608	5567	.503		.780	.565				31.7	22.1	3.9	3.6
	Road	257	208	8304	2129	4220			1425	1833		946	733				679	5699	.505		.777	.567				32.3	22.2	3.7	2.9
Split	Value	G	GS	MP	FG	FGA	3P	3PA	FT	FTA	ORB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS	FG%	3P%	FT%	TS%	USG%	ORtg	DRtg	MP	PTS	TRB	AST
All-Star	Pre	311	282	10298	2586	5161			1777	2307		1214	1007				834	6965	.501		.770	.564				33.1	22.4	3.9	3.2
	Post	198	138	5994	1628	3205			1038	1309		707	627				453	4301	.508		.793	.569				30.3	21.7	3.6	3.2
Split	Value	G	GS	MP	FG	FGA	3P	3PA	FT	FTA	ORB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS	FG%	3P%	FT%	TS%	USG%	ORtg	DRtg	MP	PTS	TRB	AST
Result	Win	278	231	8810	2386	4514			1548	1969		1085	933				666	6325	.529		.786	.588				31.7	22.8	3.9	3.4
	Loss	231	189	7482	1828	3852			1267	1647		836	701				621	4941	.475		.769	.540				32.4	21.4	3.6	3.0
Split	Value	G	GS	MP	FG	FGA	3P	3PA	FT	FTA	ORB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS	FG%	3P%	FT%	TS%	USG%	ORtg	DRtg	MP	PTS	TRB	AST
Month	October	37	37	1187	310	615			219	283		154	102				107	841	.504		.774	.569				32.1	22.7	4.2	2.8
	November	87	84	2917	774	1515			527	680		347	257				240	2081	.511		.775	.574				33.5	23.9	4.0	3.0
	December	79	72	2658	641	1299			404	547		319	277				209	1692	.493		.739	.549				33.6	21.4	4.0	3.5
	January	94	75	3058	736	1488			551	701		337	328				237	2025	.495		.786	.564				32.5	21.5	3.6	3.5
	February	87	58	2526	663	1362			423	526		301	265				216	1753	.487		.804	.550				29.0	20.1	3.5	3.0
	March	89	68	2816	790	1514			469	590		321	288				197	2052	.522		.795	.578				31.6	23.1	3.6	3.2
	April	36	26	1130	300	573			222	289		142	117				81	822	.524		.768	.587				31.4	22.8	3.9	3.3
Split	Value	G	GS	MP	FG	FGA	3P	3PA	FT	FTA	ORB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS	FG%	3P%	FT%	TS%	USG%	ORtg	DRtg	MP	PTS	TRB	AST
Day	Sunday	82	71	2705	735	1406			455	593		287	238				199	1925	.523		.767	.577				33.0	23.5	3.5	2.9
	Monday	6	5	197	56	109			25	28		25	19				16	137	.514		.893	.565				32.8	22.8	4.2	3.2
	Tuesday	101	79	3096	780	1563			490	644		372	314				234	2058	.499		.761	.557				30.7	20.4	3.7	3.1
	Wednesday	100	82	3170	750	1567			582	750		395	354				255	2086	.479		.776	.550				31.7	20.9	4.0	3.5
	Thursday	41	33	1311	344	667			218	281		151	137				93	909	.516		.776	.575				32.0	22.2	3.7	3.3
	Friday	107	89	3464	929	1842			615	782		413	324				290	2476	.504		.786	.566				32.4	23.1	3.9	3.0
	Saturday	72	61	2349	620	1212			430	538		278	248				200	1675	.512		.799	.578				32.6	23.3	3.9	3.4
Split	Value	G	GS	MP	FG	FGA	3P	3PA	FT	FTA	ORB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS	FG%	3P%	FT%	TS%	USG%	ORtg	DRtg	MP	PTS	TRB	AST
Role	Starter	420	420	14527	3780	7479			2465	3184		1720	1504				1100	10043	.505		.774	.565				34.6	23.9	4.1	3.6
	Reserve	89	0	1765	434	887			350	432		201	130				187	1223	.489		.810	.568				19.8	13.7	2.3	1.5
Split	Value	G	GS	MP	FG	FGA	3P	3PA	FT	FTA	ORB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS	FG%	3P%	FT%	TS%	USG%	ORtg	DRtg	MP	PTS	TRB	AST
Minutes	40+	83	83	3486	886	1773			595	747		408	342				223	2369	.500		.797	.564				42.0	28.5	4.9	4.1
	30-39	267	261	9396	2480	4844			1613	2094		1089	989				685	6585	.512		.770	.571				35.2	24.7	4.1	3.7
	20-29	105	64	2646	677	1359			453	587		325	261				288	1816	.498		.772	.561				25.2	17.3	3.1	2.5
	10-19	45	10	714	162	363			144	177		91	40				84	468	.446		.814	.531				15.9	10.4	2.0	0.9
	0-9	9	2	50	9	27			10	11		8	2				7	28	.333		.909	.440				5.6	3.1	0.9	0.2
Split	Value	G	GS	MP	FG	FGA	3P	3PA	FT	FTA	ORB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS	FG%	3P%	FT%	TS%	USG%	ORtg	DRtg	MP	PTS	TRB	AST
Rest	0 Days	137	113	4485	1099	2229			801	1012		508	410				376	3008	.493		.792	.562				32.7	22.0	3.7	3.0
	1 Day	205	168	6582	1748	3419			1114	1421		768	667				511	4617	.511		.784	.571				32.1	22.5	3.7	3.3
	2 Days	112	97	3634	1008	1933			596	780		452	381				265	2616	.521		.764	.575				32.4	23.4	4.0	3.4
	3+ Days	55	42	1591	359	785			304	403		193	176				135	1025	.457		.754	.533				28.9	18.6	3.5	3.2
Split	Value	G	GS	MP	FG	FGA	3P	3PA	FT	FTA	ORB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS	FG%	3P%	FT%	TS%	USG%	ORtg	DRtg	MP	PTS	TRB	AST
Conference	Eastern	200	173	6592	1728	3416			1139	1468		786	661				501	4601	.506		.776	.566				33.0	23.0	3.9	3.3
	Western	309	247	9700	2486	4950			1676	2148		1135	973				786	6665	.502		.780	.565				31.4	21.6	3.7	3.1
Split	Value	G	GS	MP	FG	FGA	3P	3PA	FT	FTA	ORB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS	FG%	3P%	FT%	TS%	USG%	ORtg	DRtg	MP	PTS	TRB	AST
Division	Atlantic	93	78	2954	773	1542			479	616		332	279				219	2026	.501		.778	.559				31.8	21.8	3.6	3.0
	Central	107	95	3638	955	1874			660	852		454	382				282	2575	.510		.775	.573				34.0	24.1	4.2	3.6
	Midwest	149	115	4569	1178	2339			805	1016		550	456				368	3169	.504		.792	.569				30.7	21.3	3.7	3.1
	Pacific	160	132	5131	1308	2611			871	1132		585	517				418	3496	.501		.769	.562				32.1	21.9	3.7	3.2
Split	Value	G	GS	MP	FG	FGA	3P	3PA	FT	FTA	ORB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS	FG%	3P%	FT%	TS%	USG%	ORtg	DRtg	MP	PTS	TRB	AST
Opponent	Atlanta	18	17	599	159	314			130	157		79	59				54	449	.506		.828	.586				33.3	24.9	4.4	3.3
	Boston	20	16	588	167	325			69	93		69	49				40	403	.514		.742	.551				29.4	20.2	3.5	2.5
	Chicago	19	18	665	179	330			120	154		70	62				53	479	.542		.779	.602				35.0	25.2	3.7	3.3
	Cleveland	18	15	630	161	328			113	147		65	63				45	436	.491		.769	.555				35.0	24.2	3.6	3.5
	Dallas	16	9	408	108	205			64	81		59	31				33	280	.527		.790	.582				25.5	17.5	3.7	1.9
	DEN, DNA	4	3	97	24	53			10	11		17	11				10	58	.453		.909	.501				24.3	14.5	4.3	2.8
	Detroit	18	16	578	185	326			113	141		74	59				35	483	.567		.801	.622				32.1	26.8	4.1	3.3
	Golden State	28	23	895	227	446			138	181		99	97				84	594	.509		.762	.565				32.0	21.2	3.5	3.5
	Houston	26	21	812	206	408			151	190		110	96				71	566	.505		.795	.576				31.2	21.8	4.2	3.7
	INA, IND	20	17	662	168	333			125	155		79	89				52	462	.505		.806	.576				33.1	23.1	4.0	4.5
	BUF, SDC	31	24	1002	276	520			185	232		114	77				68	738	.531		.797	.593				32.3	23.8	3.7	2.5
	LA Lakers	32	26	1068	267	535			158	218		111	113				75	693	.499		.725	.549				33.4	21.7	3.5	3.5
	Milwaukee	21	18	693	160	338			140	184		80	68				52	460	.473		.761	.549				33.0	21.9	3.8	3.2
	NJN, NYA, NYN	17	15	550	121	258			103	135		72	66				40	345	.469		.763	.543				32.4	20.3	4.2	3.9
	New York	20	18	663	180	362			104	136		80	59				41	464	.497		.765	.550				33.2	23.2	4.0	3.0
	Oklahoma City	21	18	675	186	362			119	148		72	80				62	492	.514		.804	.576				32.1	23.4	3.4	3.8
	Philadelphia	17	15	550	137	286			116	141		55	60				52	390	.479		.823	.560				32.4	22.9	3.2	3.5
	Phoenix	27	22	866	208	431			161	203		128	98				71	579	.483		.793	.556				32.1	21.4	4.7	3.6
	Portland	29	27	929	232	480			150	198		86	84				80	616	.483		.758	.543				32.0	21.2	3.0	2.9
	Sacramento	29	23	902	198	433			151	198		107	83				77	548	.457		.763	.527				31.1	18.9	3.7	2.9
	SAA, SAS	28	22	870	249	481			138	187		104	99				87	638	.518		.738	.566				31.1	22.8	3.7	3.5
	NOJ, UTA	31	23	966	244	486			166	206		117	82				62	657	.502		.806	.570				31.2	21.2	3.8	2.6
	Washington	19	14	624	172	326			91	120		74	49				43	436	.528		.758	.576				32.8	22.9	3.9	2.6