You Are Here > Basketball-Reference.com > Players > T > George Thompson

George Thompson

George Thompson (Tip, Tipper)

Position: Guard
Height: 6-2    Weight: 200 lbs.
Born: November 29, 1947 in Brooklyn, New York
High School: Erasmus Hall in Brooklyn, New York
College: Marquette University

Drafted by the Boston Celtics in the 5th round (9th pick, 66th overall) of the 1969 NBA draft.

25 25 23 24

Totals

Glossary ▪ CSV ▪ PRE ▪ Click column headers to sort
Season Age Tm Lg G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1969-70 22 PTP ABA 54 1017 259 587 .441 7 32 .219 176 260 .677 47 47 94 73 84 109 701
1970-71 23 PTC ABA 82 2470 575 1220 .471 23 90 .256 347 485 .715 129 162 291 207 198 217 1520
1971-72 24 PTC ABA 70 2904 696 1448 .481 41 132 .311 455 584 .779 155 198 353 257 217 201 1888
1972-73 25 MMT ABA 80 2925 579 1269 .456 20 73 .274 549 700 .784 95 170 265 403 245 246 1727
1973-74 26 MMT ABA 78 2732 539 1134 .475 10 54 .185 410 519 .790 93 180 273 396 117 24 210 234 1498
1974-75 27 MIL NBA 73 1983 306 691 .443 168 214 .785 50 131 181 225 66 6 203 780
Career TOT 437 14031 2954 6349 .465 101 381 .265 2105 2762 .762 569 888 1457 1561 183 30 954 1210 8114
ABA 364 12048 2648 5658 .468 101 381 .265 1937 2548 .760 519 757 1276 1336 117 24 954 1007 7334
NBA 73 1983 306 691 .443 168 214 .785 50 131 181 225 66 6 203 780

Per Game

Glossary ▪ CSV ▪ PRE ▪ Click column headers to sort
Season Age Tm Lg G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1969-70 22 PTP ABA 54 18.8 4.8 10.9 .441 0.1 0.6 .219 3.3 4.8 .677 0.9 0.9 1.7 1.4 1.6 2.0 13.0
1970-71 23 PTC ABA 82 30.1 7.0 14.9 .471 0.3 1.1 .256 4.2 5.9 .715 1.6 2.0 3.5 2.5 2.4 2.6 18.5
1971-72 24 PTC ABA 70 41.5 9.9 20.7 .481 0.6 1.9 .311 6.5 8.3 .779 2.2 2.8 5.0 3.7 3.1 2.9 27.0
1972-73 25 MMT ABA 80 36.6 7.2 15.9 .456 0.3 0.9 .274 6.9 8.8 .784 1.2 2.1 3.3 5.0 3.1 3.1 21.6
1973-74 26 MMT ABA 78 35.0 6.9 14.5 .475 0.1 0.7 .185 5.3 6.7 .790 1.2 2.3 3.5 5.1 1.5 0.3 2.7 3.0 19.2
1974-75 27 MIL NBA 73 27.2 4.2 9.5 .443 2.3 2.9 .785 0.7 1.8 2.5 3.1 0.9 0.1 2.8 10.7
Career TOT 437 32.1 6.8 14.5 .465 0.3 1.0 .265 4.8 6.3 .762 1.3 2.0 3.3 3.6 1.2 0.2 2.6 2.8 18.6
ABA 364 33.1 7.3 15.5 .468 0.3 1.0 .265 5.3 7.0 .760 1.4 2.1 3.5 3.7 1.5 0.3 2.6 2.8 20.1
NBA 73 27.2 4.2 9.5 .443 2.3 2.9 .785 0.7 1.8 2.5 3.1 0.9 0.1 2.8 10.7

Per 36 Minutes

Glossary ▪ CSV ▪ PRE ▪ Click column headers to sort
Season Age Tm Lg G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1969-70 22 PTP ABA 54 1017 9.2 20.8 .441 0.2 1.1 .219 6.2 9.2 .677 1.7 1.7 3.3 2.6 3.0 3.9 24.8
1970-71 23 PTC ABA 82 2470 8.4 17.8 .471 0.3 1.3 .256 5.1 7.1 .715 1.9 2.4 4.2 3.0 2.9 3.2 22.2
1971-72 24 PTC ABA 70 2904 8.6 18.0 .481 0.5 1.6 .311 5.6 7.2 .779 1.9 2.5 4.4 3.2 2.7 2.5 23.4
1972-73 25 MMT ABA 80 2925 7.1 15.6 .456 0.2 0.9 .274 6.8 8.6 .784 1.2 2.1 3.3 5.0 3.0 3.0 21.3
1973-74 26 MMT ABA 78 2732 7.1 14.9 .475 0.1 0.7 .185 5.4 6.8 .790 1.2 2.4 3.6 5.2 1.5 0.3 2.8 3.1 19.7
1974-75 27 MIL NBA 73 1983 5.6 12.5 .443 3.0 3.9 .785 0.9 2.4 3.3 4.1 1.2 0.1 3.7 14.2
Career TOT 437 14031 7.6 16.3 .465 0.3 1.1 .265 5.4 7.1 .762 1.5 2.3 3.7 4.0 1.4 0.2 2.9 3.1 20.8
ABA 364 12048 7.9 16.9 .468 0.3 1.1 .265 5.8 7.6 .760 1.6 2.3 3.8 4.0 1.5 0.3 2.9 3.0 21.9
NBA 73 1983 5.6 12.5 .443 3.0 3.9 .785 0.9 2.4 3.3 4.1 1.2 0.1 3.7 14.2

Advanced

Glossary ▪ CSV ▪ PRE ▪ Click column headers to sort
Season Age Tm Lg G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS
1969-70 22 PTP ABA 54 1017 17.6 .500 .447 3.9 10.9 10.7 27.8
1970-71 23 PTC ABA 82 2470 16.9 .530 .481 5.0 11.4 12.1 23.1
1971-72 24 PTC ABA 70 2904 19.2 .554 .495 4.9 6.2 5.6 12.2 11.3 24.1
1972-73 25 MMT ABA 80 2925 17.7 .548 .464 3.1 5.8 4.4 19.9 13.4 24.1
1973-74 26 MMT ABA 78 2732 18.9 .550 .480 3.5 6.9 5.2 22.2 2.1 0.5 13.4 23.5 112 109 6.7 0.7 7.4
1974-75 27 MIL NBA 73 1983 12.7 .497 .443 2.7 6.7 4.8 15.8 1.6 0.2 101 1.4 1.2 2.6
Career TOT 437 14031 17.4 .536 .473 3.6 6.4 4.9 16.0 1.9 0.3 12.3 24.1 112 106 8.1 1.9 10.0
ABA 364 12048 18.2 .541 .477 3.8 6.3 4.9 16.1 2.1 0.5 12.3 24.1 112 109 6.7 0.7 7.4
NBA 73 1983 12.7 .497 .443 2.7 6.7 4.8 15.8 1.6 0.2 101 1.4 1.2 2.6

All-Star Games

Glossary ▪ CSV ▪ PRE ▪ Click column headers to sort
Season Age Tm Lg G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1971-72 24 PTC ABA 1 17 5 9 .556 0 2 .000 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 10
1972-73 25 MMT ABA 1 22 4 10 .400 0 0 2 2 1.000 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 10
1973-74 26 MMT ABA 1 21 5 8 .625 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 4 1 10
Career ABA 3 60 14 27 .519 0 2 .000 2 2 1.000 0 3 5 0 0 5 3 30

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

All-Star Games

1972 ABA
1973 ABA
1974 ABA

Games

Career ABA 364 (59)

Minutes Played

Career ABA 12048 (44)

Field Goals

1971-72 ABA 696 (9)
Career ABA 2648 (30)

Field Goal Attempts

1971-72 ABA 1448 (7)
Career ABA 5658 (35)

Field Goal Pct

1970-71 ABA .471 (10)
Career ABA .468 (25)

3-Pt Field Goals

Career ABA 101 (37)

3-Pt Field Goal Attempts

Career ABA 381 (32)

Free Throws

1971-72 ABA 455 (10)
1972-73 ABA 549 (1)
 1973-74 ABA 410 (5)
Career ABA 1937 (19)

Free Throw Attempts

1971-72 ABA 584 (9)
1972-73 ABA 700 (2)
1973-74 ABA 519 (5)
Career ABA 2548 (21)

Free Throw Pct

Career ABA .760 (30)

Offensive Rebounds

Career ABA 519 (81)

Assists

1972-73 ABA 403 (9)
1973-74 ABA 396 (8)
Career ABA 1336 (29)

Steals

Career ABA 117 (68)

Blocks

Career ABA 24 (92)

Turnovers

Career ABA 954 (44)

Personal Fouls

Career ABA 1007 (66)

Points

1971-72 ABA 1888 (9)
1972-73 ABA 1727 (9)
1973-74 ABA 1498 (10)
Career ABA 7334 (28)

Minutes Per Game

1971-72 ABA 41.5 (7)

Points Per Game

1971-72 ABA 27.0 (6)
1972-73 ABA 21.6 (8)
1973-74 ABA 19.2 (9)

Assists Per Game

1972-73 ABA 5.0 (8)
1973-74 ABA 5.1 (7)

Player Efficiency Rating

1973-74 ABA 18.9 (9)

True Shooting Pct

1973-74 ABA .550 (10)
Career ABA .541 (13)

Assist Pct

1973-74 ABA 22.2 (5)

Turnover Pct

1971-72 ABA 11.3 (9)

Usage Pct

1971-72 ABA 24.1 (10)

Offensive Rating

1973-74 ABA 112.2 (9)

Offensive Win Shares

1973-74 ABA 6.7 (5)
Career ABA 6.7 (32)

Win Shares

Career ABA 7.4 (53)