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Retired#43Center1978–1990#246 all-time in points

Mychal Thompson

Mychal Thompson scored 12,810 points in 935 games, 246th on the all-time list. His best scoring season was 1981-82 at 20.8 points a game. He earned 3 RimBlaze badges.

Height / Weight6′ 10″ / 226 lb
Age71
PositionCenter
BornJan 30, 1955
HometownNassau, The Bahamas
Experience1978–1990
CollegeUniversity of Minnesota
Draft1978 · round 1, pick 1
High schoolMiami Jackson High School Miami-Dade County, Florida
TeamsPortland Trail Blazers 1978–1978Portland Trail Blazers 1980–1985SAN 1986–1986Los Angeles Lakers 1986–1990
Career points
12,810
935 games · 13.7 per game
Triple-doubles
—
Counted since 1996-97, when NBA.com game logs begin
All-time points
#246
Also 431st in assists, 127th in rebounds
NBA dataCareer 1978–1990. Game-by-game feats count games since 1996-97, when NBA.com game logs begin.
0 rare
LOGO RANGE · 30 FT HALF COURT · 47 FT
No rare buckets tracked in 1990-91.

1990-91 season

LAL · 72 games
Points2884.0 per game
Rebounds3.2228 total
Assists0.321 total
Triple-doubles—— double-doubles
40-point games00 big nights
Rare buckets0Logo 3s, buzzer-beaters, daggers

Player’s Vault

3 badges earned
0Unicorn
0Rare Air
3Legend
  • LegendSeason20-10 season1981-82
  • LegendCareer10,000 points12,810 points
  • LegendCareerChampionship ring2 rings · 1986-87, 1987-88

Mychal Thompson career arc

By season · tap a barSelected seasonPeak: 1981-82 · 20.8 points per game

Mychal Thompson milestones

Career · regular season
12,810 career points
Retired 246th on the all-time scoring list.
5K10K15K20K
Career marks
Points12,810Past 10,000 · 246th all-time
Rebounds6,951Past 5,000 · 127th all-time
Blocks1,073Past 1,000 · 93rd all-time

Mychal Thompson career highs

Game logs begin in 1996-97, after his career

Biggest nights

Ranked by rarity
No big nights yet.

Deepest makes

0 rare buckets tracked
No rare buckets tracked yet.

Mychal Thompson stats by season

Regular season · tap a row
SeasonTeamGPPTSPPGRPGAPGFG%3P%FT%3PMTDDDRare
1990-91LAL722884.03.20.3.496.000.7050———
1989-90LAL7070610.16.80.6.500—.7060———
1988-89LAL807389.25.80.6.559.000.6780———
1987-88LAL8092511.66.10.8.512.000.6340———
1986-87SAN/LAL8293811.45.01.4.450.500.7371———
1985-86POR821,20414.77.42.1.498—.6410———
1984-85POR791,45118.47.82.6.515—.6840———
1983-84POR791,24015.78.73.9.524.000.6670———
1982-83POR801,25915.79.44.8.489.000.6210———
1981-82POR791,64220.811.74.0.523—.6280———
1980-81POR791,34517.08.73.6.494.000.6410———
1978-79POR731,07414.78.32.4.490—.572————
Career12 seasons93512,81013.77.42.3.504.083.6551——0

Mychal Thompson splits

Career · points per game
No game-by-game logs for his career. NBA.com’s logs begin in 1996-97.

How he scores

Share of points · rare bucket mix
Career
Twos
81%
Threes
0%
Free throws
19%

Every big night · 0

No big nights yet.

Quick answers

Mychal Thompson facts
How many career points did Mychal Thompson score?

Mychal Thompson scored 12,810 career regular-season points in 935 games, 13.7 per game, which ranks 246th all-time.

What was Mychal Thompson’s best season?

His best scoring season was 1981-82 with POR: 20.8 points, 11.7 rebounds and 4.0 assists per game.

Where is Mychal Thompson from?

Mychal Thompson is from Nassau, The Bahamas. He played high school ball at Miami Jackson High School in Miami-Dade County, Florida. He played college ball at University of Minnesota.

What teams did Mychal Thompson play for?

Portland Trail Blazers (1978–1978); Portland Trail Blazers (1980–1985); SAN (1986–1986); Los Angeles Lakers (1986–1990).