Arvydas Sabonis vs. Tom Thacker Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Tom Thacker and Arvydas Sabonis that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

Arvydas Sabonis

vs.

Tom Thacker

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Arvydas Sabonis: 1995-96 to 2002-03
Tom Thacker: 1963-64 to 1967-68

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Arvydas Sabonis 0 Tom Thacker 1

NBA Seasons Arvydas Sabonis 7 Tom Thacker 4

Playoffs Played Arvydas Sabonis 7 Tom Thacker 4

All-Star Games Arvydas Sabonis 0 Tom Thacker 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 12.0 Tom Thacker 3.3

Rebounds Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 7.3 Tom Thacker 2.4

Assists Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 2.1 Tom Thacker 1.0

Steals Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 0.8 Tom Thacker - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 1.1 Tom Thacker - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Arvydas Sabonis 5,629 Tom Thacker 721

Total Rebounds Arvydas Sabonis 3,436 Tom Thacker 522

Total Assists Arvydas Sabonis 964 Tom Thacker 222

Total Steals Arvydas Sabonis 370 Tom Thacker - n/a **

Total Blocks Arvydas Sabonis 494 Tom Thacker - n/a **

Total Games Arvydas Sabonis 470 Tom Thacker 218

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Arvydas Sabonis .500 Tom Thacker .371

3-Point Percentage Arvydas Sabonis .328 Tom Thacker - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Arvydas Sabonis .786 Tom Thacker .482

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 16.0 (1998) Tom Thacker 4.2 (1968)

Rebounds Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 10.0 (1998) Tom Thacker 2.5 (1968)

Assists Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 3.0 (1998) Tom Thacker 1.2 (1966)

Steals Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 0.9 (1997) Tom Thacker - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 1.3 (1999) Tom Thacker - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 12.1 Tom Thacker 1.9

Rebounds Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 7.4 Tom Thacker 1.6

Assists Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 1.9 Tom Thacker 0.6

Steals Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 0.9 Tom Thacker - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 0.9 Tom Thacker - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Arvydas Sabonis 617 Tom Thacker 59

Total Rebounds Arvydas Sabonis 378 Tom Thacker 51

Total Assists Arvydas Sabonis 97 Tom Thacker 19

Total Steals Arvydas Sabonis 48 Tom Thacker - n/a **

Total Blocks Arvydas Sabonis 48 Tom Thacker - n/a **

Total Games Arvydas Sabonis 51 Tom Thacker 31

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Arvydas Sabonis .452 Tom Thacker .305

3-Point Percentage Arvydas Sabonis .319 Tom Thacker - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Arvydas Sabonis .802 Tom Thacker .474

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 23.6 (1996) Tom Thacker 4.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 10.2 (1996) Tom Thacker 3.0 (1965)

Assists Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 2.7 (2001) Tom Thacker 1.3 (1966)

Steals Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 1.8 (1998) Tom Thacker - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 2.3 (2001) Tom Thacker - n/a **

Notes: ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.