Gary Payton vs. Tom Thacker Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Tom Thacker and Gary Payton 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

Gary Payton

vs.

Tom Thacker

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07
Tom Thacker: 1963-64 to 1967-68

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gary Payton 1 Tom Thacker 1

NBA Seasons Gary Payton 17 Tom Thacker 4

Playoffs Played Gary Payton 15 Tom Thacker 4

All-Star Games Gary Payton 9 Tom Thacker 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Gary Payton 2 Tom Thacker 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Gary Payton 9 Tom Thacker 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Gary Payton 9 Tom Thacker 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Gary Payton 9 Tom Thacker 0

Defensive Player of The Year Gary Payton 1 Tom Thacker 0 *

Steals Leader Gary Payton 1 Tom Thacker 0 *

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Defensive Player of The Year is awarded since 1982-83. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gary Payton 16.3 Tom Thacker 3.3

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 3.9 Tom Thacker 2.4

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 6.7 Tom Thacker 1.0

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 1.8 Tom Thacker - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.2 Tom Thacker - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Payton 21,813 Tom Thacker 721

Total Rebounds Gary Payton 5,269 Tom Thacker 522

Total Assists Gary Payton 8,966 Tom Thacker 222

Total Steals Gary Payton 2,445 Tom Thacker - n/a **

Total Blocks Gary Payton 285 Tom Thacker - n/a **

Total Games Gary Payton 1,335 Tom Thacker 218

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Payton .466 Tom Thacker .371

3-Point Percentage Gary Payton .317 Tom Thacker - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Gary Payton .729 Tom Thacker .482

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Payton 24.2 (2000) Tom Thacker 4.2 (1968)

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 6.5 (2000) Tom Thacker 2.5 (1968)

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 9.0 (2002) Tom Thacker 1.2 (1966)

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 2.9 (1996) Tom Thacker - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.3 (2001) Tom Thacker - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gary Payton 14.0 Tom Thacker 1.9

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 3.7 Tom Thacker 1.6

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 5.3 Tom Thacker 0.6

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 1.4 Tom Thacker - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.2 Tom Thacker - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Payton 2,155 Tom Thacker 59

Total Rebounds Gary Payton 575 Tom Thacker 51

Total Assists Gary Payton 811 Tom Thacker 19

Total Steals Gary Payton 216 Tom Thacker - n/a **

Total Blocks Gary Payton 32 Tom Thacker - n/a **

Total Games Gary Payton 154 Tom Thacker 31

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Payton .441 Tom Thacker .305

3-Point Percentage Gary Payton .315 Tom Thacker - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Gary Payton .706 Tom Thacker .474

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Payton 25.8 (2000) Tom Thacker 4.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 8.6 (2002) Tom Thacker 3.0 (1965)

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 8.7 (2003) Tom Thacker 1.3 (1966)

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 2.2 (1997) Tom Thacker - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.4 (2002) 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.