Jeremy Lin vs. Tom Thacker Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Tom Thacker and Jeremy Lin 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

Jeremy Lin

vs.

Tom Thacker

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jeremy Lin: 2010-11 to 2018-19
Tom Thacker: 1963-64 to 1967-68

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jeremy Lin 1 Tom Thacker 1

NBA Seasons Jeremy Lin 9 Tom Thacker 4

Playoffs Played Jeremy Lin 4 Tom Thacker 4

All-Star Games Jeremy Lin 0 Tom Thacker 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jeremy Lin 11.6 Tom Thacker 3.3

Rebounds Per Game Jeremy Lin 2.8 Tom Thacker 2.4

Assists Per Game Jeremy Lin 4.3 Tom Thacker 1.0

Steals Per Game Jeremy Lin 1.1 Tom Thacker - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jeremy Lin 0.4 Tom Thacker - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Jeremy Lin 5,567 Tom Thacker 721

Total Rebounds Jeremy Lin 1,338 Tom Thacker 522

Total Assists Jeremy Lin 2,042 Tom Thacker 222

Total Steals Jeremy Lin 519 Tom Thacker - n/a **

Total Blocks Jeremy Lin 175 Tom Thacker - n/a **

Total Games Jeremy Lin 480 Tom Thacker 218

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jeremy Lin .433 Tom Thacker .371

3-Point Percentage Jeremy Lin .342 Tom Thacker - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jeremy Lin .809 Tom Thacker .482

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jeremy Lin 18.0 (2018) Tom Thacker 4.2 (1968)

Rebounds Per Game Jeremy Lin 3.8 (2017) Tom Thacker 2.5 (1968)

Assists Per Game Jeremy Lin 6.2 (2012) Tom Thacker 1.2 (1966)

Steals Per Game Jeremy Lin 1.6 (2013) Tom Thacker - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jeremy Lin 0.5 (2016) Tom Thacker - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jeremy Lin 7.2 Tom Thacker 1.9

Rebounds Per Game Jeremy Lin 2.0 Tom Thacker 1.6

Assists Per Game Jeremy Lin 2.2 Tom Thacker 0.6

Steals Per Game Jeremy Lin 0.4 Tom Thacker - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jeremy Lin 0.1 Tom Thacker - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Jeremy Lin 180 Tom Thacker 59

Total Rebounds Jeremy Lin 49 Tom Thacker 51

Total Assists Jeremy Lin 56 Tom Thacker 19

Total Steals Jeremy Lin 11 Tom Thacker - n/a **

Total Blocks Jeremy Lin 2 Tom Thacker - n/a **

Total Games Jeremy Lin 25 Tom Thacker 31

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jeremy Lin .376 Tom Thacker .305

3-Point Percentage Jeremy Lin .216 Tom Thacker - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jeremy Lin .836 Tom Thacker .474

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jeremy Lin 12.4 (2016) Tom Thacker 4.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Jeremy Lin 3.7 (2014) Tom Thacker 3.0 (1965)

Assists Per Game Jeremy Lin 4.3 (2014) Tom Thacker 1.3 (1966)

Steals Per Game Jeremy Lin 0.7 (2016) Tom Thacker - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jeremy Lin 0.3 (2013) 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.