Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Tom Thacker Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Tom Thacker and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 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

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

vs.

Tom Thacker

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Tom Thacker: 1963-64 to 1967-68

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Tom Thacker 1

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Tom Thacker 4

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Tom Thacker 4

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Tom Thacker 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Tom Thacker 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Tom Thacker 0 *

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Tom Thacker 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Tom Thacker 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Tom Thacker 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Tom Thacker 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Tom Thacker 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Tom Thacker 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Tom Thacker 0 *

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Tom Thacker 0

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.6 Tom Thacker 3.3

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Tom Thacker 2.4

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Tom Thacker 1.0

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Tom Thacker - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Tom Thacker - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Tom Thacker 721

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Tom Thacker 522

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Tom Thacker 222

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Tom Thacker - n/a **

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Tom Thacker - n/a **

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Tom Thacker 218

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Tom Thacker .371

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Tom Thacker - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Tom Thacker .482

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Tom Thacker 4.2 (1968)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Tom Thacker 2.5 (1968)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Tom Thacker 1.2 (1966)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Tom Thacker - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Tom Thacker - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Tom Thacker 1.9

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Tom Thacker 1.6

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Tom Thacker 0.6

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Tom Thacker - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Tom Thacker - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Tom Thacker 59

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Tom Thacker 51

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Tom Thacker 19

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Tom Thacker - n/a **

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Tom Thacker - n/a **

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Tom Thacker 31

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Tom Thacker .305

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Tom Thacker - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Tom Thacker .474

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Tom Thacker 4.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Tom Thacker 3.0 (1965)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Tom Thacker 1.3 (1966)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Tom Thacker - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Tom Thacker - n/a **

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** 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.