Kenny Smith vs. Tom Thacker Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Tom Thacker and Kenny Smith 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

Kenny Smith

vs.

Tom Thacker

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kenny Smith: 1987-88 to 1996-97
Tom Thacker: 1963-64 to 1967-68

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kenny Smith 2 Tom Thacker 1

NBA Seasons Kenny Smith 10 Tom Thacker 4

Playoffs Played Kenny Smith 5 Tom Thacker 4

All-Star Games Kenny Smith 0 Tom Thacker 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kenny Smith 12.8 Tom Thacker 3.3

Rebounds Per Game Kenny Smith 2.0 Tom Thacker 2.4

Assists Per Game Kenny Smith 5.5 Tom Thacker 1.0

Steals Per Game Kenny Smith 1.0 Tom Thacker - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kenny Smith 0.1 Tom Thacker - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kenny Smith 9,397 Tom Thacker 721

Total Rebounds Kenny Smith 1,454 Tom Thacker 522

Total Assists Kenny Smith 4,073 Tom Thacker 222

Total Steals Kenny Smith 759 Tom Thacker - n/a **

Total Blocks Kenny Smith 65 Tom Thacker - n/a **

Total Games Kenny Smith 737 Tom Thacker 218

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kenny Smith .480 Tom Thacker .371

3-Point Percentage Kenny Smith .399 Tom Thacker - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kenny Smith .829 Tom Thacker .482

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kenny Smith 17.7 (1991) Tom Thacker 4.2 (1968)

Rebounds Per Game Kenny Smith 2.8 (1989) Tom Thacker 2.5 (1968)

Assists Per Game Kenny Smith 7.7 (1989) Tom Thacker 1.2 (1966)

Steals Per Game Kenny Smith 1.5 (1988) Tom Thacker - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kenny Smith 0.1 (1991) Tom Thacker - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kenny Smith 11.5 Tom Thacker 1.9

Rebounds Per Game Kenny Smith 2.2 Tom Thacker 1.6

Assists Per Game Kenny Smith 4.5 Tom Thacker 0.6

Steals Per Game Kenny Smith 0.8 Tom Thacker - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kenny Smith 0.1 Tom Thacker - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kenny Smith 780 Tom Thacker 59

Total Rebounds Kenny Smith 147 Tom Thacker 51

Total Assists Kenny Smith 305 Tom Thacker 19

Total Steals Kenny Smith 54 Tom Thacker - n/a **

Total Blocks Kenny Smith 9 Tom Thacker - n/a **

Total Games Kenny Smith 68 Tom Thacker 31

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kenny Smith .457 Tom Thacker .305

3-Point Percentage Kenny Smith .448 Tom Thacker - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kenny Smith .847 Tom Thacker .474

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kenny Smith 15.3 (1991) Tom Thacker 4.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Kenny Smith 2.7 (1991) Tom Thacker 3.0 (1965)

Assists Per Game Kenny Smith 8.0 (1991) Tom Thacker 1.3 (1966)

Steals Per Game Kenny Smith 1.3 (1991) Tom Thacker - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kenny Smith 0.3 (1991) 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.