Kobe Bryant vs. Tom Thacker Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Tom Thacker and Kobe Bryant 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

Kobe Bryant

vs.

Tom Thacker

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kobe Bryant: 1996-97 to 2015-16
Tom Thacker: 1963-64 to 1967-68

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kobe Bryant 5 Tom Thacker 1

NBA Seasons Kobe Bryant 20 Tom Thacker 4

Playoffs Played Kobe Bryant 15 Tom Thacker 4

All-Star Games Kobe Bryant 18 Tom Thacker 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kobe Bryant 1 Tom Thacker 0

Finals MVP Kobe Bryant 2 Tom Thacker 0 *

All-NBA First Team Kobe Bryant 11 Tom Thacker 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kobe Bryant 15 Tom Thacker 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kobe Bryant 9 Tom Thacker 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kobe Bryant 12 Tom Thacker 0

Scoring Leader Kobe Bryant 2 Tom Thacker 0

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kobe Bryant 25.0 Tom Thacker 3.3

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 5.2 Tom Thacker 2.4

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 4.7 Tom Thacker 1.0

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.4 Tom Thacker - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 0.5 Tom Thacker - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kobe Bryant 33,643 Tom Thacker 721

Total Rebounds Kobe Bryant 7,047 Tom Thacker 522

Total Assists Kobe Bryant 6,306 Tom Thacker 222

Total Steals Kobe Bryant 1,944 Tom Thacker - n/a **

Total Blocks Kobe Bryant 640 Tom Thacker - n/a **

Total Games Kobe Bryant 1,346 Tom Thacker 218

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kobe Bryant .447 Tom Thacker .371

3-Point Percentage Kobe Bryant .329 Tom Thacker - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kobe Bryant .837 Tom Thacker .482

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kobe Bryant 35.4 (2006) Tom Thacker 4.2 (1968)

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 6.9 (2003) Tom Thacker 2.5 (1968)

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 6.3 (2014) Tom Thacker 1.2 (1966)

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 2.2 (2003) Tom Thacker - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.0 (1999) Tom Thacker - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kobe Bryant 25.6 Tom Thacker 1.9

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 5.1 Tom Thacker 1.6

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 4.7 Tom Thacker 0.6

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.4 Tom Thacker - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 0.7 Tom Thacker - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kobe Bryant 5,640 Tom Thacker 59

Total Rebounds Kobe Bryant 1,119 Tom Thacker 51

Total Assists Kobe Bryant 1,040 Tom Thacker 19

Total Steals Kobe Bryant 310 Tom Thacker - n/a **

Total Blocks Kobe Bryant 144 Tom Thacker - n/a **

Total Games Kobe Bryant 220 Tom Thacker 31

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kobe Bryant .448 Tom Thacker .305

3-Point Percentage Kobe Bryant .331 Tom Thacker - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kobe Bryant .816 Tom Thacker .474

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kobe Bryant 32.8 (2007) Tom Thacker 4.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 7.3 (2001) Tom Thacker 3.0 (1965)

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 6.1 (2001) Tom Thacker 1.3 (1966)

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.9 (2004) Tom Thacker - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.5 (2000) 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.