LaMelo Ball vs. Tom Thacker Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Tom Thacker and LaMelo Ball 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

LaMelo Ball

vs.

Tom Thacker

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
LaMelo Ball: 2020-21 to 2023-24
Tom Thacker: 1963-64 to 1967-68

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships LaMelo Ball 0 Tom Thacker 1

NBA Seasons LaMelo Ball 4 Tom Thacker 4

Playoffs Played LaMelo Ball 0 Tom Thacker 4

All-Star Games LaMelo Ball 1 Tom Thacker 0

Honors and Awards

Rookie of The Year LaMelo Ball 1 Tom Thacker 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball 20.0 Tom Thacker 3.3

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball 6.2 Tom Thacker 2.4

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball 7.4 Tom Thacker 1.0

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball 1.6 Tom Thacker - n/a **

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball 0.3 Tom Thacker - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points LaMelo Ball 3,675 Tom Thacker 721

Total Rebounds LaMelo Ball 1,147 Tom Thacker 522

Total Assists LaMelo Ball 1,364 Tom Thacker 222

Total Steals LaMelo Ball 286 Tom Thacker - n/a **

Total Blocks LaMelo Ball 63 Tom Thacker - n/a **

Total Games LaMelo Ball 184 Tom Thacker 218

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LaMelo Ball .427 Tom Thacker .371

3-Point Percentage LaMelo Ball .374 Tom Thacker - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage LaMelo Ball .834 Tom Thacker .482

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball 23.9 (2024) Tom Thacker 4.2 (1968)

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball 6.7 (2022) Tom Thacker 2.5 (1968)

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball 8.4 (2023) Tom Thacker 1.2 (1966)

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball 1.8 (2024) Tom Thacker - n/a **

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball 0.4 (2022) Tom Thacker - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball - Tom Thacker 1.9

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball - Tom Thacker 1.6

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball - Tom Thacker 0.6

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball - Tom Thacker - n/a **

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball - Tom Thacker - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points LaMelo Ball - Tom Thacker 59

Total Rebounds LaMelo Ball - Tom Thacker 51

Total Assists LaMelo Ball - Tom Thacker 19

Total Steals LaMelo Ball - Tom Thacker - n/a **

Total Blocks LaMelo Ball - Tom Thacker - n/a **

Total Games LaMelo Ball 0 Tom Thacker 31

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LaMelo Ball - Tom Thacker .305

3-Point Percentage LaMelo Ball - Tom Thacker - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage LaMelo Ball - Tom Thacker .474

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball - Tom Thacker 4.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball - Tom Thacker 3.0 (1965)

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball - Tom Thacker 1.3 (1966)

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball - Tom Thacker - n/a **

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball - 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.