Paul Pierce vs. Tom Thacker Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Tom Thacker and Paul Pierce 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

Paul Pierce

vs.

Tom Thacker

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Paul Pierce: 1998-99 to 2016-17
Tom Thacker: 1963-64 to 1967-68

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Paul Pierce 1 Tom Thacker 1

NBA Seasons Paul Pierce 19 Tom Thacker 4

Playoffs Played Paul Pierce 14 Tom Thacker 4

All-Star Games Paul Pierce 10 Tom Thacker 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Paul Pierce 1 Tom Thacker 0 *

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Paul Pierce 4 Tom Thacker 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Paul Pierce 19.7 Tom Thacker 3.3

Rebounds Per Game Paul Pierce 5.6 Tom Thacker 2.4

Assists Per Game Paul Pierce 3.5 Tom Thacker 1.0

Steals Per Game Paul Pierce 1.3 Tom Thacker - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Paul Pierce 0.6 Tom Thacker - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Paul Pierce 26,397 Tom Thacker 721

Total Rebounds Paul Pierce 7,527 Tom Thacker 522

Total Assists Paul Pierce 4,708 Tom Thacker 222

Total Steals Paul Pierce 1,752 Tom Thacker - n/a **

Total Blocks Paul Pierce 745 Tom Thacker - n/a **

Total Games Paul Pierce 1,343 Tom Thacker 218

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paul Pierce .445 Tom Thacker .371

3-Point Percentage Paul Pierce .368 Tom Thacker - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Paul Pierce .806 Tom Thacker .482

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paul Pierce 26.8 (2006) Tom Thacker 4.2 (1968)

Rebounds Per Game Paul Pierce 7.3 (2003) Tom Thacker 2.5 (1968)

Assists Per Game Paul Pierce 5.1 (2004) Tom Thacker 1.2 (1966)

Steals Per Game Paul Pierce 2.1 (2000) Tom Thacker - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Paul Pierce 1.0 (2002) Tom Thacker - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Paul Pierce 18.7 Tom Thacker 1.9

Rebounds Per Game Paul Pierce 5.8 Tom Thacker 1.6

Assists Per Game Paul Pierce 3.4 Tom Thacker 0.6

Steals Per Game Paul Pierce 1.2 Tom Thacker - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Paul Pierce 0.6 Tom Thacker - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Paul Pierce 3,180 Tom Thacker 59

Total Rebounds Paul Pierce 985 Tom Thacker 51

Total Assists Paul Pierce 579 Tom Thacker 19

Total Steals Paul Pierce 204 Tom Thacker - n/a **

Total Blocks Paul Pierce 105 Tom Thacker - n/a **

Total Games Paul Pierce 170 Tom Thacker 31

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paul Pierce .423 Tom Thacker .305

3-Point Percentage Paul Pierce .355 Tom Thacker - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Paul Pierce .830 Tom Thacker .474

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paul Pierce 27.1 (2003) Tom Thacker 4.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Paul Pierce 9.0 (2003) Tom Thacker 3.0 (1965)

Assists Per Game Paul Pierce 6.7 (2003) Tom Thacker 1.3 (1966)

Steals Per Game Paul Pierce 2.1 (2003) Tom Thacker - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Paul Pierce 1.4 (2005) 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.