Rudy Gay vs. Tom Thacker Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Tom Thacker and Rudy Gay 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

Rudy Gay

vs.

Tom Thacker

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rudy Gay: 2006-07 to 2022-23
Tom Thacker: 1963-64 to 1967-68

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rudy Gay 0 Tom Thacker 1

NBA Seasons Rudy Gay 17 Tom Thacker 4

Playoffs Played Rudy Gay 3 Tom Thacker 4

All-Star Games Rudy Gay 0 Tom Thacker 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 15.8 Tom Thacker 3.3

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 5.6 Tom Thacker 2.4

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 2.0 Tom Thacker 1.0

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.1 Tom Thacker - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 0.7 Tom Thacker - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Rudy Gay 17,642 Tom Thacker 721

Total Rebounds Rudy Gay 6,283 Tom Thacker 522

Total Assists Rudy Gay 2,280 Tom Thacker 222

Total Steals Rudy Gay 1,231 Tom Thacker - n/a **

Total Blocks Rudy Gay 798 Tom Thacker - n/a **

Total Games Rudy Gay 1,120 Tom Thacker 218

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rudy Gay .452 Tom Thacker .371

3-Point Percentage Rudy Gay .346 Tom Thacker - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rudy Gay .799 Tom Thacker .482

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 21.1 (2015) Tom Thacker 4.2 (1968)

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 6.8 (2019) Tom Thacker 2.5 (1968)

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 3.7 (2015) Tom Thacker 1.2 (1966)

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.7 (2011) Tom Thacker - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 1.1 (2011) Tom Thacker - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 14.3 Tom Thacker 1.9

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 6.5 Tom Thacker 1.6

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 1.7 Tom Thacker 0.6

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.1 Tom Thacker - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 0.4 Tom Thacker - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Rudy Gay 272 Tom Thacker 59

Total Rebounds Rudy Gay 124 Tom Thacker 51

Total Assists Rudy Gay 33 Tom Thacker 19

Total Steals Rudy Gay 20 Tom Thacker - n/a **

Total Blocks Rudy Gay 8 Tom Thacker - n/a **

Total Games Rudy Gay 19 Tom Thacker 31

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rudy Gay .410 Tom Thacker .305

3-Point Percentage Rudy Gay .286 Tom Thacker - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rudy Gay .788 Tom Thacker .474

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 19.0 (2012) Tom Thacker 4.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 7.1 (2019) Tom Thacker 3.0 (1965)

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 2.2 (2018) Tom Thacker 1.3 (1966)

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.6 (2018) Tom Thacker - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 0.7 (2019) 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.