Sam Cassell vs. Tom Thacker Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Tom Thacker and Sam Cassell 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

Sam Cassell

vs.

Tom Thacker

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Sam Cassell: 1993-94 to 2007-08
Tom Thacker: 1963-64 to 1967-68

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Sam Cassell 3 Tom Thacker 1

NBA Seasons Sam Cassell 15 Tom Thacker 4

Playoffs Played Sam Cassell 11 Tom Thacker 4

All-Star Games Sam Cassell 1 Tom Thacker 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Sam Cassell 1 Tom Thacker 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sam Cassell 15.7 Tom Thacker 3.3

Rebounds Per Game Sam Cassell 3.2 Tom Thacker 2.4

Assists Per Game Sam Cassell 6.0 Tom Thacker 1.0

Steals Per Game Sam Cassell 1.1 Tom Thacker - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Sam Cassell 0.2 Tom Thacker - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Sam Cassell 15,635 Tom Thacker 721

Total Rebounds Sam Cassell 3,221 Tom Thacker 522

Total Assists Sam Cassell 5,939 Tom Thacker 222

Total Steals Sam Cassell 1,058 Tom Thacker - n/a **

Total Blocks Sam Cassell 163 Tom Thacker - n/a **

Total Games Sam Cassell 993 Tom Thacker 218

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sam Cassell .454 Tom Thacker .371

3-Point Percentage Sam Cassell .331 Tom Thacker - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Sam Cassell .861 Tom Thacker .482

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sam Cassell 19.8 (2004) Tom Thacker 4.2 (1968)

Rebounds Per Game Sam Cassell 4.4 (2003) Tom Thacker 2.5 (1968)

Assists Per Game Sam Cassell 9.0 (2000) Tom Thacker 1.2 (1966)

Steals Per Game Sam Cassell 1.6 (1998) Tom Thacker - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Sam Cassell 0.3 (1997) Tom Thacker - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sam Cassell 12.2 Tom Thacker 1.9

Rebounds Per Game Sam Cassell 2.6 Tom Thacker 1.6

Assists Per Game Sam Cassell 4.4 Tom Thacker 0.6

Steals Per Game Sam Cassell 0.8 Tom Thacker - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Sam Cassell 0.1 Tom Thacker - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Sam Cassell 1,656 Tom Thacker 59

Total Rebounds Sam Cassell 349 Tom Thacker 51

Total Assists Sam Cassell 592 Tom Thacker 19

Total Steals Sam Cassell 105 Tom Thacker - n/a **

Total Blocks Sam Cassell 19 Tom Thacker - n/a **

Total Games Sam Cassell 136 Tom Thacker 31

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sam Cassell .414 Tom Thacker .305

3-Point Percentage Sam Cassell .363 Tom Thacker - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Sam Cassell .847 Tom Thacker .474

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sam Cassell 18.0 (2006) Tom Thacker 4.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Sam Cassell 4.6 (2001) Tom Thacker 3.0 (1965)

Assists Per Game Sam Cassell 9.0 (2000) Tom Thacker 1.3 (1966)

Steals Per Game Sam Cassell 1.1 (2001) Tom Thacker - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Sam Cassell 0.3 (1998) 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.