Shaquille O'Neal vs. Tom Thacker Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Tom Thacker and Shaquille O'Neal 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

Shaquille O'Neal

vs.

Tom Thacker

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Shaquille O'Neal: 1992-93 to 2010-11
Tom Thacker: 1963-64 to 1967-68

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Shaquille O'Neal 4 Tom Thacker 1

NBA Seasons Shaquille O'Neal 19 Tom Thacker 4

Playoffs Played Shaquille O'Neal 17 Tom Thacker 4

All-Star Games Shaquille O'Neal 15 Tom Thacker 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Shaquille O'Neal 1 Tom Thacker 0

Finals MVP Shaquille O'Neal 3 Tom Thacker 0 *

All-NBA First Team Shaquille O'Neal 8 Tom Thacker 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Shaquille O'Neal 14 Tom Thacker 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Shaquille O'Neal 3 Tom Thacker 0

Scoring Leader Shaquille O'Neal 2 Tom Thacker 0

Rookie of The Year Shaquille O'Neal 1 Tom Thacker 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 23.7 Tom Thacker 3.3

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 10.9 Tom Thacker 2.4

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.5 Tom Thacker 1.0

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 0.6 Tom Thacker - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.3 Tom Thacker - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Shaquille O'Neal 28,596 Tom Thacker 721

Total Rebounds Shaquille O'Neal 13,099 Tom Thacker 522

Total Assists Shaquille O'Neal 3,026 Tom Thacker 222

Total Steals Shaquille O'Neal 739 Tom Thacker - n/a **

Total Blocks Shaquille O'Neal 2,732 Tom Thacker - n/a **

Total Games Shaquille O'Neal 1,207 Tom Thacker 218

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .582 Tom Thacker .371

3-Point Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .045 Tom Thacker - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .527 Tom Thacker .482

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 29.7 (2000) Tom Thacker 4.2 (1968)

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 13.9 (1993) Tom Thacker 2.5 (1968)

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.8 (2000) Tom Thacker 1.2 (1966)

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 0.9 (1994) Tom Thacker - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.5 (1993) Tom Thacker - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 24.3 Tom Thacker 1.9

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 11.6 Tom Thacker 1.6

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.7 Tom Thacker 0.6

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 0.5 Tom Thacker - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.1 Tom Thacker - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Shaquille O'Neal 5,250 Tom Thacker 59

Total Rebounds Shaquille O'Neal 2,508 Tom Thacker 51

Total Assists Shaquille O'Neal 582 Tom Thacker 19

Total Steals Shaquille O'Neal 117 Tom Thacker - n/a **

Total Blocks Shaquille O'Neal 459 Tom Thacker - n/a **

Total Games Shaquille O'Neal 216 Tom Thacker 31

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .563 Tom Thacker .305

3-Point Percentage Shaquille O'Neal - Tom Thacker - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .504 Tom Thacker .474

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 30.7 (2000) Tom Thacker 4.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 15.4 (2001) Tom Thacker 3.0 (1965)

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 4.6 (1996) Tom Thacker 1.3 (1966)

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 1.0 (2008) Tom Thacker - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.0 (1994) 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.