Spencer Haywood vs. Tom Thacker Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Tom Thacker and Spencer Haywood 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

Spencer Haywood

vs.

Tom Thacker

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Spencer Haywood: 1970-71 to 1982-83
Tom Thacker: 1963-64 to 1967-68

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Spencer Haywood 1 Tom Thacker 1

NBA Seasons Spencer Haywood 12 Tom Thacker 4

Playoffs Played Spencer Haywood 4 Tom Thacker 4

All-Star Games Spencer Haywood 4 Tom Thacker 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Spencer Haywood 2 Tom Thacker 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Spencer Haywood 4 Tom Thacker 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Spencer Haywood 19.2 Tom Thacker 3.3

Rebounds Per Game Spencer Haywood 9.3 Tom Thacker 2.4

Assists Per Game Spencer Haywood 1.8 Tom Thacker 1.0

Steals Per Game Spencer Haywood 0.6 * Tom Thacker - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Spencer Haywood 1.1 * Tom Thacker - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Spencer Haywood 14,592 Tom Thacker 721

Total Rebounds Spencer Haywood 7,038 Tom Thacker 522

Total Assists Spencer Haywood 1,351 Tom Thacker 222

Total Steals Spencer Haywood 355 * Tom Thacker - n/a **

Total Blocks Spencer Haywood 629 * Tom Thacker - n/a **

Total Games Spencer Haywood 760 Tom Thacker 218

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Spencer Haywood .465 Tom Thacker .371

3-Point Percentage Spencer Haywood .125 * Tom Thacker - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Spencer Haywood .800 Tom Thacker .482

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Spencer Haywood 29.2 (1973) Tom Thacker 4.2 (1968)

Rebounds Per Game Spencer Haywood 13.4 (1974) Tom Thacker 2.5 (1968)

Assists Per Game Spencer Haywood 3.2 (1974) Tom Thacker 1.2 (1966)

Steals Per Game Spencer Haywood 0.9 (1974) * Tom Thacker - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Spencer Haywood 1.6 (1975) * Tom Thacker - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Spencer Haywood 13.4 Tom Thacker 1.9

Rebounds Per Game Spencer Haywood 5.7 Tom Thacker 1.6

Assists Per Game Spencer Haywood 1.2 Tom Thacker 0.6

Steals Per Game Spencer Haywood 0.4 * Tom Thacker - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Spencer Haywood 1.1 * Tom Thacker - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Spencer Haywood 441 Tom Thacker 59

Total Rebounds Spencer Haywood 188 Tom Thacker 51

Total Assists Spencer Haywood 41 Tom Thacker 19

Total Steals Spencer Haywood 13 * Tom Thacker - n/a **

Total Blocks Spencer Haywood 36 * Tom Thacker - n/a **

Total Games Spencer Haywood 33 Tom Thacker 31

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Spencer Haywood .448 Tom Thacker .305

3-Point Percentage Spencer Haywood .000 * Tom Thacker - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Spencer Haywood .789 Tom Thacker .474

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Spencer Haywood 20.0 (1982) Tom Thacker 4.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Spencer Haywood 9.0 (1975) Tom Thacker 3.0 (1965)

Assists Per Game Spencer Haywood 2.0 (1978) Tom Thacker 1.3 (1966)

Steals Per Game Spencer Haywood 0.8 (1975) * Tom Thacker - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Spencer Haywood 2.0 (1982) * Tom Thacker - n/a **

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** 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.