Brandon Roy vs. Tom Thacker Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Tom Thacker and Brandon Roy, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.

Brandon Roy played 6 years in the NBA, 2 more than Tom Thacker, who played 4. Brandon Roy had the first of his seasons in 2006-07, while Tom Thacker had his rookie season in 1963-64. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achivements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.

Their Careers

Player
Total Seasons Playoffs Played NBA Years
Brandon Roy 6 3 2006-07 to 2012-13
Tom Thacker 4 4 1963-64 to 1967-68

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Brandon Roy Tom Thacker
Season 2006-071963-64
Team Portland Trail BlazersCincinnati Royals
Honors & Awards Achievement Rookie of the Year-
Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
Playoffs Did Not PlayRoyals Lost East Div Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Brandon Roy 57 35.4 16.8 1.0 3.4 4.4 4.0 1.2 0.2 2.0 2.4 6.1 13.4 .456 1.0 2.6 .377 3.5 4.2 .838
Tom Thacker 48 9.5 2.8 - - 2.4 1.1 - - - 1.1 1.1 3.8 .293 - - - 0.5 1.1 .491
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Brandon Roy ------- --- ----------
Tom Thacker 6 7.2 2.2 - - 2.2 0.5 - - - 0.7 1.0 3.8 .261 - - - 0.2 0.7 .250

Season 2

Brandon Roy Tom Thacker
Season 2007-081964-65
Team Portland Trail BlazersCincinnati Royals
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayRoyals Lost East Div Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Brandon Roy 74 37.7 19.1 1.1 3.6 4.7 5.8 1.1 0.2 1.8 2.0 7.2 15.8 .454 1.0 2.9 .340 3.8 5.0 .753
Tom Thacker 55 8.5 2.5 - - 2.3 0.7 - - - 1.2 1.0 3.1 .333 - - - 0.4 0.9 .489
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Brandon Roy ------- --- ----------
Tom Thacker 4 11.8 3.3 - - 3.0 0.8 - - - 2.0 1.3 3.3 .385 - - - 0.8 1.0 .750

Season 3

Brandon Roy Tom Thacker
Season 2008-091965-66
Team Portland Trail BlazersCincinnati Royals
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st RdRoyals Lost East Div Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Brandon Roy 78 37.2 22.6 1.3 3.4 4.7 5.1 1.1 0.3 1.9 1.6 8.1 16.9 .480 1.1 2.8 .377 5.3 6.5 .824
Tom Thacker 50 9.6 3.7 - - 2.4 1.2 - - - 1.7 1.7 4.1 .406 - - - 0.3 0.8 .395
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Brandon Roy 6 39.7 26.7 1.0 3.8 4.8 2.8 1.3 1.2 2.2 2.5 9.3 20.3 .459 1.3 2.8 .471 6.7 7.7 .870
Tom Thacker 4 11.5 4.3 - - 2.3 1.3 - - - 2.8 1.8 5.5 .318 - - - 0.8 1.0 .750

Note: Tom Thacker didn't play in 1966-67.

Season 4

Brandon Roy Tom Thacker
Season 2009-101967-68
Team Portland Trail BlazersBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Third Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st RdNBA Champion NBA Champion
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Brandon Roy 65 37.2 21.5 1.1 3.3 4.4 4.7 0.9 0.2 2.0 2.1 7.6 16.0 .473 1.1 3.4 .330 5.3 6.8 .780
Tom Thacker 65 12.0 4.2 - - 2.5 1.1 - - - 2.5 1.8 4.2 .419 - - - 0.7 1.3 .512
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Brandon Roy 3 27.7 9.7 0.7 1.7 2.3 1.7 0.0 0.0 1.0 2.3 3.3 11.0 .303 0.7 4.0 .167 2.3 3.0 .778
Tom Thacker 17 4.8 0.9 - - 1.0 0.5 - - - 1.4 0.4 1.4 .292 - - - 0.1 0.4 .286

Season 5

Brandon Roy Tom Thacker
Season 2010-11-
Team Portland Trail Blazers-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st Rd-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Brandon Roy 47 27.9 12.2 0.6 2.0 2.6 2.7 0.8 0.3 1.2 1.6 4.4 11.1 .400 0.8 2.4 .333 2.5 2.9 .848
Tom Thacker ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Brandon Roy 6 23.0 9.3 0.3 1.8 2.2 2.8 0.2 0.0 0.7 2.2 3.7 7.3 .500 0.7 2.3 .286 1.3 2.2 .615
Tom Thacker ------- --- ----------

Note: Brandon Roy didn't play in 2011-12.

Season 6

Brandon Roy Tom Thacker
Season 2012-13-
Team Minnesota Timberwolves-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Brandon Roy 5 24.4 5.8 0.6 2.2 2.8 4.6 0.6 0.0 1.4 1.0 2.2 7.0 .314 0.0 1.8 .000 1.4 2.0 .700
Tom Thacker ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Brandon Roy ------- --- ----------
Tom Thacker ------- --- ----------