Spencer Haywood vs. Tom Thacker Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Tom Thacker and Spencer Haywood, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.
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.
Spencer Haywood played 12 years in the NBA, 8 more than Tom Thacker, who played 4. Spencer Haywood had the first of his seasons in 1970-71, 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 |
Spencer Haywood |
12 |
4 |
1970-71 to 1982-83 |
Tom Thacker |
4 |
4 |
1963-64 to 1967-68 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Spencer Haywood |
33 |
35.2 |
20.6 |
- |
- |
12.0 |
1.5 |
- |
- |
- |
2.5 |
7.9 |
17.5 |
.449 |
- |
- |
- |
4.8 |
6.6 |
.734 |
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 |
% |
Spencer Haywood |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Tom Thacker |
6 |
7.2 |
2.2 |
- |
- |
2.2 |
0.5 |
- |
- |
- |
0.7 |
1.0 |
3.8 |
.261 |
- |
- |
- |
0.2 |
0.7 |
.250 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Spencer Haywood |
73 |
43.4 |
26.2 |
- |
- |
12.7 |
2.0 |
- |
- |
- |
2.8 |
9.8 |
21.3 |
.461 |
- |
- |
- |
6.6 |
8.0 |
.819 |
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 |
% |
Spencer Haywood |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Tom Thacker |
4 |
11.8 |
3.3 |
- |
- |
3.0 |
0.8 |
- |
- |
- |
2.0 |
1.3 |
3.3 |
.385 |
- |
- |
- |
0.8 |
1.0 |
.750 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Spencer Haywood |
77 |
42.3 |
29.2 |
- |
- |
12.9 |
2.5 |
- |
- |
- |
2.8 |
11.5 |
24.3 |
.476 |
- |
- |
- |
6.1 |
7.3 |
.839 |
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 |
% |
Spencer Haywood |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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.
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Spencer Haywood |
75 |
40.5 |
23.5 |
4.2 |
9.2 |
13.4 |
3.2 |
0.9 |
1.4 |
- |
2.6 |
9.3 |
20.3 |
.457 |
- |
- |
- |
5.0 |
6.1 |
.814 |
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 |
% |
Spencer Haywood |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Tom Thacker |
17 |
4.8 |
0.9 |
- |
- |
1.0 |
0.5 |
- |
- |
- |
1.4 |
0.4 |
1.4 |
.292 |
- |
- |
- |
0.1 |
0.4 |
.286 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Spencer Haywood |
68 |
37.2 |
22.4 |
2.9 |
6.4 |
9.3 |
2.0 |
0.8 |
1.6 |
- |
2.5 |
8.9 |
19.5 |
.459 |
- |
- |
- |
4.5 |
5.6 |
.811 |
Tom Thacker |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Spencer Haywood |
9 |
37.4 |
15.7 |
2.2 |
6.8 |
9.0 |
2.0 |
0.8 |
1.2 |
- |
3.2 |
5.2 |
14.6 |
.359 |
- |
- |
- |
5.2 |
6.8 |
.770 |
Tom Thacker |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Spencer Haywood |
78 |
37.1 |
19.9 |
3.0 |
8.3 |
11.3 |
1.2 |
0.7 |
1.0 |
- |
3.3 |
7.8 |
17.4 |
.445 |
- |
- |
- |
4.3 |
5.7 |
.757 |
Tom Thacker |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Spencer Haywood |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Tom Thacker |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Spencer Haywood |
31 |
32.9 |
16.5 |
2.5 |
6.5 |
9.0 |
1.6 |
0.5 |
0.9 |
- |
2.3 |
6.5 |
14.5 |
.450 |
- |
- |
- |
3.5 |
4.2 |
.832 |
Tom Thacker |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Spencer Haywood |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Tom Thacker |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Spencer Haywood |
67 |
26.3 |
13.7 |
2.1 |
4.5 |
6.6 |
1.9 |
0.6 |
1.1 |
2.1 |
2.8 |
6.1 |
12.7 |
.484 |
- |
- |
- |
1.4 |
2.0 |
.711 |
Tom Thacker |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Spencer Haywood |
6 |
29.5 |
16.2 |
3.2 |
3.8 |
7.0 |
2.0 |
0.3 |
0.8 |
1.7 |
4.0 |
7.2 |
14.2 |
.506 |
- |
- |
- |
1.8 |
1.8 |
1.000 |
Tom Thacker |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Spencer Haywood |
68 |
34.7 |
20.9 |
2.5 |
5.3 |
7.8 |
1.9 |
0.6 |
1.2 |
2.9 |
3.5 |
8.8 |
17.7 |
.494 |
- |
- |
- |
3.4 |
4.3 |
.791 |
Tom Thacker |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Spencer Haywood |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Tom Thacker |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Spencer Haywood |
76 |
20.3 |
9.7 |
1.7 |
2.8 |
4.6 |
1.2 |
0.5 |
0.8 |
1.8 |
2.6 |
3.8 |
7.8 |
.487 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.250 |
2.1 |
2.7 |
.772 |
Tom Thacker |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Spencer Haywood |
11 |
13.2 |
5.7 |
1.3 |
1.1 |
2.4 |
0.4 |
0.0 |
0.5 |
1.8 |
1.5 |
2.3 |
4.8 |
.472 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
1.2 |
1.5 |
.813 |
Tom Thacker |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Note: Spencer Haywood didn't play in 1980-81.
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Spencer Haywood |
76 |
27.4 |
13.3 |
1.9 |
3.7 |
5.6 |
0.8 |
0.6 |
0.9 |
2.3 |
3.3 |
5.2 |
10.9 |
.476 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
2.9 |
3.4 |
.842 |
Tom Thacker |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Spencer Haywood |
7 |
33.0 |
20.0 |
2.3 |
3.3 |
5.6 |
1.0 |
0.6 |
2.0 |
2.1 |
4.0 |
8.1 |
16.4 |
.496 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
3.7 |
5.0 |
.743 |
Tom Thacker |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Spencer Haywood |
38 |
20.4 |
8.2 |
2.0 |
2.8 |
4.8 |
0.8 |
0.3 |
0.7 |
1.8 |
2.5 |
3.3 |
8.2 |
.401 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
1.7 |
2.3 |
.724 |
Tom Thacker |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Spencer Haywood |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Tom Thacker |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |