Billy Cunningham vs. Tom Thacker Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Tom Thacker and Billy Cunningham 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

Billy Cunningham

vs.

Tom Thacker

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Billy Cunningham: 1965-66 to 1975-76
Tom Thacker: 1963-64 to 1967-68

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Billy Cunningham 1 Tom Thacker 1

NBA Seasons Billy Cunningham 9 Tom Thacker 4

Playoffs Played Billy Cunningham 6 Tom Thacker 4

All-Star Games Billy Cunningham 4 Tom Thacker 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Billy Cunningham 3 Tom Thacker 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Billy Cunningham 4 Tom Thacker 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Billy Cunningham 20.8 Tom Thacker 3.3

Rebounds Per Game Billy Cunningham 10.1 Tom Thacker 2.4

Assists Per Game Billy Cunningham 4.0 Tom Thacker 1.0

Steals Per Game Billy Cunningham 1.2 * Tom Thacker - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Billy Cunningham 0.5 * Tom Thacker - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Billy Cunningham 13,626 Tom Thacker 721

Total Rebounds Billy Cunningham 6,638 Tom Thacker 522

Total Assists Billy Cunningham 2,625 Tom Thacker 222

Total Steals Billy Cunningham 115 * Tom Thacker - n/a **

Total Blocks Billy Cunningham 45 * Tom Thacker - n/a **

Total Games Billy Cunningham 654 Tom Thacker 218

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Billy Cunningham .446 Tom Thacker .371

3-Point Percentage Billy Cunningham - n/a ** Tom Thacker - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Billy Cunningham .720 Tom Thacker .482

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Billy Cunningham 26.1 (1970) Tom Thacker 4.2 (1968)

Rebounds Per Game Billy Cunningham 13.6 (1970) Tom Thacker 2.5 (1968)

Assists Per Game Billy Cunningham 5.9 (1972) Tom Thacker 1.2 (1966)

Steals Per Game Billy Cunningham 1.2 (1976) * Tom Thacker - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Billy Cunningham 0.5 (1976) * Tom Thacker - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Billy Cunningham 19.4 Tom Thacker 1.9

Rebounds Per Game Billy Cunningham 9.1 Tom Thacker 1.6

Assists Per Game Billy Cunningham 3.2 Tom Thacker 0.6

Steals Per Game Billy Cunningham - * Tom Thacker - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Billy Cunningham - * Tom Thacker - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Billy Cunningham 757 Tom Thacker 59

Total Rebounds Billy Cunningham 356 Tom Thacker 51

Total Assists Billy Cunningham 125 Tom Thacker 19

Total Steals Billy Cunningham 0 * Tom Thacker - n/a **

Total Blocks Billy Cunningham 0 * Tom Thacker - n/a **

Total Games Billy Cunningham 39 Tom Thacker 31

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Billy Cunningham .427 Tom Thacker .305

3-Point Percentage Billy Cunningham - n/a ** Tom Thacker - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Billy Cunningham .686 Tom Thacker .474

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Billy Cunningham 29.2 (1970) Tom Thacker 4.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Billy Cunningham 15.4 (1971) Tom Thacker 3.0 (1965)

Assists Per Game Billy Cunningham 5.7 (1971) Tom Thacker 1.3 (1966)

Steals Per Game Billy Cunningham - * Tom Thacker - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Billy Cunningham - * 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. ** 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.