George Mikan vs. Tom Thacker Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Tom Thacker and George Mikan 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

George Mikan

vs.

Tom Thacker

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
George Mikan: 1948-49 to 1955-56
Tom Thacker: 1963-64 to 1967-68

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships George Mikan 5 Tom Thacker 1

NBA Seasons George Mikan 7 Tom Thacker 4

Playoffs Played George Mikan 7 Tom Thacker 4

All-Star Games George Mikan 4 Tom Thacker 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team George Mikan 6 Tom Thacker 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) George Mikan 6 Tom Thacker 0

Scoring Leader George Mikan 3 Tom Thacker 0

Rebounds Leader George Mikan 1 * Tom Thacker 0

* Notes: Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Mikan 23.1 Tom Thacker 3.3

Rebounds Per Game George Mikan 13.4 * Tom Thacker 2.4

Assists Per Game George Mikan 2.8 Tom Thacker 1.0

Steals Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Tom Thacker - n/a **

Blocks Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Tom Thacker - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points George Mikan 10,156 Tom Thacker 721

Total Rebounds George Mikan 4,167 * Tom Thacker 522

Total Assists George Mikan 1,245 Tom Thacker 222

Total Steals George Mikan - n/a ** Tom Thacker - n/a **

Total Blocks George Mikan - n/a ** Tom Thacker - n/a **

Total Games George Mikan 439 Tom Thacker 218

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Mikan .404 Tom Thacker .371

3-Point Percentage George Mikan - n/a ** Tom Thacker - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage George Mikan .782 Tom Thacker .482

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Mikan 28.4 (1951) Tom Thacker 4.2 (1968)

Rebounds Per Game George Mikan 14.4 (1953) * Tom Thacker 2.5 (1968)

Assists Per Game George Mikan 3.6 (1949) Tom Thacker 1.2 (1966)

Steals Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Tom Thacker - n/a **

Blocks Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Tom Thacker - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Mikan 24.0 Tom Thacker 1.9

Rebounds Per Game George Mikan 13.9 * Tom Thacker 1.6

Assists Per Game George Mikan 2.2 Tom Thacker 0.6

Steals Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Tom Thacker - n/a **

Blocks Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Tom Thacker - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points George Mikan 1,680 Tom Thacker 59

Total Rebounds George Mikan 665 * Tom Thacker 51

Total Assists George Mikan 155 Tom Thacker 19

Total Steals George Mikan - n/a ** Tom Thacker - n/a **

Total Blocks George Mikan - n/a ** Tom Thacker - n/a **

Total Games George Mikan 70 Tom Thacker 31

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Mikan .404 Tom Thacker .305

3-Point Percentage George Mikan - n/a ** Tom Thacker - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage George Mikan .786 Tom Thacker .474

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Mikan 31.3 (1950) Tom Thacker 4.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game George Mikan 15.9 (1952) * Tom Thacker 3.0 (1965)

Assists Per Game George Mikan 3.0 (1950) Tom Thacker 1.3 (1966)

Steals Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Tom Thacker - n/a **

Blocks Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Tom Thacker - n/a **

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. 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.