Joel Embiid vs. Tom Thacker Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Tom Thacker and Joel Embiid 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

Joel Embiid

vs.

Tom Thacker

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Joel Embiid: 2016-17 to 2023-24
Tom Thacker: 1963-64 to 1967-68

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Joel Embiid 0 Tom Thacker 1

NBA Seasons Joel Embiid 8 Tom Thacker 4

Playoffs Played Joel Embiid 7 Tom Thacker 4

All-Star Games Joel Embiid 7 Tom Thacker 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Joel Embiid 1 Tom Thacker 0

All-NBA First Team Joel Embiid 1 Tom Thacker 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Joel Embiid 5 Tom Thacker 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Joel Embiid 3 Tom Thacker 0

Scoring Leader Joel Embiid 2 Tom Thacker 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Joel Embiid 27.9 Tom Thacker 3.3

Rebounds Per Game Joel Embiid 11.2 Tom Thacker 2.4

Assists Per Game Joel Embiid 3.6 Tom Thacker 1.0

Steals Per Game Joel Embiid 0.9 Tom Thacker - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Joel Embiid 1.7 Tom Thacker - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Joel Embiid 12,071 Tom Thacker 721

Total Rebounds Joel Embiid 4,832 Tom Thacker 522

Total Assists Joel Embiid 1,573 Tom Thacker 222

Total Steals Joel Embiid 397 Tom Thacker - n/a **

Total Blocks Joel Embiid 720 Tom Thacker - n/a **

Total Games Joel Embiid 433 Tom Thacker 218

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joel Embiid .504 Tom Thacker .371

3-Point Percentage Joel Embiid .341 Tom Thacker - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Joel Embiid .826 Tom Thacker .482

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joel Embiid 34.7 (2024) Tom Thacker 4.2 (1968)

Rebounds Per Game Joel Embiid 13.6 (2019) Tom Thacker 2.5 (1968)

Assists Per Game Joel Embiid 5.6 (2024) Tom Thacker 1.2 (1966)

Steals Per Game Joel Embiid 1.2 (2024) Tom Thacker - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Joel Embiid 2.5 (2017) Tom Thacker - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Joel Embiid 24.9 Tom Thacker 1.9

Rebounds Per Game Joel Embiid 10.9 Tom Thacker 1.6

Assists Per Game Joel Embiid 3.1 Tom Thacker 0.6

Steals Per Game Joel Embiid 0.8 Tom Thacker - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Joel Embiid 1.7 Tom Thacker - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Joel Embiid 1,469 Tom Thacker 59

Total Rebounds Joel Embiid 641 Tom Thacker 51

Total Assists Joel Embiid 182 Tom Thacker 19

Total Steals Joel Embiid 49 Tom Thacker - n/a **

Total Blocks Joel Embiid 102 Tom Thacker - n/a **

Total Games Joel Embiid 59 Tom Thacker 31

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joel Embiid .459 Tom Thacker .305

3-Point Percentage Joel Embiid .289 Tom Thacker - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Joel Embiid .828 Tom Thacker .474

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joel Embiid 33.0 (2024) Tom Thacker 4.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Joel Embiid 12.6 (2018) Tom Thacker 3.0 (1965)

Assists Per Game Joel Embiid 5.7 (2024) Tom Thacker 1.3 (1966)

Steals Per Game Joel Embiid 1.5 (2020) Tom Thacker - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Joel Embiid 2.8 (2023) Tom Thacker - n/a **

Notes: ** 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.