Kevin McHale vs. Tom Thacker Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Tom Thacker and Kevin McHale 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

Kevin McHale

vs.

Tom Thacker

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kevin McHale: 1980-81 to 1992-93
Tom Thacker: 1963-64 to 1967-68

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kevin McHale 3 Tom Thacker 1

NBA Seasons Kevin McHale 13 Tom Thacker 4

Playoffs Played Kevin McHale 13 Tom Thacker 4

All-Star Games Kevin McHale 7 Tom Thacker 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Kevin McHale 1 Tom Thacker 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kevin McHale 1 Tom Thacker 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kevin McHale 3 Tom Thacker 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kevin McHale 6 Tom Thacker 0

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kevin McHale 17.9 Tom Thacker 3.3

Rebounds Per Game Kevin McHale 7.3 Tom Thacker 2.4

Assists Per Game Kevin McHale 1.7 Tom Thacker 1.0

Steals Per Game Kevin McHale 0.4 Tom Thacker - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kevin McHale 1.7 Tom Thacker - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kevin McHale 17,335 Tom Thacker 721

Total Rebounds Kevin McHale 7,122 Tom Thacker 522

Total Assists Kevin McHale 1,670 Tom Thacker 222

Total Steals Kevin McHale 344 Tom Thacker - n/a **

Total Blocks Kevin McHale 1,690 Tom Thacker - n/a **

Total Games Kevin McHale 971 Tom Thacker 218

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kevin McHale .554 Tom Thacker .371

3-Point Percentage Kevin McHale .261 Tom Thacker - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kevin McHale .798 Tom Thacker .482

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kevin McHale 26.1 (1987) Tom Thacker 4.2 (1968)

Rebounds Per Game Kevin McHale 9.9 (1987) Tom Thacker 2.5 (1968)

Assists Per Game Kevin McHale 2.7 (1988) Tom Thacker 1.2 (1966)

Steals Per Game Kevin McHale 0.5 (1987) Tom Thacker - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kevin McHale 2.3 (1983) Tom Thacker - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kevin McHale 18.8 Tom Thacker 1.9

Rebounds Per Game Kevin McHale 7.4 Tom Thacker 1.6

Assists Per Game Kevin McHale 1.6 Tom Thacker 0.6

Steals Per Game Kevin McHale 0.4 Tom Thacker - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kevin McHale 1.7 Tom Thacker - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kevin McHale 3,182 Tom Thacker 59

Total Rebounds Kevin McHale 1,253 Tom Thacker 51

Total Assists Kevin McHale 274 Tom Thacker 19

Total Steals Kevin McHale 65 Tom Thacker - n/a **

Total Blocks Kevin McHale 281 Tom Thacker - n/a **

Total Games Kevin McHale 169 Tom Thacker 31

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kevin McHale .561 Tom Thacker .305

3-Point Percentage Kevin McHale .381 Tom Thacker - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kevin McHale .788 Tom Thacker .474

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kevin McHale 25.4 (1988) Tom Thacker 4.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Kevin McHale 9.9 (1985) Tom Thacker 3.0 (1965)

Assists Per Game Kevin McHale 3.0 (1989) Tom Thacker 1.3 (1966)

Steals Per Game Kevin McHale 0.6 (1985) Tom Thacker - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kevin McHale 2.4 (1986) 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.