Tom Thacker vs. Jalen Williams Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jalen Williams and Tom Thacker, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

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.

Tom Thacker played 4 years in the NBA, 2 more than Jalen Williams, who played 2. Tom Thacker had the first of his seasons in 1963-64, while Jalen Williams had his rookie season in 2022-23. 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
Tom Thacker 4 4 1963-64 to 1967-68
Jalen Williams 2 1 2022-23 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Tom Thacker Jalen Williams
Season 1963-642022-23
Team Cincinnati RoyalsOklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Royals Lost East Div FinalsDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tom Thacker 48 9.5 2.8 - - 2.4 1.1 - - - 1.1 1.1 3.8 .293 - - - 0.5 1.1 .491
Jalen Williams 75 30.3 14.1 1.1 3.4 4.5 3.3 1.4 0.5 1.6 2.5 5.5 10.6 .521 1.0 2.7 .356 2.1 2.5 .812
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tom Thacker 6 7.2 2.2 - - 2.2 0.5 - - - 0.7 1.0 3.8 .261 - - - 0.2 0.7 .250
Jalen Williams ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Tom Thacker Jalen Williams
Season 1964-652023-24
Team Cincinnati RoyalsOklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Royals Lost East Div SemisThunder Lost West Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tom Thacker 55 8.5 2.5 - - 2.3 0.7 - - - 1.2 1.0 3.1 .333 - - - 0.4 0.9 .489
Jalen Williams 71 31.3 19.1 0.5 3.5 4.0 4.5 1.1 0.6 1.7 2.5 7.5 14.0 .540 1.5 3.4 .427 2.5 3.1 .814
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tom Thacker 4 11.8 3.3 - - 3.0 0.8 - - - 2.0 1.3 3.3 .385 - - - 0.8 1.0 .750
Jalen Williams 10 37.7 18.7 1.3 5.5 6.8 5.4 1.7 0.5 1.9 2.1 7.5 16.0 .469 1.5 3.9 .385 2.2 2.7 .815

Season 3
Tom Thacker Jalen Williams
Season 1965-66-
Team Cincinnati Royals-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Royals Lost East Div Semis-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tom Thacker 50 9.6 3.7 - - 2.4 1.2 - - - 1.7 1.7 4.1 .406 - - - 0.3 0.8 .395
Jalen Williams ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tom Thacker 4 11.5 4.3 - - 2.3 1.3 - - - 2.8 1.8 5.5 .318 - - - 0.8 1.0 .750
Jalen Williams ------- --- ----------

Note: Tom Thacker didn't play in 1966-67.

Season 4
Tom Thacker Jalen Williams
Season 1967-68-
Team Boston Celtics-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA Champion-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tom Thacker 65 12.0 4.2 - - 2.5 1.1 - - - 2.5 1.8 4.2 .419 - - - 0.7 1.3 .512
Jalen Williams ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tom Thacker 17 4.8 0.9 - - 1.0 0.5 - - - 1.4 0.4 1.4 .292 - - - 0.1 0.4 .286
Jalen Williams ------- --- ----------
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