| PPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG |
| 3.3 | 2.4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Tom Thacker G
Thomas Thacker
Height: 6-2 (188cm)
Weight: 170 lbs (77kg)
Born: Nov 2, 1939 (86 years old)
Hometown: Covington, Kentucky
Nationality: United States

Current NBA Status: Unrestricted Free Agent
NBA Draft: 1963 1963 Territorial Pick, Cincinnati Royals
Pre-Draft Team: Cincinnati (Sr)
High School: William Grant High School (Covington, Kentucky)
NBA Champion
Tom Thacker Player Profile
Career NBA Season Stats
Career NBA Shooting Stats
| FG% | 3P% | FT% |
| 37.1% | .0% | 48.2% |
NBA Career
4 Years Of Service
NBA Regular Season Stats
| Season | Age | Team | GP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FG% | 3P% | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963-64 | 23 | CIN | 48 | 9.5 | 2.8 | 2.4 | 1.1 | - | - | - | .293 | - | .491 |
| 1964-65 | 24 | CIN | 55 | 8.5 | 2.5 | 2.3 | 0.7 | - | - | - | .333 | - | .489 |
| 1965-66 | 25 | CIN | 50 | 9.6 | 3.7 | 2.4 | 1.2 | - | - | - | .406 | - | .395 |
| 1967-68 | 27 | BOS | 65 | 12.0 | 4.2 | 2.5 | 1.1 | - | - | - | .419 | - | .512 |
| CAREER | 218 | 10.0 | 3.3 | 2.4 | 1.0 | - | - | - | .371 | - | .482 |
| Season | Age | Team | GP | GS | MIN | PTS | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | OFF | DEF | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963-64 | 23 | CIN | 48 | - | 9.5 | 2.8 | 1.1 | 3.8 | .293 | - | - | - | 0.5 | 1.1 | .491 | - | - | 2.4 | 1.1 | - | - | - | 1.1 |
| 1964-65 | 24 | CIN | 55 | - | 8.5 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 3.1 | .333 | - | - | - | 0.4 | 0.9 | .489 | - | - | 2.3 | 0.7 | - | - | - | 1.2 |
| 1965-66 | 25 | CIN | 50 | - | 9.6 | 3.7 | 1.7 | 4.1 | .406 | - | - | - | 0.3 | 0.8 | .395 | - | - | 2.4 | 1.2 | - | - | - | 1.7 |
| 1967-68 | 27 | BOS | 65 | - | 12.0 | 4.2 | 1.8 | 4.2 | .419 | - | - | - | 0.7 | 1.3 | .512 | - | - | 2.5 | 1.1 | - | - | - | 2.5 |
| CAREER | 218 | - | 10.0 | 3.3 | 1.4 | 3.8 | .371 | - | - | - | 0.5 | 1.0 | .482 | - | - | 2.4 | 1.0 | - | - | - | 1.7 |
| Season | Age | Team | GP | GS | MIN | PTS | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | OFF | DEF | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963-64 | 23 | CIN | 48 | - | 457 | 132 | 53 | 181 | .293 | - | - | - | 26 | 53 | .491 | - | - | 115 | 51 | - | - | - | 51 |
| 1964-65 | 24 | CIN | 55 | - | 470 | 135 | 56 | 168 | .333 | - | - | - | 23 | 47 | .489 | - | - | 127 | 41 | - | - | - | 64 |
| 1965-66 | 25 | CIN | 50 | - | 478 | 183 | 84 | 207 | .406 | - | - | - | 15 | 38 | .395 | - | - | 119 | 61 | - | - | - | 85 |
| 1967-68 | 27 | BOS | 65 | - | 782 | 271 | 114 | 272 | .419 | - | - | - | 43 | 84 | .512 | - | - | 161 | 69 | - | - | - | 165 |
| CAREER | 218 | - | 2,187 | 721 | 307 | 828 | .371 | - | - | - | 107 | 222 | .482 | - | - | 522 | 222 | - | - | - | 365 |
| Season | Age | Team | GP | GS | TS% | eFG% | ORB% | DRB% | TRB% | AST% | TOV% | STL% | BLK% | USG% | Total S % | PPR | PPS | ORtg | DRtg | PER |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963-64 | 23 | CIN | 48 | - | .323 | .293 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 78.3 | - | 0.7 | - | - | 9.7 |
| 1964-65 | 24 | CIN | 55 | - | .358 | .333 | - | - | - | 11.2 | - | - | - | - | 82.3 | - | 0.8 | - | - | 8.0 |
| 1965-66 | 25 | CIN | 50 | - | .409 | .406 | - | - | - | 16.8 | - | - | - | - | 80.1 | - | 0.9 | - | - | 11.3 |
| 1967-68 | 27 | BOS | 65 | - | .439 | .419 | - | - | - | 11.2 | - | - | - | - | 93.1 | - | 1.0 | - | - | 8.8 |
| CAREER | 218 | - | .389 | .371 | - | - | - | 12.7 | - | - | - | - | 85.3 | - | 0.9 | - | - | 8.7 |
| Season | Age | Team | GP | GS | Dbl Dbl | Tpl Dbl | 40 Pts | 20 Reb | 20 Ast | Techs | HOB | Ast/TO | Stl/TO | FT/FGA | W's | L's | Win % | OWS | DWS | WS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963-64 | 23 | CIN | 48 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .030 | - | - | 0.3 | 30 | 19 | .612 | -1.4 | 0.5 | -0.9 |
| 1964-65 | 24 | CIN | 55 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .028 | - | - | 0.3 | 32 | 23 | .582 | -0.8 | 0.3 | -0.6 |
| 1965-66 | 25 | CIN | 50 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .040 | - | - | 0.2 | 24 | 26 | .480 | -0.4 | 0.4 | - |
| 1967-68 | 27 | BOS | 65 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .050 | - | - | 0.3 | 42 | 23 | .646 | -0.3 | 1.2 | 0.9 |
| CAREER | 218 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .037 | - | - | 0.3 | 128 | 91 | .584 | -2.9 | 2.4 | -0.6 |
NBA Playoff Stats
| Season | Age | Team | GP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FG% | 3P% | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963-64 | 23 | CIN | 6 | 7.2 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 0.5 | - | - | - | .261 | - | .250 |
| 1964-65 | 24 | CIN | 4 | 11.8 | 3.2 | 3.0 | 0.8 | - | - | - | .385 | - | .750 |
| 1965-66 | 25 | CIN | 4 | 11.5 | 4.2 | 2.2 | 1.2 | - | - | - | .318 | - | .750 |
| 1967-68 | 27 | BOS | 17 | 4.8 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.5 | - | - | - | .292 | - | .286 |
| CAREER | 31 | 7.0 | 1.9 | 1.6 | 0.6 | - | - | - | .305 | - | .474 |
| Season | Age | Team | GP | GS | MIN | PTS | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | OFF | DEF | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963-64 | 23 | CIN | 6 | - | 7.2 | 2.2 | 1.0 | 3.8 | .261 | - | - | - | 0.2 | 0.7 | .250 | - | - | 2.2 | 0.5 | - | - | - | 0.7 |
| 1964-65 | 24 | CIN | 4 | - | 11.8 | 3.2 | 1.2 | 3.2 | .385 | - | - | - | 0.8 | 1.0 | .750 | - | - | 3.0 | 0.8 | - | - | - | 2.0 |
| 1965-66 | 25 | CIN | 4 | - | 11.5 | 4.2 | 1.8 | 5.5 | .318 | - | - | - | 0.8 | 1.0 | .750 | - | - | 2.2 | 1.2 | - | - | - | 2.8 |
| 1967-68 | 27 | BOS | 17 | - | 4.8 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 1.4 | .292 | - | - | - | 0.1 | 0.4 | .286 | - | - | 1.0 | 0.5 | - | - | - | 1.4 |
| CAREER | 31 | - | 7.0 | 1.9 | 0.8 | 2.6 | .305 | - | - | - | 0.3 | 0.6 | .474 | - | - | 1.6 | 0.6 | - | - | - | 1.5 |
| Season | Age | Team | GP | GS | MIN | PTS | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | OFF | DEF | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963-64 | 23 | CIN | 6 | - | 43 | 13 | 6 | 23 | .261 | - | - | - | 1 | 4 | .250 | - | - | 13 | 3 | - | - | - | 4 |
| 1964-65 | 24 | CIN | 4 | - | 47 | 13 | 5 | 13 | .385 | - | - | - | 3 | 4 | .750 | - | - | 12 | 3 | - | - | - | 8 |
| 1965-66 | 25 | CIN | 4 | - | 46 | 17 | 7 | 22 | .318 | - | - | - | 3 | 4 | .750 | - | - | 9 | 5 | - | - | - | 11 |
| 1967-68 | 27 | BOS | 17 | - | 81 | 16 | 7 | 24 | .292 | - | - | - | 2 | 7 | .286 | - | - | 17 | 8 | - | - | - | 23 |
| CAREER | 31 | - | 217 | 59 | 25 | 82 | .305 | - | - | - | 9 | 19 | .474 | - | - | 51 | 19 | - | - | - | 46 |
| Season | Age | Team | GP | GS | TS% | eFG% | ORB% | DRB% | TRB% | AST% | TOV% | STL% | BLK% | USG% | Total S % | PPR | PPS | ORtg | DRtg | PER |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963-64 | 23 | CIN | 6 | - | .263 | .261 | - | - | - | 10.1 | - | - | - | - | 51.1 | - | 0.6 | - | - | 4.3 |
| 1964-65 | 24 | CIN | 4 | - | .440 | .385 | - | - | - | 8.5 | - | - | - | - | 113.5 | - | 1.0 | - | - | 8.4 |
| 1965-66 | 25 | CIN | 4 | - | .358 | .318 | - | - | - | 16.4 | - | - | - | - | 106.8 | - | 0.8 | - | - | 6.7 |
| 1967-68 | 27 | BOS | 17 | - | .295 | .292 | - | - | - | 12.0 | - | - | - | - | 57.7 | - | 0.7 | - | - | 2.3 |
| CAREER | 31 | - | .326 | .305 | - | - | - | 11.8 | - | - | - | - | 77.9 | - | 0.7 | - | - | 4.7 |
| Season | Age | Team | GP | GS | Dbl Dbl | Tpl Dbl | 40 Pts | 20 Reb | 20 Ast | Techs | HOB | Ast/TO | Stl/TO | FT/FGA | W's | L's | Win % | OWS | DWS | WS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963-64 | 23 | CIN | 6 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .023 | - | - | 0.2 | 1 | 5 | .167 | -0.3 | - | -0.2 |
| 1964-65 | 24 | CIN | 4 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .047 | - | - | 0.3 | 1 | 3 | .250 | - | - | - |
| 1965-66 | 25 | CIN | 4 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .061 | - | - | 0.2 | 1 | 3 | .250 | -0.1 | - | -0.1 |
| 1967-68 | 27 | BOS | 17 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .018 | - | - | 0.3 | 11 | 6 | .647 | -0.2 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| CAREER | 31 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .028 | - | - | 0.2 | 14 | 17 | .452 | -0.6 | 0.1 | -0.4 |
NBA Transactions
| Date | Transaction |
|---|---|
| Apr 30, 1963 | The Cincinnati Royals selected Tom Thacker with a Territorial Pick in the 1963 NBA Draft. |
| Sep 1, 1963 | Tom Thacker signed a multi-year contract with the Cincinnati Royals. |
| Apr 30, 1966 | Tom Thacker was selected by the Chicago Bulls in the Expansion Draft from the Cincinnati Royals. |
| Sep 15, 1966 | The Chicago Bulls placed the contract of Tom Thacker on waivers. |
| Sep 17, 1966 | Tom Thacker, previously with the Chicago Bulls, became a free agent. |
| Oct 11, 1967 | Tom Thacker signed a multi-year contract with the Boston Celtics. |
| May 6, 1968 | Tom Thacker was selected by the Milwaukee Bucks in the Expansion Draft from the Boston Celtics. |
| Aug 28, 1968 | The Milwaukee Bucks placed the contract of Tom Thacker on waivers. |
| Sep 5, 1968 | Tom Thacker, previously with the Milwaukee Bucks, became a free agent. |
NBA Awards & Honors
| Award | Date |
|---|---|
| 1x NBA Champion | 1968 |
NCAA Career
College: Cincinnati (1963)
NCAA Awards & Honors
| Award | Date |
|---|---|
| 1x Consensus All-American First Team | 1963 |
| 1x NABC All-American First Team | 1963 |
| 1x AP All-American Second Team | 1963 |
| 1x USBWA All-American First Team | 1963 |
| 1x UPI All-American First Team | 1963 |
| 1x NEA All-American First Team | 1963 |
| 2x NCAA Final Four All-Tournament Teams (AP) | 1962, 1963 |