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Tom Thacker

Thomas Porter Thacker (Tom, Tack)

Position: Guard-Forward ▪ Shoots: Right
Height: 6-2 ▪ Weight: 170 lbs.
Born: November 2, 1939 in Covington, Kentucky
High School: William Grant in Covington, Kentucky
College: University of Cincinnati
Draft: Cincinnati Royals, 1963 NBA Draft (territorial selection)
NBA Debut: October 26, 1963 ▪ ABA Debut: February 18, 1969

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Totals

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1963-64 24 CIN NBA PG 48 457 53 181 .293 26 53 .491 115 51 51 132
1964-65 25 CIN NBA PG 55 470 56 168 .333 23 47 .489 127 41 64 135
1965-66 26 CIN NBA PG 50 478 84 207 .406 15 38 .395 119 61 85 183
1967-68 28 BOS NBA SG 65 782 114 272 .419 43 84 .512 161 69 165 271
1968-69 29 INA ABA PG 18 346 40 117 .342 0 2 .000 18 31 .581 31 36 67 52 26 51 98
1969-70 30 INA ABA PG 70 1016 70 212 .330 10 39 .256 38 69 .551 91 120 211 185 115 177 188
1970-71 31 INA ABA PG 8 92 6 17 .353 0 3 .000 1 1 1.000 7 15 22 7 8 18 13
Career TOT 314 3641 423 1174 .360 10 44 .227 164 323 .508 129 171 822 466 149 611 1020
NBA 218 2187 307 828 .371 107 222 .482 522 222 365 721
ABA 96 1454 116 346 .335 10 44 .227 57 101 .564 129 171 300 244 149 246 299

Per Game

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1963-64 24 CIN NBA PG 48 9.5 1.1 3.8 .293 0.5 1.1 .491 2.4 1.1 1.1 2.8
1964-65 25 CIN NBA PG 55 8.5 1.0 3.1 .333 0.4 0.9 .489 2.3 0.7 1.2 2.5
1965-66 26 CIN NBA PG 50 9.6 1.7 4.1 .406 0.3 0.8 .395 2.4 1.2 1.7 3.7
1967-68 28 BOS NBA SG 65 12.0 1.8 4.2 .419 0.7 1.3 .512 2.5 1.1 2.5 4.2
1968-69 29 INA ABA PG 18 19.2 2.2 6.5 .342 0.0 0.1 .000 1.0 1.7 .581 1.7 2.0 3.7 2.9 1.4 2.8 5.4
1969-70 30 INA ABA PG 70 14.5 1.0 3.0 .330 0.1 0.6 .256 0.5 1.0 .551 1.3 1.7 3.0 2.6 1.6 2.5 2.7
1970-71 31 INA ABA PG 8 11.5 0.8 2.1 .353 0.0 0.4 .000 0.1 0.1 1.000 0.9 1.9 2.8 0.9 1.0 2.3 1.6
Career TOT 314 11.6 1.3 3.7 .360 0.1 0.5 .227 0.5 1.0 .508 1.3 1.8 2.6 1.5 1.6 1.9 3.2
NBA 218 10.0 1.4 3.8 .371 0.5 1.0 .482 2.4 1.0 1.7 3.3
ABA 96 15.1 1.2 3.6 .335 0.1 0.5 .227 0.6 1.1 .564 1.3 1.8 3.1 2.5 1.6 2.6 3.1

Per 36 Minutes

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1963-64 24 CIN NBA PG 48 457 4.2 14.3 .293 2.0 4.2 .491 9.1 4.0 4.0 10.4
1964-65 25 CIN NBA PG 55 470 4.3 12.9 .333 1.8 3.6 .489 9.7 3.1 4.9 10.3
1965-66 26 CIN NBA PG 50 478 6.3 15.6 .406 1.1 2.9 .395 9.0 4.6 6.4 13.8
1967-68 28 BOS NBA SG 65 782 5.2 12.5 .419 2.0 3.9 .512 7.4 3.2 7.6 12.5
1968-69 29 INA ABA PG 18 346 4.2 12.2 .342 0.0 0.2 .000 1.9 3.2 .581 3.2 3.7 7.0 5.4 2.7 5.3 10.2
1969-70 30 INA ABA PG 70 1016 2.5 7.5 .330 0.4 1.4 .256 1.3 2.4 .551 3.2 4.3 7.5 6.6 4.1 6.3 6.7
1970-71 31 INA ABA PG 8 92 2.3 6.7 .353 0.0 1.2 .000 0.4 0.4 1.000 2.7 5.9 8.6 2.7 3.1 7.0 5.1
Career TOT 314 3641 4.2 11.6 .360 0.2 1.1 .227 1.6 3.2 .508 3.2 4.2 8.1 4.6 3.7 6.0 10.1
NBA 218 2187 5.1 13.6 .371 1.8 3.7 .482 8.6 3.7 6.0 11.9
ABA 96 1454 2.9 8.6 .335 0.2 1.1 .227 1.4 2.5 .564 3.2 4.2 7.4 6.0 3.7 6.1 7.4

Advanced

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS WS/48
1963-64 24 CIN NBA PG 48 457 7.3 .323 .293 -1.4 0.5 -0.9 -0.096
1964-65 25 CIN NBA PG 55 470 7.8 .358 .333 11.2 -0.8 0.3 -0.6 -0.057
1965-66 26 CIN NBA PG 50 478 10.3 .409 .406 16.8 -0.4 0.4 0.0 -0.004
1967-68 28 BOS NBA SG 65 782 8.6 .439 .419 11.2 -0.3 1.2 0.9 .055
1968-69 29 INA ABA PG 18 346 7.7 .375 .342 8.4 18.7 16.6 16.1 -0.5 0.4 -0.1 -0.013
1969-70 30 INA ABA PG 70 1016 5.3 .388 .354 9.4 22.3 32.2 13.4 -0.9 1.3 0.4 .020
1970-71 31 INA ABA PG 8 92 1.7 .373 .353 10.8 8.8 31.4 10.4 -0.1 0.1 0.0 .011
Career TOT 314 3641 7.4 .388 .365 9.2 16.3 27.6 13.9 -4.5 4.2 -0.3 -0.004
NBA 218 2187 8.5 .389 .371 12.7 -3.0 2.3 -0.6 -0.014
ABA 96 1454 5.6 .383 .350 9.2 20.6 27.6 13.9 -1.5 1.9 0.4 .012

Playoffs Totals

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1963-64 24 CIN NBA PG 6 43 6 23 .261 1 4 .250 13 3 4 13
1964-65 25 CIN NBA PG 4 47 5 13 .385 3 4 .750 12 3 8 13
1965-66 26 CIN NBA PG 4 46 7 22 .318 3 4 .750 9 5 11 17
1967-68 28 BOS NBA SG 17 81 7 24 .292 2 7 .286 17 8 23 16
1968-69 29 INA ABA PG 16 391 36 117 .308 0 5 .000 28 47 .596 77 69 33 53 100
1969-70 30 INA ABA PG 14 187 12 38 .316 3 11 .273 6 11 .545 48 36 20 37 33
Career TOT 61 795 73 237 .308 3 16 .188 43 77 .558 176 124 53 136 192
NBA 31 217 25 82 .305 9 19 .474 51 19 46 59
ABA 30 578 48 155 .310 3 16 .188 34 58 .586 125 105 53 90 133

Playoffs Per Game

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1963-64 24 CIN NBA PG 6 7.2 1.0 3.8 .261 0.2 0.7 .250 2.2 0.5 0.7 2.2
1964-65 25 CIN NBA PG 4 11.8 1.3 3.3 .385 0.8 1.0 .750 3.0 0.8 2.0 3.3
1965-66 26 CIN NBA PG 4 11.5 1.8 5.5 .318 0.8 1.0 .750 2.3 1.3 2.8 4.3
1967-68 28 BOS NBA SG 17 4.8 0.4 1.4 .292 0.1 0.4 .286 1.0 0.5 1.4 0.9
1968-69 29 INA ABA PG 16 24.4 2.3 7.3 .308 0.0 0.3 .000 1.8 2.9 .596 4.8 4.3 2.1 3.3 6.3
1969-70 30 INA ABA PG 14 13.4 0.9 2.7 .316 0.2 0.8 .273 0.4 0.8 .545 3.4 2.6 1.4 2.6 2.4
Career TOT 61 13.0 1.2 3.9 .308 0.1 0.5 .188 0.7 1.3 .558 2.9 2.0 1.8 2.2 3.1
NBA 31 7.0 0.8 2.6 .305 0.3 0.6 .474 1.6 0.6 1.5 1.9
ABA 30 19.3 1.6 5.2 .310 0.1 0.5 .188 1.1 1.9 .586 4.2 3.5 1.8 3.0 4.4

Playoffs Per 36 Minutes

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1963-64 24 CIN NBA PG 6 43 5.0 19.3 .261 0.8 3.3 .250 10.9 2.5 3.3 10.9
1964-65 25 CIN NBA PG 4 47 3.8 10.0 .385 2.3 3.1 .750 9.2 2.3 6.1 10.0
1965-66 26 CIN NBA PG 4 46 5.5 17.2 .318 2.3 3.1 .750 7.0 3.9 8.6 13.3
1967-68 28 BOS NBA SG 17 81 3.1 10.7 .292 0.9 3.1 .286 7.6 3.6 10.2 7.1
1968-69 29 INA ABA PG 16 391 3.3 10.8 .308 0.0 0.5 .000 2.6 4.3 .596 7.1 6.4 3.0 4.9 9.2
1969-70 30 INA ABA PG 14 187 2.3 7.3 .316 0.6 2.1 .273 1.2 2.1 .545 9.2 6.9 3.9 7.1 6.4
Career TOT 61 795 3.3 10.7 .308 0.2 1.0 .188 1.9 3.5 .558 8.0 5.6 3.3 6.2 8.7
NBA 31 217 4.1 13.6 .305 1.5 3.2 .474 8.5 3.2 7.6 9.8
ABA 30 578 3.0 9.7 .310 0.2 1.0 .188 2.1 3.6 .586 7.8 6.5 3.3 5.6 8.3

Playoffs Advanced

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS WS/48
1963-64 24 CIN NBA PG 6 43 4.2 .263 .261 10.1 -0.3 0.0 -0.2 -0.249
1964-65 25 CIN NBA PG 4 47 8.2 .440 .385 8.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 -0.004
1965-66 26 CIN NBA PG 4 46 6.4 .358 .318 16.4 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 -0.115
1967-68 28 BOS NBA SG 17 81 2.2 .295 .292 12.0 -0.2 0.1 -0.1 -0.088
1968-69 29 INA ABA PG 16 391 6.6 .363 .308 8.5 21.3 19.3 15.7 -0.7 0.7 0.0 .004
1969-70 30 INA ABA PG 14 187 5.2 .385 .355 11.0 23.9 31.8 12.6 -0.2 0.5 0.3 .080
Career TOT 61 795 5.8 .354 .314 9.3 19.3 22.7 14.7 -1.5 1.3 -0.1 -0.008
NBA 31 217 4.8 .326 .305 11.8 -0.6 0.1 -0.5 -0.107
ABA 30 578 6.2 .368 .319 9.3 22.1 22.7 14.7 -0.9 1.2 0.3 .029

Similarity Scores

Explanation ▪ Players with careers of similar quality and shape (thru 2012-13)
Thru 7 Years Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Tom Thacker 0.9 0.4 0.0 0.0 -0.1 -0.6 -0.9
Tarence Kinsey -65.6 0.9 0.6 0.0
Eddie Hughes -66.2 1.0 0.4 0.0
Bryan Warrick -66.4 1.0 0.5 0.1 0.0
Nate Hawthorne -67.5 1.1 0.5 0.1
James Anderson -68.4 0.9 0.5 0.3
Gerald Glass -68.7 0.9 0.5 0.3 0.1
Stephen Graham -69.4 1.6 0.4 0.0 0.0 -0.1 -0.3
Phil Rollins -70.4 1.1 0.7 0.1
Kareem Rush -71.1 1.5 1.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 -0.2 -0.6
Tony Bennett -72.1 0.9 0.7 0.0
Career Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Tom Thacker 0.9 0.4 0.0 0.0 -0.1 -0.6 -0.9
Tarence Kinsey -65.6 0.9 0.6 0.0
Eddie Hughes -66.2 1.0 0.4 0.0
Bryan Warrick -66.4 1.0 0.5 0.1 0.0
Nate Hawthorne -67.5 1.1 0.5 0.1
James Anderson -68.4 0.9 0.5 0.3
Gerald Glass -68.7 0.9 0.5 0.3 0.1
Stephen Graham -69.4 1.6 0.4 0.0 0.0 -0.1 -0.3
Phil Rollins -70.4 1.1 0.7 0.1
Kareem Rush -71.1 1.5 1.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 -0.2 -0.6
Tony Bennett -72.1 0.9 0.7 0.0

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

Honors
1962-63 NCAA AP All-America (2nd)
Championships
(Minimum 1 playoff game)
1968 Boston Celtics (NBA)
1970 Indiana Pacers (ABA)

Transactions

April 30, 1963: Drafted by the Cincinnati Royals in the 1st round (5th pick) of the 1963 NBA Draft.

May 1, 1966: Drafted by the Chicago Bulls from the Cincinnati Royals in the NBA expansion draft.

August 4, 1967: Signed as a free agent with the Boston Celtics. Thacker was selected by Chicago in the expansion draft but did not sign.

May 6, 1968: Drafted by the Milwaukee Bucks from the Boston Celtics in the NBA expansion draft.

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