Austin Carr vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Austin Carr 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

Austin Carr

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Austin Carr: 1971-72 to 1980-81
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Austin Carr 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Austin Carr 10 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Austin Carr 3 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Austin Carr 1 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Austin Carr 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Austin Carr 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Austin Carr 15.4 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Austin Carr 2.9 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Austin Carr 2.8 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Austin Carr 0.8 * Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Austin Carr 0.1 * Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Austin Carr 10,473 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Austin Carr 1,990 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Austin Carr 1,878 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Austin Carr 433 * Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Austin Carr 66 * Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Austin Carr 682 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Austin Carr .449 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Austin Carr .154 * Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Austin Carr .804 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Austin Carr 21.9 (1974) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Austin Carr 4.5 (1973) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Austin Carr 3.8 (1974) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Austin Carr 1.2 (1975) * Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Austin Carr 0.2 (1978) * Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Austin Carr 11.8 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Austin Carr 2.3 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Austin Carr 2.3 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Austin Carr 0.6 * Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Austin Carr 0.3 * Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Austin Carr 212 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Austin Carr 41 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Austin Carr 41 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Austin Carr 10 * Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Austin Carr 5 * Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Austin Carr 18 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Austin Carr .426 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Austin Carr - * Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Austin Carr .691 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Austin Carr 17.5 (1978) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Austin Carr 4.0 (1978) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Austin Carr 3.3 (1977) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Austin Carr 1.0 (1978) * Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Austin Carr 0.5 (1978) * Nate Thurmond 2.2 (1976) *

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.