Bill Curley vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Bill Curley 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

Bill Curley

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bill Curley: 1994-95 to 2000-01
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bill Curley 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Bill Curley 5 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Bill Curley 1 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Bill Curley 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Bill Curley 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Bill Curley 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bill Curley 2.7 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Bill Curley 2.0 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Bill Curley 0.4 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Bill Curley 0.4 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Bill Curley 0.3 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Curley 394 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Bill Curley 290 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Bill Curley 60 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Bill Curley 61 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Bill Curley 44 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Bill Curley 147 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Curley .444 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Bill Curley .222 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bill Curley .743 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Curley 3.2 (2001) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Curley 2.5 (1998) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Bill Curley 0.5 (2000) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Bill Curley 0.5 (1999) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Bill Curley 0.5 (2001) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bill Curley 0.0 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Bill Curley 0.0 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Bill Curley 0.0 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Bill Curley 0.0 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Bill Curley 0.0 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Curley 0 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Bill Curley 0 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Bill Curley 0 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Bill Curley 0 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Bill Curley 0 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Bill Curley 2 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Curley - Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Bill Curley - Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bill Curley - Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Curley 0.0 (1998) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Curley 0.0 (1998) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Bill Curley 0.0 (1998) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Bill Curley 0.0 (1998) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Bill Curley 0.0 (1998) 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, this player has no data for the stat.