Bill Hosket vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

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

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bill Hosket: 1968-69 to 1971-72
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bill Hosket 1 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Bill Hosket 4 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Bill Hosket 2 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Bill Hosket 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

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

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Bill Hosket 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 Hosket 4.0 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Bill Hosket 2.5 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Bill Hosket 0.7 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Bill Hosket - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Bill Hosket - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Hosket 573 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Bill Hosket 355 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Bill Hosket 94 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Bill Hosket - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Bill Hosket - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Bill Hosket 143 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Hosket .485 Nate Thurmond .421

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

Free Throw Percentage Bill Hosket .715 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Hosket 8.1 (1971) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Hosket 5.8 (1971) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Bill Hosket 1.5 (1971) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Bill Hosket - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Bill Hosket - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bill Hosket 1.9 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Bill Hosket 1.3 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Bill Hosket 0.4 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Bill Hosket - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Bill Hosket - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Hosket 17 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Bill Hosket 12 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Bill Hosket 4 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Bill Hosket - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Bill Hosket - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Bill Hosket 9 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Hosket .438 Nate Thurmond .416

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

Free Throw Percentage Bill Hosket .600 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Hosket 2.2 (1970) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Hosket 1.8 (1969) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Bill Hosket 0.5 (1969) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Bill Hosket - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Bill Hosket - n/a ** 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. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.