Bob Carpenter vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Bob Carpenter 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

Bob Carpenter

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bob Carpenter: 1949-50 to 1950-51
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bob Carpenter 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Bob Carpenter 2 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Bob Carpenter 1 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Bob Carpenter 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Bob Carpenter 0 * Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Bob Carpenter 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bob Carpenter 7.7 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Bob Carpenter 4.1 * Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Bob Carpenter 1.4 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Bob Carpenter - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Bob Carpenter - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bob Carpenter 937 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Bob Carpenter 229 * Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Bob Carpenter 171 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Bob Carpenter - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Bob Carpenter - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Bob Carpenter 122 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bob Carpenter .330 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Bob Carpenter - n/a ** Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bob Carpenter .768 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bob Carpenter 9.3 (1950) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Bob Carpenter 4.1 (1951) * Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Bob Carpenter 1.4 (1951) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Bob Carpenter - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Bob Carpenter - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bob Carpenter 8.0 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Bob Carpenter - * Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Bob Carpenter 0.5 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Bob Carpenter - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Bob Carpenter - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bob Carpenter 32 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Bob Carpenter 0 * Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Bob Carpenter 2 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Bob Carpenter - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Bob Carpenter - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Bob Carpenter 4 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bob Carpenter .367 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Bob Carpenter - n/a ** Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bob Carpenter .714 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bob Carpenter 8.0 (1950) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Bob Carpenter - * Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Bob Carpenter 0.5 (1950) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Bob Carpenter - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Bob Carpenter - 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. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. 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.