Carl Shaeffer vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Carl Shaeffer 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

Carl Shaeffer

vs.

Nate Thurmond

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

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Carl Shaeffer 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Carl Shaeffer 2 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Carl Shaeffer 1 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Carl Shaeffer 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Carl Shaeffer 0 * Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Carl Shaeffer 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Carl Shaeffer 3.1 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Carl Shaeffer 1.0 * Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Carl Shaeffer 0.9 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Carl Shaeffer - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Carl Shaeffer - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Carl Shaeffer 165 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Carl Shaeffer 10 * Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Carl Shaeffer 46 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Carl Shaeffer - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Carl Shaeffer - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Carl Shaeffer 53 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Carl Shaeffer .357 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Carl Shaeffer - n/a ** Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Carl Shaeffer .583 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Carl Shaeffer 3.5 (1950) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Carl Shaeffer 1.0 (1951) * Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Carl Shaeffer 0.9 (1950) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Carl Shaeffer - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Carl Shaeffer - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Carl Shaeffer 3.5 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Carl Shaeffer - * Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Carl Shaeffer 1.2 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Carl Shaeffer - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Carl Shaeffer - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Carl Shaeffer 21 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Carl Shaeffer 0 * Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Carl Shaeffer 7 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Carl Shaeffer - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Carl Shaeffer - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Carl Shaeffer 6 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Carl Shaeffer .333 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Carl Shaeffer - n/a ** Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Carl Shaeffer .500 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Carl Shaeffer 3.5 (1950) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Carl Shaeffer - * Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Carl Shaeffer 1.2 (1950) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Carl Shaeffer - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Carl Shaeffer - 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.