Damjan Rudez vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Damjan Rudez 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

Damjan Rudez

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Damjan Rudez: 2014-15 to 2016-17
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Damjan Rudez 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Damjan Rudez 3 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Damjan Rudez 0 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Damjan Rudez 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Damjan Rudez 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Damjan Rudez 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Damjan Rudez 3.3 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Damjan Rudez 0.6 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Damjan Rudez 0.6 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Damjan Rudez 0.2 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Damjan Rudez 0.0 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Damjan Rudez 480 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Damjan Rudez 92 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Damjan Rudez 84 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Damjan Rudez 31 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Damjan Rudez 7 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Damjan Rudez 146 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Damjan Rudez .424 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Damjan Rudez .373 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Damjan Rudez .774 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Damjan Rudez 4.8 (2015) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Damjan Rudez 0.7 (2015) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Damjan Rudez 0.8 (2015) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Damjan Rudez 0.3 (2017) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Damjan Rudez 0.1 (2015) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Damjan Rudez - Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Damjan Rudez - Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Damjan Rudez - Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Damjan Rudez - Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Damjan Rudez - Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Damjan Rudez - Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Damjan Rudez - Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Damjan Rudez - Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Damjan Rudez - Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Damjan Rudez - Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Damjan Rudez 0 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Damjan Rudez - Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Damjan Rudez - Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Damjan Rudez - Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Damjan Rudez - Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Damjan Rudez - Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Damjan Rudez - Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Damjan Rudez - Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Damjan Rudez - 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.