Darvin Ham vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Darvin Ham 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

Darvin Ham

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Darvin Ham: 1996-97 to 2004-05
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Darvin Ham 1 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Darvin Ham 8 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Darvin Ham 4 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Darvin Ham 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Darvin Ham 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Darvin Ham 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Darvin Ham 2.7 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Darvin Ham 2.3 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Darvin Ham 0.5 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Darvin Ham 0.3 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Darvin Ham 0.4 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Darvin Ham 1,139 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Darvin Ham 963 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Darvin Ham 229 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Darvin Ham 136 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Darvin Ham 154 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Darvin Ham 417 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Darvin Ham .518 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Darvin Ham .250 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Darvin Ham .494 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Darvin Ham 5.1 (2000) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Darvin Ham 4.9 (2000) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Darvin Ham 1.2 (2000) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Darvin Ham 0.8 (2000) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Darvin Ham 0.8 (2000) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Darvin Ham 1.3 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Darvin Ham 1.2 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Darvin Ham 0.2 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Darvin Ham 0.1 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Darvin Ham 0.3 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Darvin Ham 74 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Darvin Ham 65 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Darvin Ham 13 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Darvin Ham 8 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Darvin Ham 19 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Darvin Ham 55 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Darvin Ham .569 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Darvin Ham .000 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Darvin Ham .516 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Darvin Ham 5.0 (2000) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Darvin Ham 5.8 (2000) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Darvin Ham 1.4 (2000) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Darvin Ham 0.3 (2001) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Darvin Ham 1.6 (2000) 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.