David Rivers vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and David Rivers 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

David Rivers

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
David Rivers: 1988-89 to 1991-92
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships David Rivers 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons David Rivers 3 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played David Rivers 1 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games David Rivers 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team David Rivers 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) David Rivers 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game David Rivers 3.4 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game David Rivers 1.3 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game David Rivers 2.5 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game David Rivers 0.5 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game David Rivers 0.1 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points David Rivers 383 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds David Rivers 147 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists David Rivers 282 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals David Rivers 61 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks David Rivers 10 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games David Rivers 114 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage David Rivers .398 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage David Rivers .083 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage David Rivers .794 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game David Rivers 4.2 (1990) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game David Rivers 1.6 (1990) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game David Rivers 3.0 (1990) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game David Rivers 0.6 (1990) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game David Rivers 0.2 (1989) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game David Rivers 2.5 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game David Rivers 0.7 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game David Rivers 1.0 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game David Rivers 0.0 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game David Rivers 0.0 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points David Rivers 15 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds David Rivers 4 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists David Rivers 6 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals David Rivers 0 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks David Rivers 0 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games David Rivers 6 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage David Rivers .333 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage David Rivers .000 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage David Rivers .875 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game David Rivers 2.5 (1989) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game David Rivers 0.7 (1989) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game David Rivers 1.0 (1989) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game David Rivers 0.0 (1989) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game David Rivers 0.0 (1989) 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.