DeJuan Blair vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and DeJuan Blair 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

DeJuan Blair

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
DeJuan Blair: 2009-10 to 2015-16
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships DeJuan Blair 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons DeJuan Blair 7 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played DeJuan Blair 5 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games DeJuan Blair 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team DeJuan Blair 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) DeJuan Blair 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game DeJuan Blair 6.8 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game DeJuan Blair 5.1 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game DeJuan Blair 0.8 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game DeJuan Blair 0.7 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game DeJuan Blair 0.3 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points DeJuan Blair 2,865 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds DeJuan Blair 2,153 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists DeJuan Blair 349 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals DeJuan Blair 316 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks DeJuan Blair 127 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games DeJuan Blair 424 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage DeJuan Blair .524 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage DeJuan Blair .000 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage DeJuan Blair .608 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game DeJuan Blair 9.5 (2012) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game DeJuan Blair 7.0 (2011) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game DeJuan Blair 1.2 (2012) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game DeJuan Blair 1.2 (2011) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game DeJuan Blair 0.5 (2011) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game DeJuan Blair 4.2 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game DeJuan Blair 3.2 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game DeJuan Blair 0.4 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game DeJuan Blair 0.6 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game DeJuan Blair 0.2 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points DeJuan Blair 178 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds DeJuan Blair 136 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists DeJuan Blair 17 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals DeJuan Blair 25 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks DeJuan Blair 7 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games DeJuan Blair 42 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage DeJuan Blair .546 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage DeJuan Blair - Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage DeJuan Blair .571 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game DeJuan Blair 6.7 (2014) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game DeJuan Blair 6.2 (2014) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game DeJuan Blair 0.6 (2013) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game DeJuan Blair 2.0 (2014) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game DeJuan Blair 0.4 (2010) 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.