Dick Ricketts vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Dick Ricketts 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

Dick Ricketts

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dick Ricketts: 1955-56 to 1957-58
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dick Ricketts 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Dick Ricketts 3 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Dick Ricketts 1 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Dick Ricketts 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Dick Ricketts 0 * Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Dick Ricketts 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dick Ricketts 9.3 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Dick Ricketts 6.3 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Dick Ricketts 2.1 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Dick Ricketts - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Dick Ricketts - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Dick Ricketts 1,974 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Dick Ricketts 1,337 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Dick Ricketts 447 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Dick Ricketts - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Dick Ricketts - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Dick Ricketts 212 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dick Ricketts .328 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Dick Ricketts - n/a ** Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dick Ricketts .692 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dick Ricketts 11.2 (1957) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Dick Ricketts 7.2 (1956) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Dick Ricketts 3.0 (1956) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Dick Ricketts - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Dick Ricketts - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dick Ricketts 7.5 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Dick Ricketts 5.0 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Dick Ricketts 1.0 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Dick Ricketts - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Dick Ricketts - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Dick Ricketts 15 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Dick Ricketts 10 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Dick Ricketts 2 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Dick Ricketts - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Dick Ricketts - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Dick Ricketts 2 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dick Ricketts .333 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Dick Ricketts - n/a ** Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dick Ricketts 1.000 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dick Ricketts 7.5 (1958) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Dick Ricketts 5.0 (1958) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Dick Ricketts 1.0 (1958) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Dick Ricketts - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Dick Ricketts - 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. ** 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.