Don Collins vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Don Collins 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

Don Collins

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Don Collins: 1980-81 to 1986-87
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Don Collins 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Don Collins 6 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Don Collins 2 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Don Collins 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Don Collins 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Don Collins 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Don Collins 9.8 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Don Collins 2.8 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Don Collins 1.8 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Don Collins 1.1 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Don Collins 0.3 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Don Collins 2,983 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Don Collins 837 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Don Collins 546 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Don Collins 332 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Don Collins 98 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Don Collins 303 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Don Collins .485 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Don Collins .069 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Don Collins .749 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Don Collins 11.8 (1983) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Don Collins 3.3 (1981) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Don Collins 2.3 (1981) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Don Collins 1.3 (1983) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Don Collins 0.5 (1983) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Don Collins 5.4 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Don Collins 2.8 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Don Collins 0.8 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Don Collins 0.5 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Don Collins 0.1 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Don Collins 43 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Don Collins 22 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Don Collins 6 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Don Collins 4 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Don Collins 1 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Don Collins 8 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Don Collins .432 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Don Collins - Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Don Collins .714 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Don Collins 6.1 (1982) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Don Collins 3.1 (1982) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Don Collins 0.9 (1982) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Don Collins 0.6 (1982) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Don Collins 0.1 (1982) 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.