Don Ford vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

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

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Don Ford: 1975-76 to 1981-82
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Don Ford 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Don Ford 7 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Don Ford 3 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Don Ford 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

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

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Don Ford 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 Ford 6.4 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Don Ford 3.6 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Don Ford 1.4 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Don Ford 0.6 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Don Ford 0.3 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Don Ford 3,016 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Don Ford 1,691 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Don Ford 647 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Don Ford 274 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Don Ford 139 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Don Ford 474 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Don Ford .464 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Don Ford .143 * Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Don Ford .773 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Don Ford 9.6 (1976) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Don Ford 4.5 (1978) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Don Ford 1.8 (1978) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Don Ford 0.9 (1978) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Don Ford 0.6 (1978) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Don Ford 7.2 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Don Ford 4.3 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Don Ford 2.2 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Don Ford 1.1 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Don Ford 0.3 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Don Ford 144 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Don Ford 85 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Don Ford 44 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Don Ford 21 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Don Ford 6 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Don Ford 20 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Don Ford .443 Nate Thurmond .416

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

Free Throw Percentage Don Ford .718 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Don Ford 10.1 (1977) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Don Ford 5.3 (1977) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Don Ford 3.4 (1977) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Don Ford 1.5 (1977) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Don Ford 0.4 (1977) 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. 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.