Donell Taylor vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Donell Taylor 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

Donell Taylor

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Donell Taylor: 2005-06 to 2006-07
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Donell Taylor 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Donell Taylor 2 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Donell Taylor 2 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Donell Taylor 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Donell Taylor 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Donell Taylor 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Donell Taylor 2.7 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Donell Taylor 1.1 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Donell Taylor 0.9 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Donell Taylor 0.5 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Donell Taylor 0.1 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Donell Taylor 266 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Donell Taylor 106 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Donell Taylor 90 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Donell Taylor 47 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Donell Taylor 7 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Donell Taylor 98 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Donell Taylor .395 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Donell Taylor .206 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Donell Taylor .641 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Donell Taylor 2.7 (2006) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Donell Taylor 1.1 (2007) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Donell Taylor 1.0 (2007) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Donell Taylor 0.6 (2006) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Donell Taylor 0.1 (2006) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Donell Taylor 1.0 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Donell Taylor 1.0 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Donell Taylor 1.7 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Donell Taylor 0.3 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Donell Taylor 0.0 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Donell Taylor 3 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Donell Taylor 3 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Donell Taylor 5 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Donell Taylor 1 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Donell Taylor 0 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Donell Taylor 3 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Donell Taylor .143 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Donell Taylor .000 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Donell Taylor 1.000 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Donell Taylor 1.5 (2007) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Donell Taylor 1.5 (2007) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Donell Taylor 2.0 (2007) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Donell Taylor 1.0 (2006) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Donell Taylor 0.0 (2007) 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.