Doug Collins vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

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

Doug Collins

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Doug Collins: 1973-74 to 1980-81
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Doug Collins 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Doug Collins 8 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Doug Collins 3 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Doug Collins 4 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

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

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Doug 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 Doug Collins 17.9 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Doug Collins 3.2 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Doug Collins 3.3 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Doug Collins 1.2 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Doug Collins 0.3 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Doug Collins 7,427 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Doug Collins 1,339 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Doug Collins 1,368 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Doug Collins 518 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Doug Collins 114 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Doug Collins 415 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Doug Collins .501 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Doug Collins .000 * Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Doug Collins .833 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Doug Collins 20.8 (1976) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Doug Collins 4.0 (1976) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Doug Collins 4.7 (1977) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Doug Collins 1.6 (1978) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Doug Collins 0.4 (1979) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Doug Collins 21.5 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Doug Collins 4.1 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Doug Collins 3.5 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Doug Collins 1.1 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Doug Collins 0.1 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Doug Collins 687 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Doug Collins 131 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Doug Collins 111 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Doug Collins 34 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Doug Collins 4 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Doug Collins 32 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Doug Collins .526 Nate Thurmond .416

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

Free Throw Percentage Doug Collins .774 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Doug Collins 22.4 (1977) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Doug Collins 7.0 (1976) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Doug Collins 3.9 (1977) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Doug Collins 1.5 (1977) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Doug Collins 0.3 (1976) 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.