Fatty Taylor vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

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

Fatty Taylor

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Fatty Taylor: 1976-77 to 1976-77
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Fatty Taylor 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Fatty Taylor 1 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Fatty Taylor 1 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Fatty Taylor 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

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

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Fatty 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 Fatty Taylor 3.8 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Fatty Taylor 2.7 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Fatty Taylor 3.6 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Fatty Taylor 1.7 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Fatty Taylor 0.1 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Fatty Taylor 301 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Fatty Taylor 211 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Fatty Taylor 288 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Fatty Taylor 132 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Fatty Taylor 9 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Fatty Taylor 79 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Fatty Taylor .420 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Fatty Taylor - n/a ** Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Fatty Taylor .569 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Fatty Taylor 3.8 (1977) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Fatty Taylor 2.7 (1977) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Fatty Taylor 3.6 (1977) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Fatty Taylor 1.7 (1977) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Fatty Taylor 0.1 (1977) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Fatty Taylor 0.0 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Fatty Taylor 0.0 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Fatty Taylor 0.0 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Fatty Taylor 0.0 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Fatty Taylor 0.0 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Fatty Taylor 0 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Fatty Taylor 0 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Fatty Taylor 0 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Fatty Taylor 0 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Fatty Taylor 0 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Fatty Taylor 1 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Fatty Taylor - Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Fatty Taylor - n/a ** Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Fatty Taylor - Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Fatty Taylor 0.0 (1977) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Fatty Taylor 0.0 (1977) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Fatty Taylor 0.0 (1977) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Fatty Taylor 0.0 (1977) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Fatty Taylor 0.0 (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, this player has no data for the stat.