Guy Rodgers vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

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

Guy Rodgers

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Guy Rodgers: 1958-59 to 1969-70
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Guy Rodgers 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Guy Rodgers 12 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Guy Rodgers 6 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Guy Rodgers 4 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Guy Rodgers 0 * Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Guy Rodgers 0 Nate Thurmond 5

Assists Leader Guy Rodgers 2 Nate Thurmond 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Guy Rodgers 11.7 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Guy Rodgers 4.3 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Guy Rodgers 7.8 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Guy Rodgers - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Guy Rodgers - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Guy Rodgers 10,415 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Guy Rodgers 3,791 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Guy Rodgers 6,917 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Guy Rodgers - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Guy Rodgers - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Guy Rodgers 892 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Guy Rodgers .378 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Guy Rodgers - n/a ** Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Guy Rodgers .721 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Guy Rodgers 18.6 (1966) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Guy Rodgers 6.5 (1961) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Guy Rodgers 11.2 (1967) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Guy Rodgers - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Guy Rodgers - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Guy Rodgers 11.0 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Guy Rodgers 5.2 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Guy Rodgers 6.2 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Guy Rodgers - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Guy Rodgers - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Guy Rodgers 508 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Guy Rodgers 237 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Guy Rodgers 286 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Guy Rodgers - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Guy Rodgers - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Guy Rodgers 46 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Guy Rodgers .350 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Guy Rodgers - n/a ** Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Guy Rodgers .640 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Guy Rodgers 17.7 (1961) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Guy Rodgers 8.6 (1960) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Guy Rodgers 7.5 (1964) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Guy Rodgers - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Guy Rodgers - n/a ** 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. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.