Herb Scherer vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

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

Herb Scherer

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Herb Scherer: 1950-51 to 1951-52
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Herb Scherer 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Herb Scherer 2 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Herb Scherer 0 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Herb Scherer 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Herb Scherer 0 * Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Herb Scherer 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Herb Scherer 3.6 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Herb Scherer 2.4 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Herb Scherer 0.7 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Herb Scherer - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Herb Scherer - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Herb Scherer 115 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Herb Scherer 76 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Herb Scherer 23 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Herb Scherer - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Herb Scherer - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Herb Scherer 32 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Herb Scherer .289 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Herb Scherer - n/a ** Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Herb Scherer .592 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Herb Scherer 3.9 (1952) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Herb Scherer 2.5 (1951) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Herb Scherer 0.9 (1951) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Herb Scherer - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Herb Scherer - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Herb Scherer - Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Herb Scherer - Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Herb Scherer - Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Herb Scherer - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Herb Scherer - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Herb Scherer - Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Herb Scherer - Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Herb Scherer - Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Herb Scherer - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Herb Scherer - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Herb Scherer 0 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Herb Scherer - Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Herb Scherer - n/a ** Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Herb Scherer - Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Herb Scherer - Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Herb Scherer - Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Herb Scherer - Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Herb Scherer - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Herb Scherer - 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.