Ira Terrell vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

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

Ira Terrell

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Ira Terrell: 1976-77 to 1978-79
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Ira Terrell 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Ira Terrell 2 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Ira Terrell 1 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Ira Terrell 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Ira Terrell 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Ira Terrell 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ira Terrell 7.0 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Ira Terrell 4.2 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Ira Terrell 1.1 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Ira Terrell 0.5 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Ira Terrell 0.6 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Ira Terrell 886 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Ira Terrell 533 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Ira Terrell 144 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Ira Terrell 63 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Ira Terrell 75 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Ira Terrell 127 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ira Terrell .498 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Ira Terrell - n/a ** Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Ira Terrell .638 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ira Terrell 8.5 (1977) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Ira Terrell 5.0 (1977) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Ira Terrell 1.3 (1977) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Ira Terrell 0.5 (1977) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Ira Terrell 0.6 (1977) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ira Terrell 0.0 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Ira Terrell 2.0 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Ira Terrell 0.0 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Ira Terrell 0.0 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Ira Terrell 0.0 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Ira Terrell 0 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Ira Terrell 2 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Ira Terrell 0 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Ira Terrell 0 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Ira Terrell 0 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Ira Terrell 1 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ira Terrell .000 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Ira Terrell - n/a ** Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Ira Terrell - Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ira Terrell 0.0 (1979) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Ira Terrell 2.0 (1979) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Ira Terrell 0.0 (1979) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Ira Terrell 0.0 (1979) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Ira Terrell 0.0 (1979) 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.