Isaiah Rider vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

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

Isaiah Rider

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Isaiah Rider: 1993-94 to 2001-02
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Isaiah Rider 1 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Isaiah Rider 9 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Isaiah Rider 3 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Isaiah Rider 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Isaiah Rider 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Isaiah Rider 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Isaiah Rider 16.7 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Isaiah Rider 3.8 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Isaiah Rider 2.7 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Isaiah Rider 0.7 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Isaiah Rider 0.2 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Isaiah Rider 9,405 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Isaiah Rider 2,166 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Isaiah Rider 1,535 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Isaiah Rider 367 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Isaiah Rider 136 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Isaiah Rider 563 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Isaiah Rider .443 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Isaiah Rider .352 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Isaiah Rider .812 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Isaiah Rider 20.4 (1995) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Isaiah Rider 4.7 (1998) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Isaiah Rider 3.7 (2000) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Isaiah Rider 0.9 (1995) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Isaiah Rider 0.4 (1994) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Isaiah Rider 16.4 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Isaiah Rider 3.7 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Isaiah Rider 3.1 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Isaiah Rider 0.9 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Isaiah Rider 0.0 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Isaiah Rider 344 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Isaiah Rider 78 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Isaiah Rider 65 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Isaiah Rider 19 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Isaiah Rider 0 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Isaiah Rider 21 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Isaiah Rider .418 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Isaiah Rider .340 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Isaiah Rider .860 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Isaiah Rider 19.3 (1998) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Isaiah Rider 5.0 (1998) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Isaiah Rider 4.3 (1998) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Isaiah Rider 1.3 (1998) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Isaiah Rider 0.0 (1999) 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.