Isaiah Taylor vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

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

Isaiah Taylor

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Isaiah Taylor: 2016-17 to 2017-18
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Isaiah Taylor 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Isaiah Taylor 2 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Isaiah Taylor 1 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Isaiah Taylor 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

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

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Isaiah 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 Isaiah Taylor 6.3 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Isaiah Taylor 1.4 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Isaiah Taylor 2.9 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Isaiah Taylor 0.5 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Isaiah Taylor 0.2 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Isaiah Taylor 448 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Isaiah Taylor 97 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Isaiah Taylor 209 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Isaiah Taylor 35 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Isaiah Taylor 11 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Isaiah Taylor 71 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Isaiah Taylor .413 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Isaiah Taylor .244 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Isaiah Taylor .699 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Isaiah Taylor 6.6 (2018) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Isaiah Taylor 1.4 (2018) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Isaiah Taylor 3.1 (2018) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Isaiah Taylor 0.5 (2018) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Isaiah Taylor 0.3 (2017) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Isaiah Taylor 0.0 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Isaiah Taylor 0.7 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Isaiah Taylor 0.3 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Isaiah Taylor 0.0 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Isaiah Taylor 0.0 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Isaiah Taylor 0 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Isaiah Taylor 2 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Isaiah Taylor 1 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Isaiah Taylor 0 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Isaiah Taylor 0 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Isaiah Taylor 3 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Isaiah Taylor .000 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Isaiah Taylor .000 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Isaiah Taylor - Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Isaiah Taylor 0.0 (2017) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Isaiah Taylor 0.7 (2017) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Isaiah Taylor 0.3 (2017) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Isaiah Taylor 0.0 (2017) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Isaiah Taylor 0.0 (2017) 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.