James Hardy vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

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

James Hardy

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
James Hardy: 1978-79 to 1981-82
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships James Hardy 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons James Hardy 4 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played James Hardy 0 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games James Hardy 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team James Hardy 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) James Hardy 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Hardy 5.7 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game James Hardy 5.3 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game James Hardy 1.3 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game James Hardy 0.7 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game James Hardy 0.9 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points James Hardy 1,410 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds James Hardy 1,312 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists James Hardy 315 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals James Hardy 178 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks James Hardy 235 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games James Hardy 249 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Hardy .481 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage James Hardy .333 * Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage James Hardy .700 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Hardy 6.7 (1979) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game James Hardy 5.8 (1981) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game James Hardy 1.6 (1981) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game James Hardy 0.9 (1981) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game James Hardy 1.1 (1980) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Hardy - Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game James Hardy - Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game James Hardy - Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game James Hardy - Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game James Hardy - Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points James Hardy - Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds James Hardy - Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists James Hardy - Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals James Hardy - Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks James Hardy - Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games James Hardy 0 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Hardy - Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage James Hardy - * Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage James Hardy - Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Hardy - Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game James Hardy - Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game James Hardy - Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game James Hardy - Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game James Hardy - 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. 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.