James Ray vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

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

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
James Ray: 1980-81 to 1982-83
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships James Ray 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons James Ray 3 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played James Ray 2 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games James Ray 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

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

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) James Ray 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 Ray 3.2 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game James Ray 2.2 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game James Ray 0.7 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game James Ray 0.4 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game James Ray 0.4 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points James Ray 334 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds James Ray 228 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists James Ray 76 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals James Ray 38 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks James Ray 39 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games James Ray 103 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Ray .428 Nate Thurmond .421

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

Free Throw Percentage James Ray .629 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Ray 3.8 (1983) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game James Ray 2.8 (1983) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game James Ray 0.9 (1983) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game James Ray 0.5 (1983) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game James Ray 0.4 (1983) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Ray 0.8 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game James Ray 0.8 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game James Ray 0.0 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game James Ray 0.0 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game James Ray 0.5 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points James Ray 3 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds James Ray 3 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists James Ray 0 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals James Ray 0 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks James Ray 2 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games James Ray 4 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Ray .167 Nate Thurmond .416

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

Free Throw Percentage James Ray .250 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Ray 1.0 (1983) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game James Ray 1.0 (1983) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game James Ray 0.0 (1983) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game James Ray 0.0 (1983) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game James Ray 1.0 (1982) 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.