Joe Holland vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

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

Joe Holland

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Joe Holland: 1949-50 to 1951-52
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Joe Holland 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Joe Holland 3 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Joe Holland 3 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Joe Holland 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Joe Holland 0 * Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Joe Holland 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Joe Holland 5.8 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Joe Holland 4.2 * Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Joe Holland 1.8 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Joe Holland - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Joe Holland - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Joe Holland 1,084 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Joe Holland 510 * Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Joe Holland 327 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Joe Holland - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Joe Holland - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Joe Holland 186 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joe Holland .331 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Joe Holland - n/a ** Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Joe Holland .621 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joe Holland 7.0 (1951) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Joe Holland 5.1 (1951) * Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Joe Holland 2.2 (1951) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Joe Holland - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Joe Holland - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Joe Holland 8.3 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Joe Holland 3.0 * Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Joe Holland 2.6 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Joe Holland - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Joe Holland - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Joe Holland 83 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Joe Holland 12 * Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Joe Holland 26 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Joe Holland - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Joe Holland - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Joe Holland 10 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joe Holland .392 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Joe Holland - n/a ** Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Joe Holland .368 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joe Holland 11.7 (1951) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Joe Holland 4.0 (1951) * Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Joe Holland 3.7 (1951) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Joe Holland - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Joe Holland - n/a ** 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. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.