Johnny High vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

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

Johnny High

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Johnny High: 1979-80 to 1983-84
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Johnny High 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Johnny High 4 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Johnny High 3 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Johnny High 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Johnny High 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Johnny High 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Johnny High 5.1 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Johnny High 2.3 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Johnny High 1.9 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Johnny High 1.2 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Johnny High 0.3 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Johnny High 1,396 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Johnny High 617 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Johnny High 525 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Johnny High 325 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Johnny High 86 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Johnny High 274 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Johnny High .435 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Johnny High .105 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Johnny High .619 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Johnny High 8.4 (1981) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Johnny High 2.8 (1981) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Johnny High 2.5 (1981) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Johnny High 1.6 (1981) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Johnny High 0.4 (1983) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Johnny High 4.4 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Johnny High 3.0 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Johnny High 1.8 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Johnny High 0.8 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Johnny High 0.3 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Johnny High 79 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Johnny High 54 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Johnny High 32 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Johnny High 15 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Johnny High 5 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Johnny High 18 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Johnny High .413 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Johnny High .000 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Johnny High .531 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Johnny High 5.3 (1981) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Johnny High 3.3 (1983) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Johnny High 2.5 (1980) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Johnny High 1.0 (1983) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Johnny High 0.3 (1983) 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.