Johnny Rogers vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

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

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Johnny Rogers: 1986-87 to 1987-88
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Johnny Rogers 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Johnny Rogers 2 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Johnny Rogers 0 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Johnny Rogers 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

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

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Johnny Rogers 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 Rogers 3.6 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Johnny Rogers 1.5 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Johnny Rogers 0.4 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Johnny Rogers 0.2 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Johnny Rogers 0.2 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Johnny Rogers 251 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Johnny Rogers 104 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Johnny Rogers 29 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Johnny Rogers 13 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Johnny Rogers 11 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Johnny Rogers 69 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Johnny Rogers .472 Nate Thurmond .421

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

Free Throw Percentage Johnny Rogers .679 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Johnny Rogers 4.2 (1987) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Johnny Rogers 1.7 (1987) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Johnny Rogers 0.6 (1987) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Johnny Rogers 0.2 (1987) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Johnny Rogers 0.2 (1987) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Johnny Rogers - Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Johnny Rogers - Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Johnny Rogers - Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Johnny Rogers - Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Johnny Rogers - Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Johnny Rogers - Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Johnny Rogers - Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Johnny Rogers - Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Johnny Rogers - Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Johnny Rogers - Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Johnny Rogers 0 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Johnny Rogers - Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Johnny Rogers - Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Johnny Rogers - Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Johnny Rogers - Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Johnny Rogers - Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Johnny Rogers - Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Johnny Rogers - Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Johnny Rogers - 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.