Johnny Taylor vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

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

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Johnny Taylor: 1997-98 to 1999-00
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Johnny Taylor 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Johnny Taylor 3 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Johnny Taylor 0 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Johnny Taylor 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

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

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Johnny Taylor 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 Taylor 4.7 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Johnny Taylor 2.2 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Johnny Taylor 0.5 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Johnny Taylor 0.6 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Johnny Taylor 0.4 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Johnny Taylor 256 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Johnny Taylor 120 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Johnny Taylor 26 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Johnny Taylor 32 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Johnny Taylor 20 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Johnny Taylor 54 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Johnny Taylor .402 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Johnny Taylor .394 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Johnny Taylor .718 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Johnny Taylor 5.8 (1999) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Johnny Taylor 2.8 (1999) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Johnny Taylor 0.7 (1999) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Johnny Taylor 0.8 (1999) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Johnny Taylor 0.5 (1999) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Johnny Taylor - Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Johnny Taylor - Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Johnny Taylor - Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Johnny Taylor - Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Johnny Taylor - Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Johnny Taylor - Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Johnny Taylor - Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Johnny Taylor - Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Johnny Taylor - Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Johnny Taylor - Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Johnny Taylor 0 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Johnny Taylor - Nate Thurmond .416

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

Free Throw Percentage Johnny Taylor - Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

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

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

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

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

Blocks Per Game Johnny Taylor - 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.