Josh Childress vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Josh Childress 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

Josh Childress

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Josh Childress: 2004-05 to 2013-14
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Josh Childress 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Josh Childress 8 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Josh Childress 1 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Josh Childress 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Josh Childress 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Josh Childress 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Josh Childress 9.1 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Josh Childress 4.7 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Josh Childress 1.6 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Josh Childress 0.9 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Josh Childress 0.5 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Josh Childress 3,548 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Josh Childress 1,850 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Josh Childress 609 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Josh Childress 339 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Josh Childress 184 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Josh Childress 391 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Josh Childress .522 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Josh Childress .329 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Josh Childress .779 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Josh Childress 13.0 (2007) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Josh Childress 6.2 (2007) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Josh Childress 2.3 (2007) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Josh Childress 1.2 (2006) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Josh Childress 0.7 (2007) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Josh Childress 7.1 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Josh Childress 5.7 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Josh Childress 1.6 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Josh Childress 0.1 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Josh Childress 0.7 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Josh Childress 50 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Josh Childress 40 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Josh Childress 11 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Josh Childress 1 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Josh Childress 5 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Josh Childress 7 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Josh Childress .524 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Josh Childress .000 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Josh Childress .500 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Josh Childress 7.1 (2008) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Josh Childress 5.7 (2008) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Josh Childress 1.6 (2008) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Josh Childress 0.1 (2008) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Josh Childress 0.7 (2008) 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.