Kareem Rush vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Kareem Rush 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

Kareem Rush

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Rush: 2002-03 to 2009-10
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Rush 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Rush 7 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Kareem Rush 2 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Kareem Rush 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Rush 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Rush 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Rush 6.4 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Rush 1.7 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Kareem Rush 1.0 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Kareem Rush 0.4 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Kareem Rush 0.2 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Rush 2,213 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Kareem Rush 572 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Kareem Rush 353 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Kareem Rush 150 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Kareem Rush 74 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Kareem Rush 346 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Rush .400 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Kareem Rush .358 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Rush .703 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Rush 10.1 (2006) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Rush 2.4 (2008) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Kareem Rush 1.4 (2005) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Kareem Rush 0.8 (2006) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Kareem Rush 0.4 (2010) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Rush 3.6 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Rush 0.6 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Kareem Rush 0.6 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Kareem Rush 0.4 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Kareem Rush 0.1 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Rush 112 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Kareem Rush 19 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Kareem Rush 19 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Kareem Rush 11 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Kareem Rush 3 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Kareem Rush 31 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Rush .383 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Kareem Rush .393 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Rush .857 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Rush 3.7 (2004) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Rush 0.7 (2004) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Kareem Rush 0.8 (2004) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Kareem Rush 0.5 (2004) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Kareem Rush 0.1 (2004) 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.