Micheal Ray Richardson vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Micheal Ray Richardson 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

Micheal Ray Richardson

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
M. Richardson: 1978-79 to 1985-86
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships M. Richardson 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons M. Richardson 8 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played M. Richardson 4 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games M. Richardson 4 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team M. Richardson 2 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) M. Richardson 2 Nate Thurmond 5

Assists Leader M. Richardson 1 Nate Thurmond 0

Steals Leader M. Richardson 3 Nate Thurmond 0 *

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game M. Richardson 14.8 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game M. Richardson 5.5 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game M. Richardson 7.0 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game M. Richardson 2.6 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game M. Richardson 0.4 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points M. Richardson 8,253 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds M. Richardson 3,056 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists M. Richardson 3,899 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals M. Richardson 1,463 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks M. Richardson 206 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games M. Richardson 556 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage M. Richardson .457 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage M. Richardson .220 * Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage M. Richardson .690 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game M. Richardson 20.1 (1985) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game M. Richardson 6.9 (1981) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game M. Richardson 10.1 (1980) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game M. Richardson 3.2 (1980) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game M. Richardson 0.5 (1982) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game M. Richardson 15.7 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game M. Richardson 5.5 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game M. Richardson 7.2 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game M. Richardson 2.8 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game M. Richardson 0.2 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points M. Richardson 282 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds M. Richardson 99 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists M. Richardson 129 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals M. Richardson 50 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks M. Richardson 4 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games M. Richardson 18 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage M. Richardson .386 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage M. Richardson .207 * Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage M. Richardson .690 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game M. Richardson 18.3 (1985) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game M. Richardson 9.5 (1981) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game M. Richardson 11.3 (1985) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game M. Richardson 3.5 (1981) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game M. Richardson 0.4 (1984) 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. 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.