Nate Thurmond vs. Andre Turner Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Andre Turner and Nate Thurmond 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

Nate Thurmond

vs.

Andre Turner

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77
Andre Turner: 1986-87 to 1991-92

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Nate Thurmond 0 Andre Turner 0

NBA Seasons Nate Thurmond 14 Andre Turner 6

Playoffs Played Nate Thurmond 9 Andre Turner 1

All-Star Games Nate Thurmond 7 Andre Turner 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Nate Thurmond 2 * Andre Turner 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Nate Thurmond 5 Andre Turner 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 15.0 Andre Turner 4.5

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 15.0 Andre Turner 1.5

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.7 Andre Turner 3.1

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.5 * Andre Turner 0.8

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.1 * Andre Turner 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate Thurmond 14,437 Andre Turner 767

Total Rebounds Nate Thurmond 14,464 Andre Turner 263

Total Assists Nate Thurmond 2,575 Andre Turner 535

Total Steals Nate Thurmond 125 * Andre Turner 137

Total Blocks Nate Thurmond 553 * Andre Turner 3

Total Games Nate Thurmond 964 Andre Turner 170

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate Thurmond .421 Andre Turner .422

3-Point Percentage Nate Thurmond - n/a ** Andre Turner .237

Free Throw Percentage Nate Thurmond .667 Andre Turner .764

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970) Andre Turner 5.9 (1991)

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968) Andre Turner 2.2 (1991)

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968) Andre Turner 4.4 (1991)

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) * Andre Turner 0.9 (1991)

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) * Andre Turner 0.1 (1988)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 11.9 Andre Turner 7.3

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 13.6 Andre Turner 1.6

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.8 Andre Turner 4.4

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.4 * Andre Turner 1.4

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 1.9 * Andre Turner 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate Thurmond 966 Andre Turner 58

Total Rebounds Nate Thurmond 1,101 Andre Turner 13

Total Assists Nate Thurmond 225 Andre Turner 35

Total Steals Nate Thurmond 11 * Andre Turner 11

Total Blocks Nate Thurmond 51 * Andre Turner 0

Total Games Nate Thurmond 81 Andre Turner 8

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate Thurmond .416 Andre Turner .438

3-Point Percentage Nate Thurmond - n/a ** Andre Turner .333

Free Throw Percentage Nate Thurmond .621 Andre Turner .813

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972) Andre Turner 7.3 (1991)

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967) Andre Turner 1.6 (1991)

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972) Andre Turner 4.4 (1991)

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) * Andre Turner 1.4 (1991)

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.2 (1976) * Andre Turner 0.0 (1991)

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.