Nate Thurmond vs. Andy Toolson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Andy Toolson 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.

Andy Toolson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77
Andy Toolson: 1990-91 to 1995-96

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Nate Thurmond 0 Andy Toolson 0

NBA Seasons Nate Thurmond 14 Andy Toolson 2

Playoffs Played Nate Thurmond 9 Andy Toolson 1

All-Star Games Nate Thurmond 7 Andy Toolson 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Nate Thurmond 2 * Andy Toolson 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Nate Thurmond 5 Andy Toolson 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 Andy Toolson 2.7

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 15.0 Andy Toolson 1.2

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.7 Andy Toolson 0.5

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.5 * Andy Toolson 0.2

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.1 * Andy Toolson 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate Thurmond 14,437 Andy Toolson 159

Total Rebounds Nate Thurmond 14,464 Andy Toolson 73

Total Assists Nate Thurmond 2,575 Andy Toolson 32

Total Steals Nate Thurmond 125 * Andy Toolson 14

Total Blocks Nate Thurmond 553 * Andy Toolson 2

Total Games Nate Thurmond 964 Andy Toolson 60

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate Thurmond .421 Andy Toolson .397

3-Point Percentage Nate Thurmond - n/a ** Andy Toolson .341

Free Throw Percentage Nate Thurmond .667 Andy Toolson .757

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970) Andy Toolson 2.9 (1991)

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968) Andy Toolson 1.4 (1991)

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968) Andy Toolson 0.7 (1991)

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) * Andy Toolson 0.3 (1991)

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) * Andy Toolson 0.0 (1991)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 11.9 Andy Toolson 0.0

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 13.6 Andy Toolson 0.0

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.8 Andy Toolson 0.5

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.4 * Andy Toolson 0.5

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 1.9 * Andy Toolson 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate Thurmond 966 Andy Toolson 0

Total Rebounds Nate Thurmond 1,101 Andy Toolson 0

Total Assists Nate Thurmond 225 Andy Toolson 1

Total Steals Nate Thurmond 11 * Andy Toolson 1

Total Blocks Nate Thurmond 51 * Andy Toolson 0

Total Games Nate Thurmond 81 Andy Toolson 2

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate Thurmond .416 Andy Toolson .000

3-Point Percentage Nate Thurmond - n/a ** Andy Toolson .000

Free Throw Percentage Nate Thurmond .621 Andy Toolson -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972) Andy Toolson 0.0 (1991)

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967) Andy Toolson 0.0 (1991)

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972) Andy Toolson 0.5 (1991)

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) * Andy Toolson 0.5 (1991)

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.2 (1976) * Andy Toolson 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.