Nate Thurmond vs. Blackie Towery Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Blackie Towery 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.

Blackie Towery

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77
Blackie Towery: 1948-49 to 1949-50

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Nate Thurmond 0 Blackie Towery 0

NBA Seasons Nate Thurmond 14 Blackie Towery 2

Playoffs Played Nate Thurmond 9 Blackie Towery 0

All-Star Games Nate Thurmond 7 Blackie Towery 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Nate Thurmond 2 * Blackie Towery 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Nate Thurmond 5 Blackie Towery 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 Blackie Towery 9.4

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 15.0 Blackie Towery - n/a **

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.7 Blackie Towery 2.4

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.5 * Blackie Towery - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.1 * Blackie Towery - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate Thurmond 14,437 Blackie Towery 1,198

Total Rebounds Nate Thurmond 14,464 Blackie Towery - n/a **

Total Assists Nate Thurmond 2,575 Blackie Towery 313

Total Steals Nate Thurmond 125 * Blackie Towery - n/a **

Total Blocks Nate Thurmond 553 * Blackie Towery - n/a **

Total Games Nate Thurmond 964 Blackie Towery 128

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate Thurmond .421 Blackie Towery .293

3-Point Percentage Nate Thurmond - n/a ** Blackie Towery - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Nate Thurmond .667 Blackie Towery .748

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970) Blackie Towery 10.0 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968) Blackie Towery - n/a **

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968) Blackie Towery 2.9 (1949)

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) * Blackie Towery - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) * Blackie Towery - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 11.9 Blackie Towery -

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 13.6 Blackie Towery - n/a **

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.8 Blackie Towery -

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.4 * Blackie Towery - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 1.9 * Blackie Towery - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate Thurmond 966 Blackie Towery -

Total Rebounds Nate Thurmond 1,101 Blackie Towery - n/a **

Total Assists Nate Thurmond 225 Blackie Towery -

Total Steals Nate Thurmond 11 * Blackie Towery - n/a **

Total Blocks Nate Thurmond 51 * Blackie Towery - n/a **

Total Games Nate Thurmond 81 Blackie Towery 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate Thurmond .416 Blackie Towery -

3-Point Percentage Nate Thurmond - n/a ** Blackie Towery - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Nate Thurmond .621 Blackie Towery -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972) Blackie Towery -

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967) Blackie Towery - n/a **

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972) Blackie Towery -

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) * Blackie Towery - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.2 (1976) * Blackie Towery - n/a **

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51, this player has no data for the stat.