Nate Thurmond vs. Bob Tough Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob Tough 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.

Bob Tough

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

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Nate Thurmond 0 Bob Tough 0

NBA Seasons Nate Thurmond 14 Bob Tough 2

Playoffs Played Nate Thurmond 9 Bob Tough 0

All-Star Games Nate Thurmond 7 Bob Tough 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Nate Thurmond 2 * Bob Tough 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Nate Thurmond 5 Bob Tough 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 Bob Tough 7.2

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 15.0 Bob Tough - n/a **

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.7 Bob Tough 1.7

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.5 * Bob Tough - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.1 * Bob Tough - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate Thurmond 14,437 Bob Tough 589

Total Rebounds Nate Thurmond 14,464 Bob Tough - n/a **

Total Assists Nate Thurmond 2,575 Bob Tough 137

Total Steals Nate Thurmond 125 * Bob Tough - n/a **

Total Blocks Nate Thurmond 553 * Bob Tough - n/a **

Total Games Nate Thurmond 964 Bob Tough 82

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate Thurmond .421 Bob Tough .278

3-Point Percentage Nate Thurmond - n/a ** Bob Tough - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Nate Thurmond .667 Bob Tough .770

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970) Bob Tough 8.8 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968) Bob Tough - n/a **

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968) Bob Tough 1.9 (1949)

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) * Bob Tough - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) * Bob Tough - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 11.9 Bob Tough -

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 13.6 Bob Tough - n/a **

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.8 Bob Tough -

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.4 * Bob Tough - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 1.9 * Bob Tough - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate Thurmond 966 Bob Tough -

Total Rebounds Nate Thurmond 1,101 Bob Tough - n/a **

Total Assists Nate Thurmond 225 Bob Tough -

Total Steals Nate Thurmond 11 * Bob Tough - n/a **

Total Blocks Nate Thurmond 51 * Bob Tough - n/a **

Total Games Nate Thurmond 81 Bob Tough 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate Thurmond .416 Bob Tough -

3-Point Percentage Nate Thurmond - n/a ** Bob Tough - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Nate Thurmond .621 Bob Tough -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972) Bob Tough -

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967) Bob Tough - n/a **

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972) Bob Tough -

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) * Bob Tough - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.2 (1976) * Bob Tough - 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.