Nate Thurmond vs. Charlie Tyra Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Charlie Tyra 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.

Charlie Tyra

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77
Charlie Tyra: 1957-58 to 1961-62

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Nate Thurmond 0 Charlie Tyra 0

NBA Seasons Nate Thurmond 14 Charlie Tyra 5

Playoffs Played Nate Thurmond 9 Charlie Tyra 1

All-Star Games Nate Thurmond 7 Charlie Tyra 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Nate Thurmond 2 * Charlie Tyra 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Nate Thurmond 5 Charlie Tyra 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 Charlie Tyra 8.9

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 15.0 Charlie Tyra 7.4

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.7 Charlie Tyra 0.9

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.5 * Charlie Tyra - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.1 * Charlie Tyra - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate Thurmond 14,437 Charlie Tyra 3,091

Total Rebounds Nate Thurmond 14,464 Charlie Tyra 2,567

Total Assists Nate Thurmond 2,575 Charlie Tyra 315

Total Steals Nate Thurmond 125 * Charlie Tyra - n/a **

Total Blocks Nate Thurmond 553 * Charlie Tyra - n/a **

Total Games Nate Thurmond 964 Charlie Tyra 348

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate Thurmond .421 Charlie Tyra .389

3-Point Percentage Nate Thurmond - n/a ** Charlie Tyra - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Nate Thurmond .667 Charlie Tyra .672

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970) Charlie Tyra 12.8 (1960)

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968) Charlie Tyra 8.1 (1960)

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968) Charlie Tyra 1.4 (1961)

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) * Charlie Tyra - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) * Charlie Tyra - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 11.9 Charlie Tyra 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 13.6 Charlie Tyra 15.5

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.8 Charlie Tyra 0.5

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.4 * Charlie Tyra - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 1.9 * Charlie Tyra - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate Thurmond 966 Charlie Tyra 30

Total Rebounds Nate Thurmond 1,101 Charlie Tyra 31

Total Assists Nate Thurmond 225 Charlie Tyra 1

Total Steals Nate Thurmond 11 * Charlie Tyra - n/a **

Total Blocks Nate Thurmond 51 * Charlie Tyra - n/a **

Total Games Nate Thurmond 81 Charlie Tyra 2

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate Thurmond .416 Charlie Tyra .429

3-Point Percentage Nate Thurmond - n/a ** Charlie Tyra - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Nate Thurmond .621 Charlie Tyra .667

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972) Charlie Tyra 15.0 (1959)

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967) Charlie Tyra 15.5 (1959)

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972) Charlie Tyra 0.5 (1959)

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) * Charlie Tyra - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.2 (1976) * Charlie Tyra - 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.