Nate Thurmond vs. Dick Triptow Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dick Triptow 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.

Dick Triptow

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

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Nate Thurmond 0 Dick Triptow 0

NBA Seasons Nate Thurmond 14 Dick Triptow 2

Playoffs Played Nate Thurmond 9 Dick Triptow 0

All-Star Games Nate Thurmond 7 Dick Triptow 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Nate Thurmond 2 * Dick Triptow 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Nate Thurmond 5 Dick Triptow 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 Dick Triptow 5.7

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 15.0 Dick Triptow - n/a **

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.7 Dick Triptow 1.6

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.5 * Dick Triptow - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.1 * Dick Triptow - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate Thurmond 14,437 Dick Triptow 336

Total Rebounds Nate Thurmond 14,464 Dick Triptow - n/a **

Total Assists Nate Thurmond 2,575 Dick Triptow 97

Total Steals Nate Thurmond 125 * Dick Triptow - n/a **

Total Blocks Nate Thurmond 553 * Dick Triptow - n/a **

Total Games Nate Thurmond 964 Dick Triptow 59

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate Thurmond .421 Dick Triptow .275

3-Point Percentage Nate Thurmond - n/a ** Dick Triptow - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Nate Thurmond .667 Dick Triptow .727

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970) Dick Triptow 6.1 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968) Dick Triptow - n/a **

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968) Dick Triptow 1.7 (1949)

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) * Dick Triptow - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) * Dick Triptow - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 11.9 Dick Triptow -

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 13.6 Dick Triptow - n/a **

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.8 Dick Triptow -

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.4 * Dick Triptow - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 1.9 * Dick Triptow - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate Thurmond 966 Dick Triptow -

Total Rebounds Nate Thurmond 1,101 Dick Triptow - n/a **

Total Assists Nate Thurmond 225 Dick Triptow -

Total Steals Nate Thurmond 11 * Dick Triptow - n/a **

Total Blocks Nate Thurmond 51 * Dick Triptow - n/a **

Total Games Nate Thurmond 81 Dick Triptow 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate Thurmond .416 Dick Triptow -

3-Point Percentage Nate Thurmond - n/a ** Dick Triptow - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Nate Thurmond .621 Dick Triptow -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972) Dick Triptow -

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967) Dick Triptow - n/a **

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972) Dick Triptow -

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) * Dick Triptow - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.2 (1976) * Dick Triptow - 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.