Nate Thurmond vs. Fred Vinson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Fred Vinson and Nate Thurmond that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Player Comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

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.

Fred Vinson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77
Fred Vinson: 1994-95 to 1999-00

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships

Nate Thurmond	0
Fred Vinson	0

NBA Seasons

Nate Thurmond	14
Fred Vinson	2

Playoffs Played

Nate Thurmond	9
Fred Vinson	0

All-Star Games

Nate Thurmond	7
Fred Vinson	0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team

Nate Thurmond	2		*
Fred Vinson	0

All-Defensive Teams
(Total Selections)

Nate Thurmond	5
Fred Vinson	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
Fred Vinson	1.3

Rebounds Per Game

Nate Thurmond	15.0
Fred Vinson	0.1

Assists Per Game

Nate Thurmond	2.7
Fred Vinson	0.1

Steals Per Game

Nate Thurmond	0.5		*
Fred Vinson	0.2

Blocks Per Game

Nate Thurmond	2.1		*
Fred Vinson	0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points

Nate Thurmond	14,437
Fred Vinson	17

Total Rebounds

Nate Thurmond	14,464
Fred Vinson	1

Total Assists

Nate Thurmond	2,575
Fred Vinson	1

Total Steals

Nate Thurmond	125		*
Fred Vinson	3

Total Blocks

Nate Thurmond	553		*
Fred Vinson	0

Total Games

Nate Thurmond	964
Fred Vinson	13

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage

Nate Thurmond	.421
Fred Vinson	.250

3-Point Percentage

Nate Thurmond	-		n/a **
Fred Vinson	.231

Free Throw Percentage

Nate Thurmond	.667
Fred Vinson	.667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game

Nate Thurmond	21.9		(1970)
Fred Vinson	1.6		(2000)

Rebounds Per Game

Nate Thurmond	22.0		(1968)
Fred Vinson	0.1		(2000)

Assists Per Game

Nate Thurmond	4.2		(1968)
Fred Vinson	0.2		(1995)

Steals Per Game

Nate Thurmond	0.7		(1974)	*
Fred Vinson	0.4		(2000)

Blocks Per Game

Nate Thurmond	2.9		(1974)	*
Fred Vinson	0.0		(2000)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game

Nate Thurmond	11.9
Fred Vinson	-

Rebounds Per Game

Nate Thurmond	13.6
Fred Vinson	-

Assists Per Game

Nate Thurmond	2.8
Fred Vinson	-

Steals Per Game

Nate Thurmond	0.4		*
Fred Vinson	-

Blocks Per Game

Nate Thurmond	1.9		*
Fred Vinson	-

Totals Stats

Total Points

Nate Thurmond	966
Fred Vinson	-

Total Rebounds

Nate Thurmond	1,101
Fred Vinson	-

Total Assists

Nate Thurmond	225
Fred Vinson	-

Total Steals

Nate Thurmond	11		*
Fred Vinson	-

Total Blocks

Nate Thurmond	51		*
Fred Vinson	-

Total Games

Nate Thurmond	81
Fred Vinson	0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage

Nate Thurmond	.416
Fred Vinson	-

3-Point Percentage

Nate Thurmond	-		n/a **
Fred Vinson	-

Free Throw Percentage

Nate Thurmond	.621
Fred Vinson	-

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game

Nate Thurmond	25.4		(1972)
Fred Vinson	-

Rebounds Per Game

Nate Thurmond	23.1		(1967)
Fred Vinson	-

Assists Per Game

Nate Thurmond	5.2		(1972)
Fred Vinson	-

Steals Per Game

Nate Thurmond	0.5		(1976)	*
Fred Vinson	-

Blocks Per Game

Nate Thurmond	2.2		(1976)	*
Fred Vinson	-

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.