Nate Thurmond vs. John Warren Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars John Warren 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.

John Warren

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77
John Warren: 1969-70 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Nate Thurmond 0 John Warren 1

NBA Seasons Nate Thurmond 14 John Warren 5

Playoffs Played Nate Thurmond 9 John Warren 1

All-Star Games Nate Thurmond 7 John Warren 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Nate Thurmond 2 * John Warren 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Nate Thurmond 5 John Warren 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 John Warren 6.0

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 15.0 John Warren 2.3

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.7 John Warren 1.9

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.5 * John Warren 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.1 * John Warren 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate Thurmond 14,437 John Warren 1,814

Total Rebounds Nate Thurmond 14,464 John Warren 687

Total Assists Nate Thurmond 2,575 John Warren 564

Total Steals Nate Thurmond 125 * John Warren 27 *

Total Blocks Nate Thurmond 553 * John Warren 6 *

Total Games Nate Thurmond 964 John Warren 303

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate Thurmond .421 John Warren .430

3-Point Percentage Nate Thurmond - n/a ** John Warren - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Nate Thurmond .667 John Warren .827

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970) John Warren 11.5 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968) John Warren 4.2 (1971)

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968) John Warren 4.2 (1971)

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) * John Warren 0.4 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) * John Warren 0.1 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 11.9 John Warren 0.4

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 13.6 John Warren 0.3

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.8 John Warren 0.2

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.4 * John Warren - *

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 1.9 * John Warren - *

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate Thurmond 966 John Warren 4

Total Rebounds Nate Thurmond 1,101 John Warren 3

Total Assists Nate Thurmond 225 John Warren 2

Total Steals Nate Thurmond 11 * John Warren 0 *

Total Blocks Nate Thurmond 51 * John Warren 0 *

Total Games Nate Thurmond 81 John Warren 10

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate Thurmond .416 John Warren .400

3-Point Percentage Nate Thurmond - n/a ** John Warren - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Nate Thurmond .621 John Warren -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972) John Warren 0.4 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967) John Warren 0.3 (1970)

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972) John Warren 0.2 (1970)

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) * John Warren - *

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.2 (1976) * John Warren - *

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.