Nate Thurmond vs. Melvin Turpin Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Melvin Turpin 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.

Melvin Turpin

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77
Melvin Turpin: 1984-85 to 1989-90

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Nate Thurmond 0 Melvin Turpin 0

NBA Seasons Nate Thurmond 14 Melvin Turpin 5

Playoffs Played Nate Thurmond 9 Melvin Turpin 2

All-Star Games Nate Thurmond 7 Melvin Turpin 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Nate Thurmond 2 * Melvin Turpin 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Nate Thurmond 5 Melvin Turpin 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 Melvin Turpin 8.5

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 15.0 Melvin Turpin 4.6

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.7 Melvin Turpin 0.5

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.5 * Melvin Turpin 0.4

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.1 * Melvin Turpin 1.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate Thurmond 14,437 Melvin Turpin 3,071

Total Rebounds Nate Thurmond 14,464 Melvin Turpin 1,655

Total Assists Nate Thurmond 2,575 Melvin Turpin 183

Total Steals Nate Thurmond 125 * Melvin Turpin 155

Total Blocks Nate Thurmond 553 * Melvin Turpin 348

Total Games Nate Thurmond 964 Melvin Turpin 361

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate Thurmond .421 Melvin Turpin .516

3-Point Percentage Nate Thurmond - n/a ** Melvin Turpin .111

Free Throw Percentage Nate Thurmond .667 Melvin Turpin .777

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970) Melvin Turpin 13.7 (1986)

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968) Melvin Turpin 7.0 (1986)

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968) Melvin Turpin 0.7 (1986)

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) * Melvin Turpin 0.8 (1986)

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) * Melvin Turpin 1.3 (1986)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 11.9 Melvin Turpin 3.0

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 13.6 Melvin Turpin 1.3

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.8 Melvin Turpin 0.2

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.4 * Melvin Turpin 0.5

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 1.9 * Melvin Turpin 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate Thurmond 966 Melvin Turpin 33

Total Rebounds Nate Thurmond 1,101 Melvin Turpin 14

Total Assists Nate Thurmond 225 Melvin Turpin 2

Total Steals Nate Thurmond 11 * Melvin Turpin 5

Total Blocks Nate Thurmond 51 * Melvin Turpin 5

Total Games Nate Thurmond 81 Melvin Turpin 11

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate Thurmond .416 Melvin Turpin .536

3-Point Percentage Nate Thurmond - n/a ** Melvin Turpin -

Free Throw Percentage Nate Thurmond .621 Melvin Turpin .750

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972) Melvin Turpin 6.3 (1985)

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967) Melvin Turpin 2.0 (1985)

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972) Melvin Turpin 0.3 (1988)

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) * Melvin Turpin 1.0 (1985)

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.2 (1976) * Melvin Turpin 0.6 (1988)

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.