Nate Thurmond vs. Monte Towe Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Monte Towe 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.

Monte Towe

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77
Monte Towe: 1976-77 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Nate Thurmond 0 Monte Towe 0

NBA Seasons Nate Thurmond 14 Monte Towe 1

Playoffs Played Nate Thurmond 9 Monte Towe 1

All-Star Games Nate Thurmond 7 Monte Towe 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Nate Thurmond 2 * Monte Towe 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Nate Thurmond 5 Monte Towe 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 Monte Towe 2.5

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 15.0 Monte Towe 0.7

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.7 Monte Towe 1.7

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.5 * Monte Towe 0.3

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.1 * Monte Towe 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate Thurmond 14,437 Monte Towe 130

Total Rebounds Nate Thurmond 14,464 Monte Towe 34

Total Assists Nate Thurmond 2,575 Monte Towe 87

Total Steals Nate Thurmond 125 * Monte Towe 16

Total Blocks Nate Thurmond 553 * Monte Towe 0

Total Games Nate Thurmond 964 Monte Towe 51

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate Thurmond .421 Monte Towe .406

3-Point Percentage Nate Thurmond - n/a ** Monte Towe - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Nate Thurmond .667 Monte Towe .720

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970) Monte Towe 2.5 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968) Monte Towe 0.7 (1977)

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968) Monte Towe 1.7 (1977)

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) * Monte Towe 0.3 (1977)

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) * Monte Towe 0.0 (1977)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 11.9 Monte Towe 4.0

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 13.6 Monte Towe 0.0

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.8 Monte Towe 1.0

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.4 * Monte Towe 0.0

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 1.9 * Monte Towe 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate Thurmond 966 Monte Towe 4

Total Rebounds Nate Thurmond 1,101 Monte Towe 0

Total Assists Nate Thurmond 225 Monte Towe 1

Total Steals Nate Thurmond 11 * Monte Towe 0

Total Blocks Nate Thurmond 51 * Monte Towe 0

Total Games Nate Thurmond 81 Monte Towe 1

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate Thurmond .416 Monte Towe .667

3-Point Percentage Nate Thurmond - n/a ** Monte Towe - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Nate Thurmond .621 Monte Towe -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972) Monte Towe 4.0 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967) Monte Towe 0.0 (1977)

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972) Monte Towe 1.0 (1977)

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) * Monte Towe 0.0 (1977)

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.2 (1976) * Monte Towe 0.0 (1977)

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.