Nate Thurmond vs. Raymond Townsend Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Raymond Townsend 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.

Raymond Townsend

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77
Raymond Townsend: 1978-79 to 1981-82

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Nate Thurmond 0 Raymond Townsend 0

NBA Seasons Nate Thurmond 14 Raymond Townsend 3

Playoffs Played Nate Thurmond 9 Raymond Townsend 0

All-Star Games Nate Thurmond 7 Raymond Townsend 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Nate Thurmond 2 * Raymond Townsend 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Nate Thurmond 5 Raymond Townsend 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 Raymond Townsend 4.8

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 15.0 Raymond Townsend 1.0

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.7 Raymond Townsend 1.4

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.5 * Raymond Townsend 0.6

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.1 * Raymond Townsend 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate Thurmond 14,437 Raymond Townsend 745

Total Rebounds Nate Thurmond 14,464 Raymond Townsend 157

Total Assists Nate Thurmond 2,575 Raymond Townsend 217

Total Steals Nate Thurmond 125 * Raymond Townsend 90

Total Blocks Nate Thurmond 553 * Raymond Townsend 10

Total Games Nate Thurmond 964 Raymond Townsend 154

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate Thurmond .421 Raymond Townsend .411

3-Point Percentage Nate Thurmond - n/a ** Raymond Townsend .171 *

Free Throw Percentage Nate Thurmond .667 Raymond Townsend .703

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970) Raymond Townsend 5.4 (1980)

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968) Raymond Townsend 1.2 (1980)

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968) Raymond Townsend 1.5 (1980)

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) * Raymond Townsend 0.8 (1980)

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) * Raymond Townsend 0.1 (1979)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 11.9 Raymond Townsend -

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 13.6 Raymond Townsend -

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.8 Raymond Townsend -

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.4 * Raymond Townsend -

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 1.9 * Raymond Townsend -

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate Thurmond 966 Raymond Townsend -

Total Rebounds Nate Thurmond 1,101 Raymond Townsend -

Total Assists Nate Thurmond 225 Raymond Townsend -

Total Steals Nate Thurmond 11 * Raymond Townsend -

Total Blocks Nate Thurmond 51 * Raymond Townsend -

Total Games Nate Thurmond 81 Raymond Townsend 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate Thurmond .416 Raymond Townsend -

3-Point Percentage Nate Thurmond - n/a ** Raymond Townsend - *

Free Throw Percentage Nate Thurmond .621 Raymond Townsend -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972) Raymond Townsend -

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967) Raymond Townsend -

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972) Raymond Townsend -

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) * Raymond Townsend -

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.2 (1976) * Raymond Townsend -

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. 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.