Nate Thurmond vs. Tyler Zeller Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Tyler Zeller 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.

Tyler Zeller

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77
Tyler Zeller: 2012-13 to 2019-20

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Nate Thurmond 0 Tyler Zeller 0

NBA Seasons Nate Thurmond 14 Tyler Zeller 8

Playoffs Played Nate Thurmond 9 Tyler Zeller 4

All-Star Games Nate Thurmond 7 Tyler Zeller 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Nate Thurmond 2 * Tyler Zeller 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Nate Thurmond 5 Tyler Zeller 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 Tyler Zeller 6.9

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 15.0 Tyler Zeller 4.4

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.7 Tyler Zeller 0.9

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.5 * Tyler Zeller 0.3

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.1 * Tyler Zeller 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate Thurmond 14,437 Tyler Zeller 2,873

Total Rebounds Nate Thurmond 14,464 Tyler Zeller 1,820

Total Assists Nate Thurmond 2,575 Tyler Zeller 367

Total Steals Nate Thurmond 125 * Tyler Zeller 104

Total Blocks Nate Thurmond 553 * Tyler Zeller 241

Total Games Nate Thurmond 964 Tyler Zeller 414

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate Thurmond .421 Tyler Zeller .508

3-Point Percentage Nate Thurmond - n/a ** Tyler Zeller .286

Free Throw Percentage Nate Thurmond .667 Tyler Zeller .764

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970) Tyler Zeller 10.2 (2015)

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968) Tyler Zeller 5.7 (2013)

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968) Tyler Zeller 1.4 (2015)

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) * Tyler Zeller 0.5 (2013)

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) * Tyler Zeller 0.9 (2013)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 11.9 Tyler Zeller 3.8

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 13.6 Tyler Zeller 2.6

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.8 Tyler Zeller 0.6

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.4 * Tyler Zeller 0.2

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 1.9 * Tyler Zeller 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate Thurmond 966 Tyler Zeller 95

Total Rebounds Nate Thurmond 1,101 Tyler Zeller 66

Total Assists Nate Thurmond 225 Tyler Zeller 15

Total Steals Nate Thurmond 11 * Tyler Zeller 6

Total Blocks Nate Thurmond 51 * Tyler Zeller 8

Total Games Nate Thurmond 81 Tyler Zeller 25

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate Thurmond .416 Tyler Zeller .527

3-Point Percentage Nate Thurmond - n/a ** Tyler Zeller -

Free Throw Percentage Nate Thurmond .621 Tyler Zeller .739

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972) Tyler Zeller 8.5 (2015)

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967) Tyler Zeller 5.0 (2016)

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972) Tyler Zeller 0.7 (2017)

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) * Tyler Zeller 0.6 (2018)

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.2 (1976) * Tyler Zeller 0.7 (2016)

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.