Nick Shaback vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Nick Shaback 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

Nick Shaback

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Nick Shaback: 1946-47 to 1946-47
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Nick Shaback 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Nick Shaback 1 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Nick Shaback 1 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Nick Shaback 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Nick Shaback 0 * Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Nick Shaback 0 Nate Thurmond 5

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nick Shaback 4.6 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Nick Shaback - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Nick Shaback 0.5 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Nick Shaback - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Nick Shaback - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Nick Shaback 242 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Nick Shaback - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Nick Shaback 29 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Nick Shaback - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Nick Shaback - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Nick Shaback 53 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nick Shaback .265 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Nick Shaback - n/a ** Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Nick Shaback .717 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nick Shaback 4.6 (1947) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Nick Shaback - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Nick Shaback 0.5 (1947) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Nick Shaback - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Nick Shaback - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nick Shaback 5.0 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Nick Shaback - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Nick Shaback 0.0 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Nick Shaback - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Nick Shaback - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Nick Shaback 15 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Nick Shaback - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Nick Shaback 0 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Nick Shaback - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Nick Shaback - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Nick Shaback 3 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nick Shaback .273 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Nick Shaback - n/a ** Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Nick Shaback .600 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nick Shaback 5.0 (1947) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Nick Shaback - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Nick Shaback 0.0 (1947) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Nick Shaback - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Nick Shaback - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 2.2 (1976) *

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51, this player has no data for the stat.