Norm Nixon vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Norm Nixon 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

Norm Nixon

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Norm Nixon: 1977-78 to 1988-89
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Norm Nixon 2 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Norm Nixon 10 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Norm Nixon 6 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Norm Nixon 2 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Norm Nixon 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Norm Nixon 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Norm Nixon 15.7 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Norm Nixon 2.6 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Norm Nixon 8.3 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Norm Nixon 1.5 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Norm Nixon 0.1 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Norm Nixon 12,065 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Norm Nixon 1,991 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Norm Nixon 6,386 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Norm Nixon 1,187 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Norm Nixon 71 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Norm Nixon 768 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Norm Nixon .483 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Norm Nixon .294 * Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Norm Nixon .772 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Norm Nixon 17.6 (1980) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Norm Nixon 3.0 (1978) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Norm Nixon 11.1 (1984) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Norm Nixon 2.5 (1979) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Norm Nixon 0.2 (1979) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Norm Nixon 17.7 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Norm Nixon 3.4 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Norm Nixon 8.0 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Norm Nixon 1.5 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Norm Nixon 0.1 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Norm Nixon 1,027 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Norm Nixon 195 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Norm Nixon 465 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Norm Nixon 89 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Norm Nixon 8 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Norm Nixon 58 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Norm Nixon .478 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Norm Nixon .333 * Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Norm Nixon .763 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Norm Nixon 20.4 (1982) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Norm Nixon 3.7 (1981) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Norm Nixon 11.8 (1979) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Norm Nixon 2.0 (1980) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Norm Nixon 0.3 (1981) 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. 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.