Paul Thompson vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Paul Thompson 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

Paul Thompson

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Paul Thompson: 1983-84 to 1985-86
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Paul Thompson 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Paul Thompson 3 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Paul Thompson 1 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Paul Thompson 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Paul Thompson 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Paul Thompson 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Paul Thompson 8.9 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Paul Thompson 3.5 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Paul Thompson 1.5 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Paul Thompson 0.9 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Paul Thompson 0.5 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Paul Thompson 1,374 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Paul Thompson 533 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Paul Thompson 224 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Paul Thompson 141 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Paul Thompson 79 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Paul Thompson 154 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paul Thompson .432 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Paul Thompson .210 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Paul Thompson .792 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paul Thompson 9.2 (1985) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Paul Thompson 3.8 (1984) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Paul Thompson 1.6 (1985) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Paul Thompson 1.1 (1985) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Paul Thompson 0.7 (1986) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Paul Thompson 4.3 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Paul Thompson 1.7 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Paul Thompson 0.7 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Paul Thompson 1.3 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Paul Thompson 0.3 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Paul Thompson 13 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Paul Thompson 5 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Paul Thompson 2 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Paul Thompson 4 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Paul Thompson 1 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Paul Thompson 3 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paul Thompson .417 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Paul Thompson .000 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Paul Thompson .600 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paul Thompson 4.3 (1985) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Paul Thompson 1.7 (1985) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Paul Thompson 0.7 (1985) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Paul Thompson 1.3 (1985) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Paul Thompson 0.3 (1985) 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, this player has no data for the stat.