Pavel Podkolzin vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Pavel Podkolzin 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

Pavel Podkolzin

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Pavel Podkolzin: 2004-05 to 2005-06
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Pavel Podkolzin 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Pavel Podkolzin 2 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Pavel Podkolzin 0 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Pavel Podkolzin 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Pavel Podkolzin 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Pavel Podkolzin 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Pavel Podkolzin 0.7 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Pavel Podkolzin 1.5 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Pavel Podkolzin 0.0 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Pavel Podkolzin 0.0 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Pavel Podkolzin 0.2 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Pavel Podkolzin 4 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Pavel Podkolzin 9 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Pavel Podkolzin 0 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Pavel Podkolzin 0 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Pavel Podkolzin 1 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Pavel Podkolzin 6 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Pavel Podkolzin .000 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Pavel Podkolzin - Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Pavel Podkolzin .500 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Pavel Podkolzin 3.0 (2006) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Pavel Podkolzin 7.0 (2006) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Pavel Podkolzin 0.0 (2006) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Pavel Podkolzin 0.0 (2006) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Pavel Podkolzin 1.0 (2006) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Pavel Podkolzin - Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Pavel Podkolzin - Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Pavel Podkolzin - Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Pavel Podkolzin - Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Pavel Podkolzin - Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Pavel Podkolzin - Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Pavel Podkolzin - Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Pavel Podkolzin - Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Pavel Podkolzin - Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Pavel Podkolzin - Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Pavel Podkolzin 0 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Pavel Podkolzin - Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Pavel Podkolzin - Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Pavel Podkolzin - Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Pavel Podkolzin - Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Pavel Podkolzin - Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Pavel Podkolzin - Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Pavel Podkolzin - Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Pavel Podkolzin - 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.