Phil Hicks vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Phil Hicks 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

Phil Hicks

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Phil Hicks: 1976-77 to 1978-79
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Phil Hicks 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Phil Hicks 2 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Phil Hicks 1 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Phil Hicks 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Phil Hicks 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Phil Hicks 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Phil Hicks 2.3 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Phil Hicks 1.6 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Phil Hicks 0.6 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Phil Hicks 0.2 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Phil Hicks 0.0 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Phil Hicks 132 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Phil Hicks 94 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Phil Hicks 32 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Phil Hicks 13 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Phil Hicks 0 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Phil Hicks 57 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Phil Hicks .447 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Phil Hicks - n/a ** Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Phil Hicks .778 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Phil Hicks 2.5 (1977) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Phil Hicks 1.8 (1977) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Phil Hicks 0.6 (1977) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Phil Hicks 0.3 (1979) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Phil Hicks 0.0 (1979) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Phil Hicks 0.0 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Phil Hicks 3.0 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Phil Hicks 0.0 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Phil Hicks 0.0 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Phil Hicks 0.0 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Phil Hicks 0 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Phil Hicks 3 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Phil Hicks 0 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Phil Hicks 0 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Phil Hicks 0 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Phil Hicks 1 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Phil Hicks .000 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Phil Hicks - n/a ** Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Phil Hicks - Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Phil Hicks 0.0 (1977) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Phil Hicks 3.0 (1977) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Phil Hicks 0.0 (1977) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Phil Hicks 0.0 (1977) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Phil Hicks 0.0 (1977) 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.