Phil Pressey vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

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

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Phil Pressey: 2013-14 to 2015-16
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Phil Pressey 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Phil Pressey 3 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Phil Pressey 1 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Phil Pressey 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

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

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Phil Pressey 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 Pressey 3.2 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Phil Pressey 1.5 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Phil Pressey 2.9 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Phil Pressey 0.8 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Phil Pressey 0.1 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Phil Pressey 467 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Phil Pressey 216 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Phil Pressey 433 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Phil Pressey 116 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Phil Pressey 15 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Phil Pressey 148 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Phil Pressey .341 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Phil Pressey .254 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Phil Pressey .630 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Phil Pressey 3.5 (2015) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Phil Pressey 1.6 (2015) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Phil Pressey 3.3 (2016) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Phil Pressey 0.9 (2014) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Phil Pressey 0.2 (2016) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Phil Pressey 0.0 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Phil Pressey 0.5 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Phil Pressey 0.0 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Phil Pressey 0.0 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Phil Pressey 0.5 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Phil Pressey 0 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Phil Pressey 1 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Phil Pressey 0 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Phil Pressey 0 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Phil Pressey 1 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Phil Pressey 2 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Phil Pressey .000 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Phil Pressey .000 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Phil Pressey - Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Phil Pressey 0.0 (2015) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Phil Pressey 0.5 (2015) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Phil Pressey 0.0 (2015) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Phil Pressey 0.0 (2015) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Phil Pressey 0.5 (2015) 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.