Rajon Rondo vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Rajon Rondo 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

Rajon Rondo

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rajon Rondo: 2006-07 to 2021-22
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rajon Rondo 2 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Rajon Rondo 16 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Rajon Rondo 10 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Rajon Rondo 4 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rajon Rondo 1 Nate Thurmond 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Rajon Rondo 2 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Rajon Rondo 4 Nate Thurmond 5

Assists Leader Rajon Rondo 3 Nate Thurmond 0

Steals Leader Rajon Rondo 1 Nate Thurmond 0 *

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rajon Rondo 9.8 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Rajon Rondo 4.5 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Rajon Rondo 7.9 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Rajon Rondo 1.6 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Rajon Rondo 0.1 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Rajon Rondo 9,337 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Rajon Rondo 4,349 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Rajon Rondo 7,584 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Rajon Rondo 1,518 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Rajon Rondo 125 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Rajon Rondo 957 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rajon Rondo .456 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Rajon Rondo .324 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rajon Rondo .611 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rajon Rondo 13.7 (2013) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Rajon Rondo 6.0 (2016) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Rajon Rondo 11.7 (2012) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Rajon Rondo 2.3 (2010) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Rajon Rondo 0.2 (2013) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rajon Rondo 12.5 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Rajon Rondo 5.6 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Rajon Rondo 8.5 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Rajon Rondo 1.7 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Rajon Rondo 0.2 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Rajon Rondo 1,669 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Rajon Rondo 744 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Rajon Rondo 1,136 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Rajon Rondo 228 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Rajon Rondo 24 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Rajon Rondo 134 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rajon Rondo .440 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Rajon Rondo .330 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rajon Rondo .649 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rajon Rondo 17.3 (2012) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Rajon Rondo 9.7 (2009) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Rajon Rondo 12.2 (2018) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Rajon Rondo 3.5 (2017) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Rajon Rondo 0.5 (2017) 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.