Rick Carlisle vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Rick Carlisle 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

Rick Carlisle

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Carlisle: 1984-85 to 1989-90
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Carlisle 1 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Rick Carlisle 5 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Rick Carlisle 2 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Rick Carlisle 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Rick Carlisle 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Rick Carlisle 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Carlisle 2.2 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.8 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Rick Carlisle 1.1 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.2 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.0 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Carlisle 422 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Rick Carlisle 141 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Rick Carlisle 201 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Rick Carlisle 42 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Rick Carlisle 9 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Rick Carlisle 188 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Carlisle .422 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Rick Carlisle .229 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rick Carlisle .775 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Carlisle 2.8 (1988) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Carlisle 1.0 (1986) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Rick Carlisle 1.4 (1986) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.4 (1988) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.2 (1990) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Carlisle 1.8 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.6 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.7 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.3 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.0 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Carlisle 21 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Rick Carlisle 7 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Rick Carlisle 8 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Rick Carlisle 3 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Rick Carlisle 0 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Rick Carlisle 12 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Carlisle .474 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Rick Carlisle .000 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rick Carlisle .750 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Carlisle 1.9 (1986) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Carlisle 1.0 (1988) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.8 (1986) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.5 (1988) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.0 (1988) 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.