Rick Fox vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

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

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Fox: 1991-92 to 2003-04
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Fox 3 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Rick Fox 13 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Rick Fox 9 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Rick Fox 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

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

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Rick Fox 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 Fox 9.6 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Rick Fox 3.8 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Rick Fox 2.8 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Rick Fox 1.0 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Rick Fox 0.4 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Fox 8,966 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Rick Fox 3,517 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Rick Fox 2,649 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Rick Fox 967 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Rick Fox 355 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Rick Fox 930 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Fox .450 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Rick Fox .349 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rick Fox .770 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Fox 15.4 (1997) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Fox 5.6 (1996) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Rick Fox 4.6 (1996) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Rick Fox 2.2 (1997) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Rick Fox 0.6 (1994) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Fox 6.6 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Rick Fox 3.2 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Rick Fox 2.2 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Rick Fox 0.8 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Rick Fox 0.2 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Fox 729 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Rick Fox 353 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Rick Fox 246 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Rick Fox 84 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Rick Fox 27 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Rick Fox 111 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Fox .444 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Rick Fox .360 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rick Fox .801 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Fox 10.9 (1998) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Fox 5.4 (2002) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Rick Fox 3.9 (1998) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Rick Fox 1.9 (2001) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Rick Fox 0.6 (1999) 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.