Rickey Green vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Rickey Green 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

Rickey Green

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rickey Green: 1977-78 to 1991-92
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rickey Green 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Rickey Green 14 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Rickey Green 8 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Rickey Green 1 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Rickey Green 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Rickey Green 0 Nate Thurmond 5

Steals Leader Rickey Green 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 Rickey Green 9.4 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Rickey Green 1.9 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Rickey Green 5.5 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Rickey Green 1.4 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Rickey Green 0.1 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Rickey Green 8,870 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Rickey Green 1,819 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Rickey Green 5,221 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Rickey Green 1,348 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Rickey Green 51 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Rickey Green 946 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rickey Green .469 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Rickey Green .207 * Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rickey Green .807 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rickey Green 14.8 (1982) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Rickey Green 3.0 (1982) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Rickey Green 9.2 (1984) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Rickey Green 2.8 (1983) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Rickey Green 0.2 (1984) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rickey Green 8.8 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Rickey Green 1.9 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Rickey Green 5.3 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Rickey Green 0.9 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Rickey Green 0.1 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Rickey Green 485 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Rickey Green 105 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Rickey Green 294 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Rickey Green 50 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Rickey Green 4 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Rickey Green 55 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rickey Green .455 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Rickey Green .350 * Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rickey Green .847 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rickey Green 15.0 (1985) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Rickey Green 3.1 (1984) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Rickey Green 9.5 (1986) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Rickey Green 1.7 (1984) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Rickey Green 0.4 (1984) 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. 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.