Ricky Marsh vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Ricky Marsh 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

Ricky Marsh

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Ricky Marsh: 1977-78 to 1977-78
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Ricky Marsh 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Ricky Marsh 1 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Ricky Marsh 0 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Ricky Marsh 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Ricky Marsh 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Ricky Marsh 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ricky Marsh 4.5 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Ricky Marsh 1.3 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Ricky Marsh 1.5 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Ricky Marsh 0.5 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Ricky Marsh 0.3 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Ricky Marsh 269 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Ricky Marsh 75 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Ricky Marsh 90 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Ricky Marsh 29 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Ricky Marsh 19 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Ricky Marsh 60 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ricky Marsh .426 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Ricky Marsh - n/a ** Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Ricky Marsh .697 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ricky Marsh 4.5 (1978) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Ricky Marsh 1.3 (1978) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Ricky Marsh 1.5 (1978) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Ricky Marsh 0.5 (1978) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Ricky Marsh 0.3 (1978) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ricky Marsh - Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Ricky Marsh - Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Ricky Marsh - Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Ricky Marsh - Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Ricky Marsh - Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Ricky Marsh - Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Ricky Marsh - Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Ricky Marsh - Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Ricky Marsh - Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Ricky Marsh - Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Ricky Marsh 0 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ricky Marsh - Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Ricky Marsh - n/a ** Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Ricky Marsh - Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ricky Marsh - Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Ricky Marsh - Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Ricky Marsh - Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Ricky Marsh - Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Ricky Marsh - 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.