Rod Derline vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Rod Derline 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

Rod Derline

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rod Derline: 1974-75 to 1975-76
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rod Derline 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Rod Derline 2 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Rod Derline 2 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Rod Derline 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Rod Derline 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Rod Derline 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rod Derline 4.8 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Rod Derline 0.8 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Rod Derline 0.7 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Rod Derline 0.3 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Rod Derline 0.0 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Rod Derline 518 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Rod Derline 86 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Rod Derline 71 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Rod Derline 34 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Rod Derline 5 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Rod Derline 107 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rod Derline .419 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Rod Derline - n/a ** Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rod Derline .786 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rod Derline 5.6 (1975) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Rod Derline 1.0 (1975) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Rod Derline 0.8 (1975) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Rod Derline 0.4 (1975) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Rod Derline 0.1 (1975) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rod Derline 4.8 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Rod Derline 1.7 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Rod Derline 0.8 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Rod Derline 0.3 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Rod Derline 0.0 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Rod Derline 48 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Rod Derline 17 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Rod Derline 8 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Rod Derline 3 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Rod Derline 0 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Rod Derline 10 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rod Derline .465 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Rod Derline - n/a ** Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rod Derline .889 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rod Derline 7.0 (1975) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Rod Derline 2.2 (1975) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Rod Derline 1.2 (1975) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Rod Derline 0.3 (1975) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Rod Derline 0.0 (1976) 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.