Rodrick Rhodes vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Rodrick Rhodes 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

Rodrick Rhodes

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rodrick Rhodes: 1997-98 to 1999-00
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rodrick Rhodes 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Rodrick Rhodes 3 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Rodrick Rhodes 1 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Rodrick Rhodes 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Rodrick Rhodes 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Rodrick Rhodes 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rodrick Rhodes 5.3 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Rodrick Rhodes 1.2 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Rodrick Rhodes 1.7 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Rodrick Rhodes 1.0 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Rodrick Rhodes 0.2 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Rodrick Rhodes 380 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Rodrick Rhodes 88 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Rodrick Rhodes 121 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Rodrick Rhodes 69 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Rodrick Rhodes 12 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Rodrick Rhodes 72 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rodrick Rhodes .347 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Rodrick Rhodes .200 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rodrick Rhodes .620 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rodrick Rhodes 5.8 (1998) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Rodrick Rhodes 1.3 (1999) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Rodrick Rhodes 1.9 (1998) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Rodrick Rhodes 2.0 (2000) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Rodrick Rhodes 0.2 (1998) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rodrick Rhodes 2.0 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Rodrick Rhodes 0.3 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Rodrick Rhodes 0.0 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Rodrick Rhodes 0.3 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Rodrick Rhodes 0.0 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Rodrick Rhodes 6 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Rodrick Rhodes 1 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Rodrick Rhodes 0 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Rodrick Rhodes 1 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Rodrick Rhodes 0 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Rodrick Rhodes 3 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rodrick Rhodes .667 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Rodrick Rhodes - Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rodrick Rhodes .500 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rodrick Rhodes 2.0 (1998) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Rodrick Rhodes 0.3 (1998) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Rodrick Rhodes 0.0 (1998) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Rodrick Rhodes 0.3 (1998) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Rodrick Rhodes 0.0 (1998) 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.