Ron Carter vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Ron Carter 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

Ron Carter

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Ron Carter: 1978-79 to 1979-80
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Ron Carter 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Ron Carter 2 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Ron Carter 1 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Ron Carter 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Ron Carter 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Ron Carter 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ron Carter 3.0 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Ron Carter 1.1 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Ron Carter 0.6 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Ron Carter 0.3 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Ron Carter 0.2 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Ron Carter 176 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Ron Carter 64 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Ron Carter 34 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Ron Carter 19 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Ron Carter 10 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Ron Carter 59 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ron Carter .429 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Ron Carter - * Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Ron Carter .623 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ron Carter 3.1 (1979) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Ron Carter 1.5 (1980) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Ron Carter 0.7 (1980) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Ron Carter 0.4 (1979) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Ron Carter 0.2 (1980) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ron Carter 0.0 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Ron Carter 0.0 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Ron Carter 0.0 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Ron Carter 0.0 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Ron Carter 0.0 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Ron Carter 0 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Ron Carter 0 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Ron Carter 0 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Ron Carter 0 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Ron Carter 0 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Ron Carter 2 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ron Carter .000 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Ron Carter - * Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Ron Carter - Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ron Carter 0.0 (1979) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Ron Carter 0.0 (1979) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Ron Carter 0.0 (1979) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Ron Carter 0.0 (1979) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Ron Carter 0.0 (1979) 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.