Roy Rogers vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Roy Rogers 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

Roy Rogers

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Roy Rogers: 1996-97 to 1999-00
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Roy Rogers 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Roy Rogers 3 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Roy Rogers 0 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Roy Rogers 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Roy Rogers 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Roy Rogers 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Roy Rogers 4.8 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Roy Rogers 3.5 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Roy Rogers 0.4 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Roy Rogers 0.2 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Roy Rogers 1.5 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Roy Rogers 652 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Roy Rogers 483 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Roy Rogers 57 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Roy Rogers 26 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Roy Rogers 209 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Roy Rogers 137 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Roy Rogers .483 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Roy Rogers .500 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Roy Rogers .532 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Roy Rogers 6.6 (1997) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Roy Rogers 4.7 (1997) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Roy Rogers 0.6 (1997) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Roy Rogers 0.3 (1997) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Roy Rogers 2.0 (1997) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Roy Rogers - Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Roy Rogers - Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Roy Rogers - Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Roy Rogers - Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Roy Rogers - Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Roy Rogers - Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Roy Rogers - Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Roy Rogers - Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Roy Rogers - Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Roy Rogers - Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Roy Rogers 0 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Roy Rogers - Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Roy Rogers - Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Roy Rogers - Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Roy Rogers - Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Roy Rogers - Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Roy Rogers - Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Roy Rogers - Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Roy Rogers - 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.