Scotty Hopson vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Scotty Hopson 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

Scotty Hopson

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Scotty Hopson: 2013-14 to 2021-22
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Scotty Hopson 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Scotty Hopson 3 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Scotty Hopson 0 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Scotty Hopson 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Scotty Hopson 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Scotty Hopson 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Scotty Hopson 1.5 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Scotty Hopson 0.3 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Scotty Hopson 0.8 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Scotty Hopson 0.3 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Scotty Hopson 0.0 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Scotty Hopson 6 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Scotty Hopson 1 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Scotty Hopson 3 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Scotty Hopson 1 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Scotty Hopson 0 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Scotty Hopson 4 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Scotty Hopson .222 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Scotty Hopson .000 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Scotty Hopson .500 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Scotty Hopson 4.0 (2022) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Scotty Hopson 1.0 (2022) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Scotty Hopson 1.0 (2022) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Scotty Hopson 0.5 (2014) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Scotty Hopson 0.0 (2022) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Scotty Hopson - Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Scotty Hopson - Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Scotty Hopson - Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Scotty Hopson - Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Scotty Hopson - Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Scotty Hopson - Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Scotty Hopson - Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Scotty Hopson - Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Scotty Hopson - Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Scotty Hopson - Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Scotty Hopson 0 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Scotty Hopson - Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Scotty Hopson - Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Scotty Hopson - Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Scotty Hopson - Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Scotty Hopson - Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Scotty Hopson - Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Scotty Hopson - Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Scotty Hopson - 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.