Sonny Parker vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Sonny Parker 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

Sonny Parker

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Sonny Parker: 1976-77 to 1981-82
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Sonny Parker 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Sonny Parker 6 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Sonny Parker 1 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Sonny Parker 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Sonny Parker 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Sonny Parker 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sonny Parker 9.9 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Sonny Parker 4.1 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Sonny Parker 2.1 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Sonny Parker 1.4 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Sonny Parker 0.3 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Sonny Parker 4,471 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Sonny Parker 1,841 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Sonny Parker 954 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Sonny Parker 611 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Sonny Parker 151 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Sonny Parker 452 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sonny Parker .501 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Sonny Parker .000 * Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Sonny Parker .755 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sonny Parker 15.2 (1979) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Sonny Parker 5.7 (1980) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Sonny Parker 3.7 (1979) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Sonny Parker 2.1 (1980) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Sonny Parker 0.4 (1978) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sonny Parker 4.2 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Sonny Parker 2.8 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Sonny Parker 0.9 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Sonny Parker 0.5 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Sonny Parker 0.2 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Sonny Parker 42 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Sonny Parker 28 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Sonny Parker 9 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Sonny Parker 5 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Sonny Parker 2 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Sonny Parker 10 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sonny Parker .528 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Sonny Parker - * Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Sonny Parker 1.000 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sonny Parker 4.2 (1977) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Sonny Parker 2.8 (1977) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Sonny Parker 0.9 (1977) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Sonny Parker 0.5 (1977) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Sonny Parker 0.2 (1977) 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.