Slava Medvedenko vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Slava Medvedenko 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

Slava Medvedenko

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Slava Medvedenko: 2000-01 to 2006-07
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Slava Medvedenko 2 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Slava Medvedenko 7 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Slava Medvedenko 3 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Slava Medvedenko 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Slava Medvedenko 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Slava Medvedenko 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Slava Medvedenko 5.3 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Slava Medvedenko 2.8 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Slava Medvedenko 0.5 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Slava Medvedenko 0.3 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Slava Medvedenko 0.2 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Slava Medvedenko 1,390 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Slava Medvedenko 744 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Slava Medvedenko 136 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Slava Medvedenko 88 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Slava Medvedenko 42 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Slava Medvedenko 263 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Slava Medvedenko .450 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Slava Medvedenko .154 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Slava Medvedenko .740 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Slava Medvedenko 8.3 (2004) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Slava Medvedenko 5.0 (2004) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Slava Medvedenko 0.8 (2004) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Slava Medvedenko 0.6 (2004) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Slava Medvedenko 0.3 (2004) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Slava Medvedenko 3.3 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Slava Medvedenko 2.0 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Slava Medvedenko 0.3 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Slava Medvedenko 0.1 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Slava Medvedenko 0.1 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Slava Medvedenko 123 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Slava Medvedenko 75 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Slava Medvedenko 11 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Slava Medvedenko 5 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Slava Medvedenko 5 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Slava Medvedenko 37 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Slava Medvedenko .477 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Slava Medvedenko - Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Slava Medvedenko .778 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Slava Medvedenko 4.0 (2004) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Slava Medvedenko 2.5 (2004) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Slava Medvedenko 0.5 (2004) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Slava Medvedenko 0.2 (2004) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Slava Medvedenko 0.2 (2004) 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.