Stephen Curry vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Stephen Curry 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

Stephen Curry

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Stephen Curry: 2009-10 to 2023-24
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Stephen Curry 4 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Stephen Curry 15 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Stephen Curry 9 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Stephen Curry 10 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Stephen Curry 2 Nate Thurmond 0

Finals MVP Stephen Curry 1 Nate Thurmond 0 *

All-NBA First Team Stephen Curry 4 Nate Thurmond 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Stephen Curry 9 Nate Thurmond 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Stephen Curry 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Stephen Curry 0 Nate Thurmond 5

Scoring Leader Stephen Curry 2 Nate Thurmond 0

Steals Leader Stephen Curry 1 Nate Thurmond 0 *

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Stephen Curry 24.8 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Curry 4.7 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Stephen Curry 6.4 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Stephen Curry 1.5 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Stephen Curry 0.2 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Stephen Curry 23,668 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Stephen Curry 4,509 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Stephen Curry 6,119 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Stephen Curry 1,473 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Stephen Curry 235 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Stephen Curry 956 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Stephen Curry .473 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Stephen Curry .426 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Stephen Curry .910 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Stephen Curry 32.0 (2021) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Curry 6.1 (2023) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Stephen Curry 8.5 (2014) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Stephen Curry 2.1 (2016) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Stephen Curry 0.4 (2020) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Stephen Curry 27.0 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Curry 5.3 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Stephen Curry 6.2 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Stephen Curry 1.5 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Stephen Curry 0.3 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Stephen Curry 3,966 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Stephen Curry 786 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Stephen Curry 912 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Stephen Curry 223 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Stephen Curry 44 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Stephen Curry 147 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Stephen Curry .453 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Stephen Curry .397 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Stephen Curry .889 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Stephen Curry 30.5 (2023) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Curry 6.2 (2017) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Stephen Curry 8.4 (2014) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Stephen Curry 2.0 (2017) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Stephen Curry 0.7 (2018) 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.