Tarik Black vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Tarik Black 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

Tarik Black

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tarik Black: 2014-15 to 2017-18
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tarik Black 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Tarik Black 4 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Tarik Black 1 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Tarik Black 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Tarik Black 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Tarik Black 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tarik Black 4.9 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Tarik Black 4.7 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Tarik Black 0.5 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Tarik Black 0.4 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Tarik Black 0.5 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Tarik Black 1,075 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Tarik Black 1,031 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Tarik Black 110 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Tarik Black 83 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Tarik Black 116 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Tarik Black 220 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tarik Black .550 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Tarik Black .143 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tarik Black .582 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tarik Black 6.0 (2015) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Tarik Black 5.8 (2015) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Tarik Black 0.7 (2015) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Tarik Black 0.4 (2017) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Tarik Black 0.7 (2017) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tarik Black 0.3 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Tarik Black 0.9 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Tarik Black 0.3 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Tarik Black 0.0 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Tarik Black 0.1 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Tarik Black 2 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Tarik Black 6 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Tarik Black 2 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Tarik Black 0 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Tarik Black 1 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Tarik Black 7 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tarik Black .250 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Tarik Black - Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tarik Black - Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tarik Black 0.3 (2018) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Tarik Black 0.9 (2018) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Tarik Black 0.3 (2018) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Tarik Black 0.0 (2018) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Tarik Black 0.1 (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.