Terry Catledge vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Terry Catledge 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

Terry Catledge

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Terry Catledge: 1985-86 to 1992-93
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Terry Catledge 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Terry Catledge 8 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Terry Catledge 3 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Terry Catledge 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Terry Catledge 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Terry Catledge 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Terry Catledge 12.7 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Terry Catledge 6.4 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Terry Catledge 0.9 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Terry Catledge 0.6 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Terry Catledge 0.2 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Terry Catledge 6,520 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Terry Catledge 3,314 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Terry Catledge 459 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Terry Catledge 285 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Terry Catledge 99 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Terry Catledge 515 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Terry Catledge .485 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Terry Catledge .094 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Terry Catledge .654 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Terry Catledge 19.4 (1990) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Terry Catledge 7.6 (1990) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Terry Catledge 1.4 (1992) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Terry Catledge 0.7 (1992) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Terry Catledge 0.3 (1989) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Terry Catledge 9.5 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Terry Catledge 5.6 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Terry Catledge 0.4 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Terry Catledge 0.5 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Terry Catledge 0.5 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Terry Catledge 180 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Terry Catledge 106 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Terry Catledge 7 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Terry Catledge 9 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Terry Catledge 9 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Terry Catledge 19 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Terry Catledge .432 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Terry Catledge .000 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Terry Catledge .576 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Terry Catledge 18.3 (1987) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Terry Catledge 8.3 (1987) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Terry Catledge 0.5 (1986) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Terry Catledge 1.0 (1987) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Terry Catledge 0.7 (1986) 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.