Terry Crosby vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

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

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Terry Crosby: 1979-80 to 1979-80
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Terry Crosby 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Terry Crosby 1 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Terry Crosby 0 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Terry Crosby 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

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

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Terry Crosby 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 Crosby 1.5 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Terry Crosby 0.3 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Terry Crosby 1.8 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Terry Crosby 0.0 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Terry Crosby 0.0 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Terry Crosby 6 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Terry Crosby 1 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Terry Crosby 7 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Terry Crosby 0 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Terry Crosby 0 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Terry Crosby 4 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Terry Crosby .500 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Terry Crosby - Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Terry Crosby 1.000 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Terry Crosby 1.5 (1980) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Terry Crosby 0.3 (1980) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Terry Crosby 1.8 (1980) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Terry Crosby 0.0 (1980) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Terry Crosby 0.0 (1980) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Terry Crosby - Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Terry Crosby - Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Terry Crosby - Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Terry Crosby - Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Terry Crosby - Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Terry Crosby - Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Terry Crosby - Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Terry Crosby - Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Terry Crosby - Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Terry Crosby - Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Terry Crosby 0 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Terry Crosby - Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Terry Crosby - Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Terry Crosby - Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Terry Crosby - Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Terry Crosby - Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Terry Crosby - Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Terry Crosby - Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Terry Crosby - 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.