Terry Porter vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

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

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Terry Porter: 1985-86 to 2001-02
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Terry Porter 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Terry Porter 17 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Terry Porter 16 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Terry Porter 2 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

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

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Terry Porter 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 Porter 12.2 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Terry Porter 3.0 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Terry Porter 5.6 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Terry Porter 1.2 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Terry Porter 0.1 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Terry Porter 15,586 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Terry Porter 3,872 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Terry Porter 7,160 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Terry Porter 1,583 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Terry Porter 181 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Terry Porter 1,274 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Terry Porter .463 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Terry Porter .386 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Terry Porter .836 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Terry Porter 18.2 (1993) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Terry Porter 4.6 (1988) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Terry Porter 10.1 (1988) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Terry Porter 2.0 (1987) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Terry Porter 0.2 (1994) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Terry Porter 14.7 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Terry Porter 3.0 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Terry Porter 5.0 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Terry Porter 1.1 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Terry Porter 0.1 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Terry Porter 1,828 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Terry Porter 371 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Terry Porter 624 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Terry Porter 137 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Terry Porter 14 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Terry Porter 124 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Terry Porter .470 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Terry Porter .372 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Terry Porter .826 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Terry Porter 22.0 (1989) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Terry Porter 5.3 (1989) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Terry Porter 10.0 (1987) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Terry Porter 2.5 (1988) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Terry Porter 0.7 (1997) 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.