Terry Thomas vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

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

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Terry Thomas: 1975-76 to 1975-76
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Terry Thomas 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Terry Thomas 1 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Terry Thomas 1 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Terry Thomas 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

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

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Terry Thomas 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 Thomas 2.8 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Terry Thomas 1.3 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Terry Thomas 0.1 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Terry Thomas 0.1 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Terry Thomas 0.1 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Terry Thomas 77 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Terry Thomas 36 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Terry Thomas 3 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Terry Thomas 4 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Terry Thomas 2 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Terry Thomas 28 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Terry Thomas .431 Nate Thurmond .421

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

Free Throw Percentage Terry Thomas .724 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Terry Thomas 2.8 (1976) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Terry Thomas 1.3 (1976) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Terry Thomas 0.1 (1976) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Terry Thomas 0.1 (1976) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Terry Thomas 0.1 (1976) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Terry Thomas 0.0 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Terry Thomas 0.3 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Terry Thomas 0.0 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Terry Thomas 0.0 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Terry Thomas 0.0 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Terry Thomas 0 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Terry Thomas 1 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Terry Thomas 0 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Terry Thomas 0 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Terry Thomas 0 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Terry Thomas 4 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Terry Thomas .000 Nate Thurmond .416

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

Free Throw Percentage Terry Thomas - Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Terry Thomas 0.0 (1976) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Terry Thomas 0.3 (1976) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Terry Thomas 0.0 (1976) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Terry Thomas 0.0 (1976) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Terry Thomas 0.0 (1976) 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.