Tex Ritter vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Tex Ritter 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

Tex Ritter

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tex Ritter: 1948-49 to 1950-51
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tex Ritter 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Tex Ritter 3 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Tex Ritter 3 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Tex Ritter 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Tex Ritter 0 * Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Tex Ritter 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tex Ritter 5.2 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Tex Ritter 1.9 * Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Tex Ritter 1.0 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Tex Ritter - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Tex Ritter - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Tex Ritter 789 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Tex Ritter 65 * Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Tex Ritter 145 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Tex Ritter - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Tex Ritter - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Tex Ritter 151 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tex Ritter .348 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Tex Ritter - n/a ** Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tex Ritter .674 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tex Ritter 6.1 (1949) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Tex Ritter 1.9 (1951) * Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Tex Ritter 1.1 (1951) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Tex Ritter - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Tex Ritter - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tex Ritter 6.1 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Tex Ritter 0.7 * Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Tex Ritter 0.8 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Tex Ritter - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Tex Ritter - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Tex Ritter 79 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Tex Ritter 2 * Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Tex Ritter 10 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Tex Ritter - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Tex Ritter - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Tex Ritter 13 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tex Ritter .296 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Tex Ritter - n/a ** Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tex Ritter .755 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tex Ritter 9.0 (1950) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Tex Ritter 0.7 (1951) * Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Tex Ritter 1.6 (1950) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Tex Ritter - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Tex Ritter - n/a ** 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. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.