Tim Legler vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Tim Legler 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

Tim Legler

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tim Legler: 1989-90 to 1999-00
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tim Legler 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Tim Legler 10 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Tim Legler 1 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Tim Legler 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Tim Legler 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Tim Legler 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tim Legler 7.0 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Tim Legler 1.6 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Tim Legler 1.3 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Tim Legler 0.5 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Tim Legler 0.1 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Tim Legler 2,182 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Tim Legler 481 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Tim Legler 402 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Tim Legler 149 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Tim Legler 41 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Tim Legler 310 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tim Legler .447 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Tim Legler .431 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tim Legler .840 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tim Legler 9.4 (1996) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Tim Legler 1.8 (1996) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Tim Legler 1.8 (1996) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Tim Legler 0.7 (1993) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Tim Legler 0.3 (1997) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tim Legler 0.3 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Tim Legler 0.3 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Tim Legler 0.7 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Tim Legler 0.0 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Tim Legler 0.0 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Tim Legler 1 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Tim Legler 1 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Tim Legler 2 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Tim Legler 0 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Tim Legler 0 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Tim Legler 3 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tim Legler .000 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Tim Legler .000 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tim Legler .500 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tim Legler 0.3 (1997) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Tim Legler 0.3 (1997) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Tim Legler 0.7 (1997) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Tim Legler 0.0 (1997) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Tim Legler 0.0 (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.