Tim Perry vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

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

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tim Perry: 1988-89 to 1995-96
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tim Perry 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Tim Perry 8 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Tim Perry 3 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Tim Perry 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

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

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Tim Perry 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 Perry 6.8 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Tim Perry 4.0 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Tim Perry 0.9 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Tim Perry 0.5 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Tim Perry 0.9 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Tim Perry 3,283 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Tim Perry 1,911 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Tim Perry 436 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Tim Perry 221 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Tim Perry 414 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Tim Perry 481 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tim Perry .485 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Tim Perry .318 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tim Perry .648 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tim Perry 12.3 (1992) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Tim Perry 6.9 (1992) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Tim Perry 1.7 (1992) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Tim Perry 0.8 (1994) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Tim Perry 1.5 (1992) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tim Perry 6.0 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Tim Perry 2.7 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Tim Perry 0.6 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Tim Perry 0.3 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Tim Perry 0.6 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Tim Perry 137 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Tim Perry 62 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Tim Perry 13 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Tim Perry 8 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Tim Perry 13 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Tim Perry 23 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tim Perry .576 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Tim Perry - Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tim Perry .596 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tim Perry 12.4 (1992) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Tim Perry 4.9 (1992) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Tim Perry 1.4 (1992) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Tim Perry 0.5 (1989) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Tim Perry 0.8 (1992) 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.