Todd Day vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Todd Day 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

Todd Day

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Todd Day: 1992-93 to 2000-01
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Todd Day 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Todd Day 8 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Todd Day 1 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Todd Day 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Todd Day 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Todd Day 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Todd Day 12.3 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Todd Day 3.4 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Todd Day 1.5 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Todd Day 1.1 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Todd Day 0.6 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Todd Day 5,917 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Todd Day 1,649 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Todd Day 713 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Todd Day 532 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Todd Day 291 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Todd Day 483 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Todd Day .406 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Todd Day .345 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Todd Day .739 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Todd Day 16.0 (1995) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Todd Day 4.1 (1993) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Todd Day 1.8 (1994) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Todd Day 1.4 (1998) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Todd Day 0.8 (1995) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Todd Day 4.7 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Todd Day 1.1 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Todd Day 0.4 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Todd Day 0.4 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Todd Day 0.1 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Todd Day 42 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Todd Day 10 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Todd Day 4 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Todd Day 4 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Todd Day 1 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Todd Day 9 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Todd Day .457 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Todd Day .313 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Todd Day .500 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Todd Day 4.7 (2000) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Todd Day 1.1 (2000) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Todd Day 0.4 (2000) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Todd Day 0.4 (2000) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Todd Day 0.1 (2000) 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.