Tom Hammonds vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Tom Hammonds 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

Tom Hammonds

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tom Hammonds: 1989-90 to 2000-01
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tom Hammonds 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Tom Hammonds 12 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Tom Hammonds 5 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Tom Hammonds 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Tom Hammonds 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Tom Hammonds 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tom Hammonds 5.3 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Tom Hammonds 3.3 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Tom Hammonds 0.6 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Tom Hammonds 0.2 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Tom Hammonds 0.2 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Tom Hammonds 3,617 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Tom Hammonds 2,243 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Tom Hammonds 378 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Tom Hammonds 167 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Tom Hammonds 136 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Tom Hammonds 687 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tom Hammonds .480 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Tom Hammonds .000 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tom Hammonds .691 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tom Hammonds 11.9 (1992) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Tom Hammonds 5.0 (1992) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Tom Hammonds 1.0 (1992) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Tom Hammonds 0.6 (1992) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Tom Hammonds 0.4 (1992) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tom Hammonds 3.3 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Tom Hammonds 2.1 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Tom Hammonds 0.2 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Tom Hammonds 0.0 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Tom Hammonds 0.1 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Tom Hammonds 69 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Tom Hammonds 44 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Tom Hammonds 5 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Tom Hammonds 0 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Tom Hammonds 3 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Tom Hammonds 21 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tom Hammonds .451 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Tom Hammonds - Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tom Hammonds .719 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tom Hammonds 7.2 (1998) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Tom Hammonds 4.4 (1998) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Tom Hammonds 0.4 (1998) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Tom Hammonds 0.0 (2000) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Tom Hammonds 0.7 (1995) 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.