Tom Patterson vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

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

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tom Patterson: 1972-73 to 1973-74
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tom Patterson 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Tom Patterson 2 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Tom Patterson 1 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Tom Patterson 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

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

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Tom Patterson 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 Patterson 2.2 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Tom Patterson 1.0 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Tom Patterson 0.2 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Tom Patterson 0.0 * Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Tom Patterson 0.0 * Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Tom Patterson 56 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Tom Patterson 24 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Tom Patterson 5 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Tom Patterson 0 * Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Tom Patterson 0 * Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Tom Patterson 25 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tom Patterson .420 Nate Thurmond .421

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

Free Throw Percentage Tom Patterson .778 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tom Patterson 2.4 (1973) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Tom Patterson 1.0 (1974) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Tom Patterson 1.0 (1974) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Tom Patterson 0.0 (1974) * Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Tom Patterson 0.0 (1974) * Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tom Patterson 0.0 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Tom Patterson 0.0 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Tom Patterson 0.0 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Tom Patterson - * Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Tom Patterson - * Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Tom Patterson 0 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Tom Patterson 0 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Tom Patterson 0 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Tom Patterson 0 * Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Tom Patterson 0 * Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Tom Patterson 1 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tom Patterson - Nate Thurmond .416

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

Free Throw Percentage Tom Patterson - Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tom Patterson 0.0 (1973) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Tom Patterson 0.0 (1973) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Tom Patterson 0.0 (1973) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Tom Patterson - * Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Tom Patterson - * 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.