Will Perdue vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Will Perdue 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

Will Perdue

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Will Perdue: 1988-89 to 2000-01
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Will Perdue 4 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Will Perdue 13 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Will Perdue 10 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Will Perdue 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Will Perdue 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Will Perdue 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Will Perdue 4.7 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Will Perdue 4.9 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Will Perdue 0.8 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Will Perdue 0.3 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Will Perdue 0.7 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Will Perdue 3,740 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Will Perdue 3,918 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Will Perdue 595 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Will Perdue 226 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Will Perdue 527 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Will Perdue 792 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Will Perdue .515 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Will Perdue .067 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Will Perdue .577 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Will Perdue 8.7 (1997) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Will Perdue 9.8 (1997) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Will Perdue 1.2 (1995) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Will Perdue 0.5 (1997) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Will Perdue 1.6 (1997) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Will Perdue 3.4 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Will Perdue 3.5 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Will Perdue 0.3 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Will Perdue 0.1 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Will Perdue 0.4 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Will Perdue 367 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Will Perdue 377 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Will Perdue 34 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Will Perdue 15 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Will Perdue 42 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Will Perdue 108 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Will Perdue .527 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Will Perdue .250 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Will Perdue .633 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Will Perdue 7.4 (1996) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Will Perdue 7.9 (1996) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Will Perdue 0.7 (1989) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Will Perdue 0.7 (1998) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Will Perdue 1.0 (1998) 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.