Yogi Ferrell vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Yogi Ferrell 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

Yogi Ferrell

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Yogi Ferrell: 2016-17 to 2020-21
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Yogi Ferrell 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Yogi Ferrell 5 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Yogi Ferrell 1 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Yogi Ferrell 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Yogi Ferrell 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Yogi Ferrell 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Yogi Ferrell 7.7 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Yogi Ferrell 2.1 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Yogi Ferrell 2.3 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Yogi Ferrell 0.6 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Yogi Ferrell 0.1 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Yogi Ferrell 1,994 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Yogi Ferrell 537 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Yogi Ferrell 601 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Yogi Ferrell 167 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Yogi Ferrell 29 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Yogi Ferrell 259 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Yogi Ferrell .420 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Yogi Ferrell .365 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Yogi Ferrell .835 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Yogi Ferrell 10.2 (2018) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Yogi Ferrell 3.0 (2018) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Yogi Ferrell 3.7 (2017) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Yogi Ferrell 0.9 (2017) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Yogi Ferrell 0.3 (2021) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Yogi Ferrell 0.4 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Yogi Ferrell 0.3 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Yogi Ferrell 0.3 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Yogi Ferrell 0.0 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Yogi Ferrell 0.0 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Yogi Ferrell 4 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Yogi Ferrell 3 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Yogi Ferrell 3 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Yogi Ferrell 0 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Yogi Ferrell 0 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Yogi Ferrell 9 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Yogi Ferrell .400 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Yogi Ferrell .000 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Yogi Ferrell - Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Yogi Ferrell 0.4 (2021) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Yogi Ferrell 0.3 (2021) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Yogi Ferrell 0.3 (2021) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Yogi Ferrell 0.0 (2021) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Yogi Ferrell 0.0 (2021) 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.