Zan Tabak vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Zan Tabak 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

Zan Tabak

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Zan Tabak: 1994-95 to 2000-01
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Zan Tabak 1 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Zan Tabak 6 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Zan Tabak 3 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Zan Tabak 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Zan Tabak 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Zan Tabak 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Zan Tabak 5.0 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Zan Tabak 3.6 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Zan Tabak 0.7 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Zan Tabak 0.3 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Zan Tabak 0.5 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Zan Tabak 1,233 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Zan Tabak 883 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Zan Tabak 165 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Zan Tabak 65 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Zan Tabak 126 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Zan Tabak 247 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Zan Tabak .506 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Zan Tabak .000 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Zan Tabak .525 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Zan Tabak 7.7 (1996) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Zan Tabak 4.8 (1996) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Zan Tabak 1.1 (1997) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Zan Tabak 0.5 (1997) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Zan Tabak 0.8 (1997) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Zan Tabak 1.0 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Zan Tabak 1.0 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Zan Tabak 0.1 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Zan Tabak 0.1 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Zan Tabak 0.3 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Zan Tabak 19 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Zan Tabak 20 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Zan Tabak 1 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Zan Tabak 1 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Zan Tabak 5 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Zan Tabak 20 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Zan Tabak .353 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Zan Tabak - Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Zan Tabak .875 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Zan Tabak 1.2 (2000) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Zan Tabak 1.6 (2000) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Zan Tabak 0.1 (1995) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Zan Tabak 0.1 (1995) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Zan Tabak 0.4 (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.