Zoran Dragic vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Zoran Dragic 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

Zoran Dragic

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Zoran Dragic: 2014-15 to 2014-15
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Zoran Dragic 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Zoran Dragic 1 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Zoran Dragic 0 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Zoran Dragic 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Zoran Dragic 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Zoran Dragic 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Zoran Dragic 1.8 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Zoran Dragic 0.5 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Zoran Dragic 0.3 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Zoran Dragic 0.1 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Zoran Dragic 0.0 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Zoran Dragic 28 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Zoran Dragic 8 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Zoran Dragic 5 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Zoran Dragic 2 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Zoran Dragic 0 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Zoran Dragic 16 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Zoran Dragic .367 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Zoran Dragic .214 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Zoran Dragic .600 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Zoran Dragic 1.8 (2015) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Zoran Dragic 0.5 (2015) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Zoran Dragic 0.3 (2015) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Zoran Dragic 0.1 (2015) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Zoran Dragic 0.0 (2015) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Zoran Dragic - Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Zoran Dragic - Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Zoran Dragic - Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Zoran Dragic - Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Zoran Dragic - Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Zoran Dragic - Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Zoran Dragic - Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Zoran Dragic - Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Zoran Dragic - Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Zoran Dragic - Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Zoran Dragic 0 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Zoran Dragic - Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Zoran Dragic - Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Zoran Dragic - Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Zoran Dragic - Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Zoran Dragic - Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Zoran Dragic - Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Zoran Dragic - Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Zoran Dragic - 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.