Warren Perkins vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Warren Perkins 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

Warren Perkins

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Warren Perkins: 1949-50 to 1950-51
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Warren Perkins 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Warren Perkins 2 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Warren Perkins 1 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Warren Perkins 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Warren Perkins 0 * Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Warren Perkins 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Warren Perkins 6.1 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Warren Perkins 4.8 * Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Warren Perkins 2.0 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Warren Perkins - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Warren Perkins - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Warren Perkins 767 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Warren Perkins 319 * Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Warren Perkins 257 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Warren Perkins - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Warren Perkins - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Warren Perkins 126 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Warren Perkins .309 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Warren Perkins - n/a ** Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Warren Perkins .618 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Warren Perkins 6.2 (1950) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Warren Perkins 4.8 (1951) * Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Warren Perkins 2.2 (1951) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Warren Perkins - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Warren Perkins - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Warren Perkins 1.0 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Warren Perkins - * Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Warren Perkins 0.0 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Warren Perkins - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Warren Perkins - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Warren Perkins 2 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Warren Perkins 0 * Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Warren Perkins 0 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Warren Perkins - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Warren Perkins - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Warren Perkins 2 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Warren Perkins 1.000 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Warren Perkins - n/a ** Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Warren Perkins - Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Warren Perkins 1.0 (1950) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Warren Perkins - * Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Warren Perkins 0.0 (1950) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Warren Perkins - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Warren Perkins - n/a ** 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. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.