Joe Pace vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Joe Pace 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

Joe Pace

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Joe Pace: 1976-77 to 1977-78
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Joe Pace 1 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Joe Pace 2 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Joe Pace 1 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Joe Pace 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Joe Pace 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Joe Pace 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Joe Pace 3.2 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Joe Pace 2.1 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Joe Pace 0.3 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Joe Pace 0.2 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Joe Pace 0.5 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Joe Pace 255 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Joe Pace 168 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Joe Pace 27 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Joe Pace 14 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Joe Pace 38 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Joe Pace 79 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joe Pace .467 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Joe Pace - n/a ** Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Joe Pace .598 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joe Pace 3.9 (1978) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Joe Pace 2.7 (1978) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Joe Pace 0.5 (1978) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Joe Pace 0.2 (1978) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Joe Pace 0.6 (1977) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Joe Pace 2.8 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Joe Pace 2.2 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Joe Pace 0.1 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Joe Pace 0.1 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Joe Pace 0.7 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Joe Pace 25 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Joe Pace 20 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Joe Pace 1 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Joe Pace 1 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Joe Pace 6 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Joe Pace 9 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joe Pace .700 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Joe Pace - n/a ** Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Joe Pace .733 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joe Pace 2.8 (1978) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Joe Pace 2.2 (1978) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Joe Pace 0.1 (1978) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Joe Pace 0.1 (1978) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Joe Pace 0.7 (1978) 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.