Johnny Neumann vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Johnny Neumann 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

Johnny Neumann

vs.

Nate Thurmond

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

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Johnny Neumann 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Johnny Neumann 2 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Johnny Neumann 1 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Johnny Neumann 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Johnny Neumann 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Johnny Neumann 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Johnny Neumann 5.6 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Johnny Neumann 1.0 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Johnny Neumann 2.0 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Johnny Neumann 0.4 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Johnny Neumann 0.1 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Johnny Neumann 464 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Johnny Neumann 86 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Johnny Neumann 168 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Johnny Neumann 37 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Johnny Neumann 11 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Johnny Neumann 83 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Johnny Neumann .406 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Johnny Neumann - n/a ** Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Johnny Neumann .686 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Johnny Neumann 6.0 (1977) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Johnny Neumann 1.1 (1977) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Johnny Neumann 2.2 (1977) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Johnny Neumann 0.5 (1977) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Johnny Neumann 0.2 (1977) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Johnny Neumann 4.0 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Johnny Neumann 0.3 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Johnny Neumann 1.5 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Johnny Neumann 0.5 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Johnny Neumann 0.3 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Johnny Neumann 24 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Johnny Neumann 2 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Johnny Neumann 9 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Johnny Neumann 3 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Johnny Neumann 2 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Johnny Neumann 6 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Johnny Neumann .379 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Johnny Neumann - n/a ** Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Johnny Neumann .500 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Johnny Neumann 4.0 (1977) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Johnny Neumann 0.3 (1977) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Johnny Neumann 1.5 (1977) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Johnny Neumann 0.5 (1977) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Johnny Neumann 0.3 (1977) 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.