Nate Thurmond vs. Hal Uplinger Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Hal Uplinger and Nate Thurmond that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Player Comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

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

Nate Thurmond

vs.

Hal Uplinger

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77
Hal Uplinger: 1953-54 to 1953-54

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships

Nate Thurmond	0
Hal Uplinger	0

NBA Seasons

Nate Thurmond	14
Hal Uplinger	1

Playoffs Played

Nate Thurmond	9
Hal Uplinger	0

All-Star Games

Nate Thurmond	7
Hal Uplinger	0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team

Nate Thurmond	2		*
Hal Uplinger	0		*

All-Defensive Teams
(Total Selections)

Nate Thurmond	5
Hal Uplinger	0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game

Nate Thurmond	15.0
Hal Uplinger	3.7

Rebounds Per Game

Nate Thurmond	15.0
Hal Uplinger	1.3

Assists Per Game

Nate Thurmond	2.7
Hal Uplinger	1.1

Steals Per Game

Nate Thurmond	0.5		*
Hal Uplinger	-		n/a **

Blocks Per Game

Nate Thurmond	2.1		*
Hal Uplinger	-		n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points

Nate Thurmond	14,437
Hal Uplinger	86

Total Rebounds

Nate Thurmond	14,464
Hal Uplinger	31

Total Assists

Nate Thurmond	2,575
Hal Uplinger	26

Total Steals

Nate Thurmond	125		*
Hal Uplinger	-		n/a **

Total Blocks

Nate Thurmond	553		*
Hal Uplinger	-		n/a **

Total Games

Nate Thurmond	964
Hal Uplinger	23

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage

Nate Thurmond	.421
Hal Uplinger	.351

3-Point Percentage

Nate Thurmond	-		n/a **
Hal Uplinger	-		n/a **

Free Throw Percentage

Nate Thurmond	.667
Hal Uplinger	.909

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game

Nate Thurmond	21.9		(1970)
Hal Uplinger	3.7		(1954)

Rebounds Per Game

Nate Thurmond	22.0		(1968)
Hal Uplinger	1.3		(1954)

Assists Per Game

Nate Thurmond	4.2		(1968)
Hal Uplinger	1.1		(1954)

Steals Per Game

Nate Thurmond	0.7		(1974)	*
Hal Uplinger	-			n/a **

Blocks Per Game

Nate Thurmond	2.9		(1974)	*
Hal Uplinger	-			n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game

Nate Thurmond	11.9
Hal Uplinger	-

Rebounds Per Game

Nate Thurmond	13.6
Hal Uplinger	-

Assists Per Game

Nate Thurmond	2.8
Hal Uplinger	-

Steals Per Game

Nate Thurmond	0.4		*
Hal Uplinger	-		n/a **

Blocks Per Game

Nate Thurmond	1.9		*
Hal Uplinger	-		n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points

Nate Thurmond	966
Hal Uplinger	-

Total Rebounds

Nate Thurmond	1,101
Hal Uplinger	-

Total Assists

Nate Thurmond	225
Hal Uplinger	-

Total Steals

Nate Thurmond	11		*
Hal Uplinger	-		n/a **

Total Blocks

Nate Thurmond	51		*
Hal Uplinger	-		n/a **

Total Games

Nate Thurmond	81
Hal Uplinger	0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage

Nate Thurmond	.416
Hal Uplinger	-

3-Point Percentage

Nate Thurmond	-		n/a **
Hal Uplinger	-		n/a **

Free Throw Percentage

Nate Thurmond	.621
Hal Uplinger	-

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game

Nate Thurmond	25.4		(1972)
Hal Uplinger	-

Rebounds Per Game

Nate Thurmond	23.1		(1967)
Hal Uplinger	-

Assists Per Game

Nate Thurmond	5.2		(1972)
Hal Uplinger	-

Steals Per Game

Nate Thurmond	0.5		(1976)	*
Hal Uplinger	-			n/a **

Blocks Per Game

Nate Thurmond	2.2		(1976)	*
Hal Uplinger	-			n/a **

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. 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.