Nate Thurmond vs. Pete Verhoeven Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Pete Verhoeven and Nate Thurmond 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

Nate Thurmond

vs.

Pete Verhoeven

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77
Pete Verhoeven: 1981-82 to 1986-87

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Nate Thurmond 0 Pete Verhoeven 0

NBA Seasons Nate Thurmond 14 Pete Verhoeven 6

Playoffs Played Nate Thurmond 9 Pete Verhoeven 1

All-Star Games Nate Thurmond 7 Pete Verhoeven 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Nate Thurmond 2 * Pete Verhoeven 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Nate Thurmond 5 Pete Verhoeven 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 Pete Verhoeven 3.5

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 15.0 Pete Verhoeven 2.3

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.7 Pete Verhoeven 0.5

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.5 * Pete Verhoeven 0.5

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.1 * Pete Verhoeven 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate Thurmond 14,437 Pete Verhoeven 1,000

Total Rebounds Nate Thurmond 14,464 Pete Verhoeven 641

Total Assists Nate Thurmond 2,575 Pete Verhoeven 152

Total Steals Nate Thurmond 125 * Pete Verhoeven 128

Total Blocks Nate Thurmond 553 * Pete Verhoeven 67

Total Games Nate Thurmond 964 Pete Verhoeven 282

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate Thurmond .421 Pete Verhoeven .505

3-Point Percentage Nate Thurmond - n/a ** Pete Verhoeven .250

Free Throw Percentage Nate Thurmond .667 Pete Verhoeven .689

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970) Pete Verhoeven 4.9 (1982)

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968) Pete Verhoeven 3.6 (1982)

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968) Pete Verhoeven 0.7 (1982)

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) * Pete Verhoeven 0.6 (1982)

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) * Pete Verhoeven 0.3 (1982)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 11.9 Pete Verhoeven 0.7

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 13.6 Pete Verhoeven 0.0

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.8 Pete Verhoeven 0.0

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.4 * Pete Verhoeven 0.3

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 1.9 * Pete Verhoeven 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate Thurmond 966 Pete Verhoeven 2

Total Rebounds Nate Thurmond 1,101 Pete Verhoeven 0

Total Assists Nate Thurmond 225 Pete Verhoeven 0

Total Steals Nate Thurmond 11 * Pete Verhoeven 1

Total Blocks Nate Thurmond 51 * Pete Verhoeven 0

Total Games Nate Thurmond 81 Pete Verhoeven 3

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate Thurmond .416 Pete Verhoeven -

3-Point Percentage Nate Thurmond - n/a ** Pete Verhoeven -

Free Throw Percentage Nate Thurmond .621 Pete Verhoeven 1.000

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972) Pete Verhoeven 0.7 (1984)

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967) Pete Verhoeven 0.0 (1984)

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972) Pete Verhoeven 0.0 (1984)

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) * Pete Verhoeven 0.3 (1984)

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.2 (1976) * Pete Verhoeven 0.0 (1984)

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.