Nate Thurmond vs. Rich Yonakor Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Rich Yonakor 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.

Rich Yonakor

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77
Rich Yonakor: 1981-82 to 1981-82

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Nate Thurmond 0 Rich Yonakor 0

NBA Seasons Nate Thurmond 14 Rich Yonakor 1

Playoffs Played Nate Thurmond 9 Rich Yonakor 1

All-Star Games Nate Thurmond 7 Rich Yonakor 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Nate Thurmond 2 * Rich Yonakor 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Nate Thurmond 5 Rich Yonakor 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 Rich Yonakor 3.3

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 15.0 Rich Yonakor 2.7

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.7 Rich Yonakor 0.3

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.5 * Rich Yonakor 0.1

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.1 * Rich Yonakor 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate Thurmond 14,437 Rich Yonakor 33

Total Rebounds Nate Thurmond 14,464 Rich Yonakor 27

Total Assists Nate Thurmond 2,575 Rich Yonakor 3

Total Steals Nate Thurmond 125 * Rich Yonakor 1

Total Blocks Nate Thurmond 553 * Rich Yonakor 2

Total Games Nate Thurmond 964 Rich Yonakor 10

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate Thurmond .421 Rich Yonakor .538

3-Point Percentage Nate Thurmond - n/a ** Rich Yonakor -

Free Throw Percentage Nate Thurmond .667 Rich Yonakor .714

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970) Rich Yonakor 3.3 (1982)

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968) Rich Yonakor 2.7 (1982)

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968) Rich Yonakor 0.3 (1982)

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) * Rich Yonakor 0.1 (1982)

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) * Rich Yonakor 0.2 (1982)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 11.9 Rich Yonakor 1.0

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 13.6 Rich Yonakor 0.5

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.8 Rich Yonakor 0.5

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.4 * Rich Yonakor 0.5

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 1.9 * Rich Yonakor 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate Thurmond 966 Rich Yonakor 2

Total Rebounds Nate Thurmond 1,101 Rich Yonakor 1

Total Assists Nate Thurmond 225 Rich Yonakor 1

Total Steals Nate Thurmond 11 * Rich Yonakor 1

Total Blocks Nate Thurmond 51 * Rich Yonakor 0

Total Games Nate Thurmond 81 Rich Yonakor 2

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate Thurmond .416 Rich Yonakor .500

3-Point Percentage Nate Thurmond - n/a ** Rich Yonakor -

Free Throw Percentage Nate Thurmond .621 Rich Yonakor -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972) Rich Yonakor 1.0 (1982)

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967) Rich Yonakor 0.5 (1982)

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972) Rich Yonakor 0.5 (1982)

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) * Rich Yonakor 0.5 (1982)

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.2 (1976) * Rich Yonakor 0.0 (1982)

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.