Yinka Dare vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Yinka Dare 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

Yinka Dare

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Yinka Dare: 1994-95 to 1997-98
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Yinka Dare 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Yinka Dare 4 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Yinka Dare 0 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Yinka Dare 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Yinka Dare 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Yinka Dare 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Yinka Dare 2.1 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Yinka Dare 2.6 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Yinka Dare 0.0 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Yinka Dare 0.1 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Yinka Dare 0.6 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Yinka Dare 233 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Yinka Dare 281 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Yinka Dare 4 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Yinka Dare 12 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Yinka Dare 70 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Yinka Dare 110 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Yinka Dare .396 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Yinka Dare - Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Yinka Dare .570 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Yinka Dare 2.8 (1996) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Yinka Dare 3.1 (1996) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Yinka Dare 0.1 (1998) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Yinka Dare 0.1 (1996) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Yinka Dare 0.7 (1996) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Yinka Dare - Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Yinka Dare - Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Yinka Dare - Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Yinka Dare - Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Yinka Dare - Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Yinka Dare - Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Yinka Dare - Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Yinka Dare - Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Yinka Dare - Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Yinka Dare - Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Yinka Dare 0 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Yinka Dare - Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Yinka Dare - Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Yinka Dare - Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Yinka Dare - Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Yinka Dare - Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Yinka Dare - Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Yinka Dare - Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Yinka Dare - 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.