Bill Cartwright vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Bill Cartwright 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

Bill Cartwright

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bill Cartwright: 1979-80 to 1994-95
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bill Cartwright 3 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Bill Cartwright 15 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Bill Cartwright 10 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Bill Cartwright 1 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Bill Cartwright 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Bill Cartwright 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bill Cartwright 13.2 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Bill Cartwright 6.3 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Bill Cartwright 1.4 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Bill Cartwright 0.5 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Bill Cartwright 0.7 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Cartwright 12,713 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Bill Cartwright 6,106 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Bill Cartwright 1,390 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Bill Cartwright 460 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Bill Cartwright 668 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Bill Cartwright 963 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Cartwright .525 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Bill Cartwright .000 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bill Cartwright .771 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Cartwright 21.7 (1980) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Cartwright 8.9 (1980) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Bill Cartwright 2.5 (1986) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Bill Cartwright 0.7 (1987) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Bill Cartwright 1.5 (1983) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bill Cartwright 8.9 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Bill Cartwright 5.4 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Bill Cartwright 1.3 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Bill Cartwright 0.4 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Bill Cartwright 0.5 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Cartwright 1,100 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Bill Cartwright 668 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Bill Cartwright 162 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Bill Cartwright 54 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Bill Cartwright 57 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Bill Cartwright 124 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Cartwright .482 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Bill Cartwright - Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bill Cartwright .725 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Cartwright 17.4 (1984) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Cartwright 8.3 (1984) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Bill Cartwright 1.9 (1991) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Bill Cartwright 0.6 (1993) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Bill Cartwright 1.2 (1984) 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.