Cliff Pondexter vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Cliff Pondexter 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

Cliff Pondexter

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Cliff Pondexter: 1975-76 to 1977-78
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Cliff Pondexter 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Cliff Pondexter 3 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Cliff Pondexter 1 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Cliff Pondexter 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Cliff Pondexter 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Cliff Pondexter 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Cliff Pondexter 3.9 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Cliff Pondexter 3.8 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Cliff Pondexter 1.1 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Cliff Pondexter 0.4 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Cliff Pondexter 0.3 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Cliff Pondexter 778 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Cliff Pondexter 747 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Cliff Pondexter 218 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Cliff Pondexter 81 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Cliff Pondexter 52 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Cliff Pondexter 197 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Cliff Pondexter .416 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Cliff Pondexter - n/a ** Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Cliff Pondexter .667 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Cliff Pondexter 5.8 (1976) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Cliff Pondexter 5.1 (1976) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Cliff Pondexter 2.0 (1978) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Cliff Pondexter 0.4 (1977) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Cliff Pondexter 0.3 (1976) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Cliff Pondexter 0.7 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Cliff Pondexter 1.0 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Cliff Pondexter 0.3 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Cliff Pondexter 0.0 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Cliff Pondexter 0.0 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Cliff Pondexter 2 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Cliff Pondexter 3 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Cliff Pondexter 1 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Cliff Pondexter 0 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Cliff Pondexter 0 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Cliff Pondexter 3 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Cliff Pondexter .000 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Cliff Pondexter - n/a ** Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Cliff Pondexter 1.000 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Cliff Pondexter 0.7 (1977) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Cliff Pondexter 1.0 (1977) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Cliff Pondexter 0.3 (1977) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Cliff Pondexter 0.0 (1977) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Cliff Pondexter 0.0 (1977) 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.