Fred Foster vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Fred Foster 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

Fred Foster

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Fred Foster: 1968-69 to 1976-77
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Fred Foster 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Fred Foster 8 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Fred Foster 1 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Fred Foster 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Fred Foster 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Fred Foster 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Fred Foster 7.8 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Fred Foster 2.4 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Fred Foster 1.1 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Fred Foster 0.3 * Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Fred Foster 0.0 * Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Fred Foster 4,093 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Fred Foster 1,275 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Fred Foster 601 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Fred Foster 57 * Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Fred Foster 8 * Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Fred Foster 524 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Fred Foster .414 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Fred Foster - n/a ** Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Fred Foster .727 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Fred Foster 14.8 (1970) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Fred Foster 4.2 (1970) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Fred Foster 1.5 (1973) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Fred Foster 0.3 (1974) * Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Fred Foster 0.1 (1974) * Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Fred Foster 3.6 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Fred Foster 2.4 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Fred Foster 1.0 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Fred Foster - * Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Fred Foster - * Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Fred Foster 18 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Fred Foster 12 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Fred Foster 5 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Fred Foster 0 * Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Fred Foster 0 * Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Fred Foster 5 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Fred Foster .421 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Fred Foster - n/a ** Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Fred Foster 1.000 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Fred Foster 3.6 (1971) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Fred Foster 2.4 (1971) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Fred Foster 1.0 (1971) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Fred Foster - * Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Fred Foster - * 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.