Ivan Rabb vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Ivan Rabb 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

Ivan Rabb

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Ivan Rabb: 2017-18 to 2018-19
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Ivan Rabb 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Ivan Rabb 2 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Ivan Rabb 0 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Ivan Rabb 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Ivan Rabb 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Ivan Rabb 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ivan Rabb 5.7 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Ivan Rabb 4.3 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Ivan Rabb 1.0 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Ivan Rabb 0.3 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Ivan Rabb 0.3 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Ivan Rabb 485 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Ivan Rabb 364 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Ivan Rabb 86 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Ivan Rabb 29 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Ivan Rabb 27 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Ivan Rabb 85 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ivan Rabb .555 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Ivan Rabb .200 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Ivan Rabb .743 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ivan Rabb 5.8 (2019) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Ivan Rabb 4.4 (2018) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Ivan Rabb 1.1 (2019) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Ivan Rabb 0.3 (2019) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Ivan Rabb 0.4 (2018) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ivan Rabb - Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Ivan Rabb - Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Ivan Rabb - Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Ivan Rabb - Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Ivan Rabb - Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Ivan Rabb - Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Ivan Rabb - Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Ivan Rabb - Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Ivan Rabb - Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Ivan Rabb - Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Ivan Rabb 0 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ivan Rabb - Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Ivan Rabb - Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Ivan Rabb - Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ivan Rabb - Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Ivan Rabb - Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Ivan Rabb - Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Ivan Rabb - Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Ivan Rabb - 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.