Jarrett Culver vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Jarrett Culver 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

Jarrett Culver

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jarrett Culver: 2019-20 to 2022-23
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jarrett Culver 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Jarrett Culver 4 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Jarrett Culver 1 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Jarrett Culver 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Jarrett Culver 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Jarrett Culver 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jarrett Culver 6.5 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Jarrett Culver 2.8 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Jarrett Culver 1.2 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Jarrett Culver 0.7 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Jarrett Culver 0.4 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jarrett Culver 934 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Jarrett Culver 402 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Jarrett Culver 173 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Jarrett Culver 100 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Jarrett Culver 54 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Jarrett Culver 144 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jarrett Culver .401 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Jarrett Culver .276 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jarrett Culver .509 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jarrett Culver 9.2 (2020) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Jarrett Culver 3.8 (2023) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Jarrett Culver 1.7 (2020) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Jarrett Culver 0.9 (2020) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Jarrett Culver 0.6 (2020) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jarrett Culver 2.3 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Jarrett Culver 2.3 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Jarrett Culver 0.3 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Jarrett Culver 0.7 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Jarrett Culver 0.0 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jarrett Culver 7 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Jarrett Culver 7 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Jarrett Culver 1 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Jarrett Culver 2 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Jarrett Culver 0 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Jarrett Culver 3 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jarrett Culver .300 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Jarrett Culver .000 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jarrett Culver .500 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jarrett Culver 2.3 (2022) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Jarrett Culver 2.3 (2022) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Jarrett Culver 0.3 (2022) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Jarrett Culver 0.7 (2022) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Jarrett Culver 0.0 (2022) 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.