Joey Dorsey vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Joey Dorsey 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

Joey Dorsey

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Joey Dorsey: 2008-09 to 2014-15
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Joey Dorsey 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Joey Dorsey 4 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Joey Dorsey 1 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Joey Dorsey 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Joey Dorsey 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Joey Dorsey 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Joey Dorsey 2.6 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Joey Dorsey 3.9 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Joey Dorsey 0.4 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Joey Dorsey 0.5 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Joey Dorsey 0.3 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Joey Dorsey 344 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Joey Dorsey 513 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Joey Dorsey 55 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Joey Dorsey 67 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Joey Dorsey 44 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Joey Dorsey 130 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joey Dorsey .534 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Joey Dorsey .000 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Joey Dorsey .375 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joey Dorsey 3.1 (2011) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Joey Dorsey 4.4 (2011) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Joey Dorsey 0.6 (2011) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Joey Dorsey 0.6 (2015) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Joey Dorsey 0.4 (2011) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Joey Dorsey 0.2 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Joey Dorsey 0.7 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Joey Dorsey 0.3 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Joey Dorsey 0.0 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Joey Dorsey 0.0 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Joey Dorsey 1 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Joey Dorsey 4 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Joey Dorsey 2 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Joey Dorsey 0 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Joey Dorsey 0 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Joey Dorsey 6 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joey Dorsey .000 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Joey Dorsey - Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Joey Dorsey .500 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joey Dorsey 0.2 (2015) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Joey Dorsey 0.7 (2015) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Joey Dorsey 0.3 (2015) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Joey Dorsey 0.0 (2015) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Joey Dorsey 0.0 (2015) 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.