Nat Hickey vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Nat Hickey 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

Nat Hickey

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Nat Hickey: 1947-48 to 1947-48
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Nat Hickey 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Nat Hickey 1 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Nat Hickey 0 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Nat Hickey 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Nat Hickey 0 * Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Nat Hickey 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nat Hickey 2.0 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Nat Hickey - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Nat Hickey 0.0 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Nat Hickey - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Nat Hickey - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Nat Hickey 2 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Nat Hickey - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Nat Hickey 0 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Nat Hickey - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Nat Hickey - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Nat Hickey 1 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nat Hickey .000 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Nat Hickey - n/a ** Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Nat Hickey .667 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nat Hickey 2.0 (1948) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Nat Hickey - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Nat Hickey 0.0 (1948) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Nat Hickey - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Nat Hickey - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nat Hickey - Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Nat Hickey - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Nat Hickey - Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Nat Hickey - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Nat Hickey - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Nat Hickey - Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Nat Hickey - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Nat Hickey - Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Nat Hickey - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Nat Hickey - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Nat Hickey 0 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nat Hickey - Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Nat Hickey - n/a ** Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Nat Hickey - Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nat Hickey - Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Nat Hickey - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Nat Hickey - Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Nat Hickey - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Nat Hickey - n/a ** 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. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51, this player has no data for the stat.