Nate Thurmond vs. Keith Tower Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Keith Tower and Nate Thurmond 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

Nate Thurmond

vs.

Keith Tower

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77
Keith Tower: 1993-94 to 1996-97

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Nate Thurmond 0 Keith Tower 0

NBA Seasons Nate Thurmond 14 Keith Tower 4

Playoffs Played Nate Thurmond 9 Keith Tower 0

All-Star Games Nate Thurmond 7 Keith Tower 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Nate Thurmond 2 * Keith Tower 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Nate Thurmond 5 Keith Tower 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 15.0 Keith Tower 1.8

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 15.0 Keith Tower 1.3

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.7 Keith Tower 0.1

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.5 * Keith Tower 0.1

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.1 * Keith Tower 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate Thurmond 14,437 Keith Tower 98

Total Rebounds Nate Thurmond 14,464 Keith Tower 69

Total Assists Nate Thurmond 2,575 Keith Tower 7

Total Steals Nate Thurmond 125 * Keith Tower 6

Total Blocks Nate Thurmond 553 * Keith Tower 12

Total Games Nate Thurmond 964 Keith Tower 53

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate Thurmond .421 Keith Tower .429

3-Point Percentage Nate Thurmond - n/a ** Keith Tower .000

Free Throw Percentage Nate Thurmond .667 Keith Tower .556

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970) Keith Tower 2.4 (1996)

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968) Keith Tower 1.8 (1997)

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968) Keith Tower 0.2 (1997)

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) * Keith Tower 0.4 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) * Keith Tower 0.3 (1996)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 11.9 Keith Tower -

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 13.6 Keith Tower -

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.8 Keith Tower -

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.4 * Keith Tower -

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 1.9 * Keith Tower -

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate Thurmond 966 Keith Tower -

Total Rebounds Nate Thurmond 1,101 Keith Tower -

Total Assists Nate Thurmond 225 Keith Tower -

Total Steals Nate Thurmond 11 * Keith Tower -

Total Blocks Nate Thurmond 51 * Keith Tower -

Total Games Nate Thurmond 81 Keith Tower 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate Thurmond .416 Keith Tower -

3-Point Percentage Nate Thurmond - n/a ** Keith Tower -

Free Throw Percentage Nate Thurmond .621 Keith Tower -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972) Keith Tower -

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967) Keith Tower -

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972) Keith Tower -

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) * Keith Tower -

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.2 (1976) * Keith Tower -

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.