Nate Thurmond vs. Tim Young Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Tim Young 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.

Tim Young

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77
Tim Young: 1999-00 to 1999-00

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Nate Thurmond 0 Tim Young 0

NBA Seasons Nate Thurmond 14 Tim Young 1

Playoffs Played Nate Thurmond 9 Tim Young 0

All-Star Games Nate Thurmond 7 Tim Young 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Nate Thurmond 2 * Tim Young 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Nate Thurmond 5 Tim Young 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 Tim Young 2.2

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 15.0 Tim Young 1.4

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.7 Tim Young 0.2

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.5 * Tim Young 0.1

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.1 * Tim Young 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate Thurmond 14,437 Tim Young 54

Total Rebounds Nate Thurmond 14,464 Tim Young 35

Total Assists Nate Thurmond 2,575 Tim Young 5

Total Steals Nate Thurmond 125 * Tim Young 2

Total Blocks Nate Thurmond 553 * Tim Young 1

Total Games Nate Thurmond 964 Tim Young 25

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate Thurmond .421 Tim Young .333

3-Point Percentage Nate Thurmond - n/a ** Tim Young -

Free Throw Percentage Nate Thurmond .667 Tim Young .778

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970) Tim Young 2.2 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968) Tim Young 1.4 (2000)

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968) Tim Young 0.2 (2000)

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) * Tim Young 0.1 (2000)

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) * Tim Young 0.0 (2000)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 11.9 Tim Young -

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 13.6 Tim Young -

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.8 Tim Young -

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.4 * Tim Young -

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 1.9 * Tim Young -

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate Thurmond 966 Tim Young -

Total Rebounds Nate Thurmond 1,101 Tim Young -

Total Assists Nate Thurmond 225 Tim Young -

Total Steals Nate Thurmond 11 * Tim Young -

Total Blocks Nate Thurmond 51 * Tim Young -

Total Games Nate Thurmond 81 Tim Young 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate Thurmond .416 Tim Young -

3-Point Percentage Nate Thurmond - n/a ** Tim Young -

Free Throw Percentage Nate Thurmond .621 Tim Young -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972) Tim Young -

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967) Tim Young -

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972) Tim Young -

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) * Tim Young -

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.2 (1976) * Tim Young -

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.