Nate Thurmond vs. Vincent Yarbrough Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Vincent Yarbrough 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.

Vincent Yarbrough

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77
Vincent Yarbrough: 2002-03 to 2002-03

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Nate Thurmond 0 Vincent Yarbrough 0

NBA Seasons Nate Thurmond 14 Vincent Yarbrough 1

Playoffs Played Nate Thurmond 9 Vincent Yarbrough 0

All-Star Games Nate Thurmond 7 Vincent Yarbrough 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Nate Thurmond 2 * Vincent Yarbrough 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Nate Thurmond 5 Vincent Yarbrough 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 Vincent Yarbrough 6.9

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 15.0 Vincent Yarbrough 2.7

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.7 Vincent Yarbrough 2.2

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.5 * Vincent Yarbrough 1.0

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.1 * Vincent Yarbrough 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate Thurmond 14,437 Vincent Yarbrough 406

Total Rebounds Nate Thurmond 14,464 Vincent Yarbrough 162

Total Assists Nate Thurmond 2,575 Vincent Yarbrough 130

Total Steals Nate Thurmond 125 * Vincent Yarbrough 57

Total Blocks Nate Thurmond 553 * Vincent Yarbrough 33

Total Games Nate Thurmond 964 Vincent Yarbrough 59

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate Thurmond .421 Vincent Yarbrough .393

3-Point Percentage Nate Thurmond - n/a ** Vincent Yarbrough .269

Free Throw Percentage Nate Thurmond .667 Vincent Yarbrough .790

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970) Vincent Yarbrough 6.9 (2003)

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968) Vincent Yarbrough 2.7 (2003)

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968) Vincent Yarbrough 2.2 (2003)

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) * Vincent Yarbrough 1.0 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) * Vincent Yarbrough 0.6 (2003)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 11.9 Vincent Yarbrough -

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 13.6 Vincent Yarbrough -

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.8 Vincent Yarbrough -

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.4 * Vincent Yarbrough -

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 1.9 * Vincent Yarbrough -

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate Thurmond 966 Vincent Yarbrough -

Total Rebounds Nate Thurmond 1,101 Vincent Yarbrough -

Total Assists Nate Thurmond 225 Vincent Yarbrough -

Total Steals Nate Thurmond 11 * Vincent Yarbrough -

Total Blocks Nate Thurmond 51 * Vincent Yarbrough -

Total Games Nate Thurmond 81 Vincent Yarbrough 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate Thurmond .416 Vincent Yarbrough -

3-Point Percentage Nate Thurmond - n/a ** Vincent Yarbrough -

Free Throw Percentage Nate Thurmond .621 Vincent Yarbrough -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972) Vincent Yarbrough -

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967) Vincent Yarbrough -

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972) Vincent Yarbrough -

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) * Vincent Yarbrough -

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.2 (1976) * Vincent Yarbrough -

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.