Rasual Butler vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Rasual Butler 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

Rasual Butler

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rasual Butler: 2002-03 to 2015-16
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rasual Butler 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Rasual Butler 13 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Rasual Butler 6 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Rasual Butler 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Rasual Butler 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Rasual Butler 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rasual Butler 7.5 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Rasual Butler 2.4 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Rasual Butler 0.8 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Rasual Butler 0.4 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Rasual Butler 0.5 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Rasual Butler 6,092 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Rasual Butler 1,934 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Rasual Butler 658 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Rasual Butler 288 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Rasual Butler 408 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Rasual Butler 809 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rasual Butler .403 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Rasual Butler .362 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rasual Butler .747 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rasual Butler 11.9 (2010) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Rasual Butler 3.3 (2009) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Rasual Butler 1.4 (2010) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Rasual Butler 0.6 (2009) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Rasual Butler 0.8 (2010) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rasual Butler 3.5 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Rasual Butler 1.2 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Rasual Butler 0.3 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Rasual Butler 0.1 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Rasual Butler 0.1 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Rasual Butler 152 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Rasual Butler 52 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Rasual Butler 12 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Rasual Butler 4 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Rasual Butler 6 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Rasual Butler 43 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rasual Butler .407 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Rasual Butler .417 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rasual Butler .857 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rasual Butler 10.6 (2009) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Rasual Butler 3.0 (2009) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Rasual Butler 0.6 (2005) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Rasual Butler 0.2 (2009) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Rasual Butler 0.8 (2009) 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.