Ricky Council IV vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Ricky Council IV 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

Ricky Council IV

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Ricky Council IV: 2023-24 to 2023-24
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Ricky Council IV 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Ricky Council IV 1 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Ricky Council IV 0 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Ricky Council IV 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Ricky Council IV 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Ricky Council IV 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ricky Council IV 5.4 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Ricky Council IV 1.4 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Ricky Council IV 0.5 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Ricky Council IV 0.3 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Ricky Council IV 0.0 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Ricky Council IV 173 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Ricky Council IV 46 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Ricky Council IV 16 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Ricky Council IV 8 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Ricky Council IV 1 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Ricky Council IV 32 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ricky Council IV .482 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Ricky Council IV .375 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Ricky Council IV .746 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ricky Council IV 5.4 (2024) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Ricky Council IV 1.4 (2024) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Ricky Council IV 0.5 (2024) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Ricky Council IV 0.3 (2024) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Ricky Council IV 0.0 (2024) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ricky Council IV - Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Ricky Council IV - Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Ricky Council IV - Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Ricky Council IV - Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Ricky Council IV - Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Ricky Council IV - Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Ricky Council IV - Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Ricky Council IV - Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Ricky Council IV - Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Ricky Council IV - Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Ricky Council IV 0 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ricky Council IV - Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Ricky Council IV - Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Ricky Council IV - Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ricky Council IV - Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Ricky Council IV - Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Ricky Council IV - Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Ricky Council IV - Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Ricky Council IV - 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.