Shaquille Harrison vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Shaquille Harrison 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

Shaquille Harrison

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Shaquille Harrison: 2017-18 to 2023-24
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Shaquille Harrison 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Shaquille Harrison 7 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Shaquille Harrison 2 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Shaquille Harrison 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Shaquille Harrison 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Shaquille Harrison 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shaquille Harrison 5.2 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille Harrison 2.4 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Shaquille Harrison 1.6 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Shaquille Harrison 1.0 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Shaquille Harrison 0.4 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Shaquille Harrison 958 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Shaquille Harrison 445 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Shaquille Harrison 301 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Shaquille Harrison 178 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Shaquille Harrison 65 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Shaquille Harrison 183 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shaquille Harrison .435 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Shaquille Harrison .281 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Shaquille Harrison .718 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shaquille Harrison 8.8 (2023) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille Harrison 4.4 (2023) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Shaquille Harrison 6.0 (2023) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Shaquille Harrison 2.2 (2023) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Shaquille Harrison 0.5 (2022) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shaquille Harrison 1.1 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille Harrison 0.6 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Shaquille Harrison 0.7 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Shaquille Harrison 0.3 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Shaquille Harrison 0.2 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Shaquille Harrison 19 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Shaquille Harrison 11 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Shaquille Harrison 12 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Shaquille Harrison 5 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Shaquille Harrison 3 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Shaquille Harrison 17 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shaquille Harrison .636 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Shaquille Harrison 1.000 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Shaquille Harrison .600 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shaquille Harrison 1.3 (2023) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille Harrison 0.9 (2021) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Shaquille Harrison 1.1 (2023) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Shaquille Harrison 0.3 (2021) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Shaquille Harrison 0.3 (2021) 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.