Tony Snell vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Tony Snell 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

Tony Snell

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tony Snell: 2013-14 to 2021-22
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tony Snell 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Tony Snell 9 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Tony Snell 6 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Tony Snell 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Tony Snell 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Tony Snell 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tony Snell 6.1 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Tony Snell 2.3 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Tony Snell 1.1 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Tony Snell 0.4 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Tony Snell 0.2 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Tony Snell 3,672 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Tony Snell 1,371 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Tony Snell 669 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Tony Snell 266 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Tony Snell 138 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Tony Snell 601 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tony Snell .431 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Tony Snell .394 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tony Snell .846 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tony Snell 8.5 (2017) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Tony Snell 3.1 (2016) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Tony Snell 2.2 (2020) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Tony Snell 0.7 (2017) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Tony Snell 0.4 (2018) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tony Snell 2.9 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Tony Snell 1.2 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Tony Snell 0.5 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Tony Snell 0.2 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Tony Snell 0.2 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Tony Snell 136 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Tony Snell 58 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Tony Snell 23 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Tony Snell 8 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Tony Snell 11 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Tony Snell 47 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tony Snell .350 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Tony Snell .330 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tony Snell 1.000 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tony Snell 10.0 (2017) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Tony Snell 2.3 (2017) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Tony Snell 1.5 (2017) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Tony Snell 0.4 (2018) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Tony Snell 0.6 (2018) 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.