Zach Collins vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Zach Collins 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

Zach Collins

vs.

Nate Thurmond

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

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Zach Collins 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Zach Collins 6 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Zach Collins 2 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Zach Collins 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Zach Collins 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Zach Collins 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Zach Collins 8.3 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Zach Collins 4.9 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Zach Collins 1.8 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Zach Collins 0.4 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Zach Collins 0.7 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Zach Collins 2,606 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Zach Collins 1,539 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Zach Collins 574 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Zach Collins 131 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Zach Collins 226 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Zach Collins 314 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Zach Collins .479 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Zach Collins .336 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Zach Collins .750 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Zach Collins 11.6 (2023) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Zach Collins 6.4 (2023) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Zach Collins 2.9 (2023) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Zach Collins 0.6 (2023) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Zach Collins 0.9 (2019) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Zach Collins 6.9 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Zach Collins 3.5 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Zach Collins 1.0 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Zach Collins 0.5 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Zach Collins 1.2 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Zach Collins 137 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Zach Collins 70 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Zach Collins 20 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Zach Collins 10 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Zach Collins 23 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Zach Collins 20 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Zach Collins .468 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Zach Collins .286 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Zach Collins .793 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Zach Collins 7.0 (2018) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Zach Collins 3.6 (2019) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Zach Collins 1.5 (2018) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Zach Collins 0.8 (2018) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Zach Collins 1.3 (2019) 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.