Archie Dees vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Archie Dees 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

Archie Dees

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Archie Dees: 1958-59 to 1961-62
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Archie Dees 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Archie Dees 4 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Archie Dees 1 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Archie Dees 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Archie Dees 0 * Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Archie Dees 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Archie Dees 8.1 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Archie Dees 4.8 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Archie Dees 0.7 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Archie Dees - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Archie Dees - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Archie Dees 1,548 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Archie Dees 907 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Archie Dees 132 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Archie Dees - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Archie Dees - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Archie Dees 190 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Archie Dees .402 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Archie Dees - n/a ** Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Archie Dees .794 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Archie Dees 9.7 (1960) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Archie Dees 5.4 (1960) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Archie Dees 0.8 (1959) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Archie Dees - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Archie Dees - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Archie Dees 5.5 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Archie Dees 2.0 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Archie Dees 1.0 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Archie Dees - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Archie Dees - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Archie Dees 11 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Archie Dees 4 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Archie Dees 2 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Archie Dees - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Archie Dees - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Archie Dees 2 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Archie Dees .333 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Archie Dees - n/a ** Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Archie Dees 1.000 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Archie Dees 5.5 (1960) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Archie Dees 2.0 (1960) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Archie Dees 1.0 (1960) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Archie Dees - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Archie Dees - n/a ** 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. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.