Art Hillhouse vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Art Hillhouse 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

Art Hillhouse

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Art Hillhouse: 1946-47 to 1947-48
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Art Hillhouse 1 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Art Hillhouse 2 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Art Hillhouse 1 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Art Hillhouse 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Art Hillhouse 0 * Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Art Hillhouse 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Art Hillhouse 5.9 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Art Hillhouse - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Art Hillhouse 0.6 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Art Hillhouse - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Art Hillhouse - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Art Hillhouse 418 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Art Hillhouse - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Art Hillhouse 44 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Art Hillhouse - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Art Hillhouse - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Art Hillhouse 71 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Art Hillhouse .277 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Art Hillhouse - n/a ** Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Art Hillhouse .739 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Art Hillhouse 6.0 (1947) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Art Hillhouse - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Art Hillhouse 0.7 (1947) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Art Hillhouse - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Art Hillhouse - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Art Hillhouse 8.7 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Art Hillhouse - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Art Hillhouse 0.8 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Art Hillhouse - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Art Hillhouse - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Art Hillhouse 87 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Art Hillhouse - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Art Hillhouse 8 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Art Hillhouse - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Art Hillhouse - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Art Hillhouse 10 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Art Hillhouse .264 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Art Hillhouse - n/a ** Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Art Hillhouse .848 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Art Hillhouse 8.7 (1947) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Art Hillhouse - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Art Hillhouse 0.8 (1947) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Art Hillhouse - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Art Hillhouse - 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. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51, this player has no data for the stat.