Ben Goldfaden vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Ben Goldfaden 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

Ben Goldfaden

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Ben Goldfaden: 1946-47 to 1946-47
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Ben Goldfaden 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Ben Goldfaden 1 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Ben Goldfaden 0 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Ben Goldfaden 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Ben Goldfaden 0 * Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Ben Goldfaden 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ben Goldfaden 1.0 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Ben Goldfaden - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Ben Goldfaden 0.0 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Ben Goldfaden - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Ben Goldfaden - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Ben Goldfaden 2 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Ben Goldfaden - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Ben Goldfaden 0 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Ben Goldfaden - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Ben Goldfaden - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Ben Goldfaden 2 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ben Goldfaden .000 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Ben Goldfaden - n/a ** Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Ben Goldfaden .500 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ben Goldfaden 1.0 (1947) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Ben Goldfaden - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Ben Goldfaden 0.0 (1947) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Ben Goldfaden - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Ben Goldfaden - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ben Goldfaden - Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Ben Goldfaden - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Ben Goldfaden - Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Ben Goldfaden - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Ben Goldfaden - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Ben Goldfaden - Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Ben Goldfaden - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Ben Goldfaden - Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Ben Goldfaden - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Ben Goldfaden - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Ben Goldfaden 0 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ben Goldfaden - Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Ben Goldfaden - n/a ** Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Ben Goldfaden - Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ben Goldfaden - Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Ben Goldfaden - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Ben Goldfaden - Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Ben Goldfaden - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Ben Goldfaden - 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.