Bill Roberts vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Bill Roberts 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

Bill Roberts

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bill Roberts: 1948-49 to 1949-50
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bill Roberts 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Bill Roberts 2 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Bill Roberts 1 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Bill Roberts 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Bill Roberts 0 * Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Bill Roberts 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bill Roberts 3.5 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Bill Roberts - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Bill Roberts 0.6 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Bill Roberts - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Bill Roberts - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Roberts 404 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Bill Roberts - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Bill Roberts 65 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Bill Roberts - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Bill Roberts - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Bill Roberts 117 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Roberts .339 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Bill Roberts - n/a ** Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bill Roberts .706 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Roberts 4.4 (1949) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Roberts - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Bill Roberts 0.8 (1949) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Bill Roberts - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Bill Roberts - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bill Roberts 11.0 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Bill Roberts - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Bill Roberts 1.0 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Bill Roberts - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Bill Roberts - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Roberts 22 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Bill Roberts - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Bill Roberts 2 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Bill Roberts - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Bill Roberts - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Bill Roberts 2 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Roberts .345 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Bill Roberts - n/a ** Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bill Roberts .400 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Roberts 11.0 (1949) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Roberts - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Bill Roberts 1.0 (1949) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Bill Roberts - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Bill Roberts - 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.