Carl Herrera vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Carl Herrera 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

Carl Herrera

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Carl Herrera: 1991-92 to 1998-99
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Carl Herrera 2 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Carl Herrera 8 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Carl Herrera 5 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Carl Herrera 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Carl Herrera 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Carl Herrera 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Carl Herrera 5.3 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Carl Herrera 3.6 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Carl Herrera 0.6 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Carl Herrera 0.5 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Carl Herrera 0.4 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Carl Herrera 2,481 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Carl Herrera 1,690 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Carl Herrera 261 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Carl Herrera 237 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Carl Herrera 204 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Carl Herrera 465 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Carl Herrera .476 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Carl Herrera .143 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Carl Herrera .643 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Carl Herrera 8.0 (1997) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Carl Herrera 5.6 (1993) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Carl Herrera 0.8 (1993) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Carl Herrera 0.8 (1997) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Carl Herrera 0.7 (1997) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Carl Herrera 3.3 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Carl Herrera 2.4 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Carl Herrera 0.3 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Carl Herrera 0.2 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Carl Herrera 0.1 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Carl Herrera 137 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Carl Herrera 98 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Carl Herrera 13 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Carl Herrera 10 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Carl Herrera 6 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Carl Herrera 41 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Carl Herrera .451 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Carl Herrera .000 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Carl Herrera .711 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Carl Herrera 4.7 (1994) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Carl Herrera 3.8 (1993) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Carl Herrera 1.0 (1995) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Carl Herrera 0.3 (1994) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Carl Herrera 0.2 (1994) 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.