Charles Claxton vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Charles Claxton 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

Charles Claxton

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Charles Claxton: 1995-96 to 1995-96
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Charles Claxton 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Charles Claxton 1 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Charles Claxton 0 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Charles Claxton 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Charles Claxton 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Charles Claxton 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Charles Claxton 0.7 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Charles Claxton 0.7 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Charles Claxton 0.0 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Charles Claxton 0.0 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Charles Claxton 0.3 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Charles Claxton 2 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Charles Claxton 2 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Charles Claxton 0 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Charles Claxton 0 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Charles Claxton 1 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Charles Claxton 3 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Charles Claxton .500 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Charles Claxton - Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Charles Claxton .000 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Charles Claxton 0.7 (1996) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Charles Claxton 0.7 (1996) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Charles Claxton 0.0 (1996) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Charles Claxton 0.0 (1996) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Charles Claxton 0.3 (1996) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Charles Claxton - Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Charles Claxton - Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Charles Claxton - Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Charles Claxton - Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Charles Claxton - Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Charles Claxton - Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Charles Claxton - Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Charles Claxton - Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Charles Claxton - Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Charles Claxton - Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Charles Claxton 0 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Charles Claxton - Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Charles Claxton - Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Charles Claxton - Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Charles Claxton - Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Charles Claxton - Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Charles Claxton - Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Charles Claxton - Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Charles Claxton - 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.