Chick Reiser vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Chick Reiser 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

Chick Reiser

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Chick Reiser: 1947-48 to 1949-50
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Chick Reiser 1 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Chick Reiser 3 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Chick Reiser 3 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Chick Reiser 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Chick Reiser 0 * Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Chick Reiser 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Chick Reiser 10.4 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Chick Reiser - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Chick Reiser 2.0 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Chick Reiser - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Chick Reiser - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Chick Reiser 1,773 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Chick Reiser - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Chick Reiser 346 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Chick Reiser - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Chick Reiser - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Chick Reiser 171 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Chick Reiser .321 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Chick Reiser - n/a ** Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Chick Reiser .772 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Chick Reiser 11.5 (1948) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Chick Reiser - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Chick Reiser 2.6 (1950) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Chick Reiser - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Chick Reiser - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Chick Reiser 9.8 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Chick Reiser - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Chick Reiser 1.3 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Chick Reiser - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Chick Reiser - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Chick Reiser 156 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Chick Reiser - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Chick Reiser 20 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Chick Reiser - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Chick Reiser - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Chick Reiser 16 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Chick Reiser .257 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Chick Reiser - n/a ** Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Chick Reiser .795 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Chick Reiser 11.5 (1950) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Chick Reiser - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Chick Reiser 2.7 (1949) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Chick Reiser - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Chick Reiser - 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.