Cliff Anderson vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Cliff Anderson 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

Cliff Anderson

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Cliff Anderson: 1967-68 to 1970-71
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Cliff Anderson 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Cliff Anderson 3 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Cliff Anderson 1 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Cliff Anderson 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Cliff Anderson 0 * Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Cliff Anderson 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Cliff Anderson 3.0 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Cliff Anderson 1.3 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Cliff Anderson 0.8 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Cliff Anderson - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Cliff Anderson - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Cliff Anderson 247 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Cliff Anderson 103 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Cliff Anderson 68 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Cliff Anderson - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Cliff Anderson - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Cliff Anderson 81 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Cliff Anderson .351 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Cliff Anderson - n/a ** Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Cliff Anderson .593 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Cliff Anderson 3.9 (1969) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Cliff Anderson 1.7 (1971) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Cliff Anderson 0.9 (1968) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Cliff Anderson - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Cliff Anderson - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Cliff Anderson 1.3 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Cliff Anderson 0.3 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Cliff Anderson 0.0 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Cliff Anderson - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Cliff Anderson - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Cliff Anderson 4 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Cliff Anderson 1 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Cliff Anderson 0 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Cliff Anderson - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Cliff Anderson - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Cliff Anderson 3 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Cliff Anderson .400 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Cliff Anderson - n/a ** Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Cliff Anderson - Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Cliff Anderson 1.3 (1969) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Cliff Anderson 0.3 (1969) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Cliff Anderson 0.0 (1969) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Cliff Anderson - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Cliff Anderson - 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.