Dane Suttle vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Dane Suttle 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

Dane Suttle

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dane Suttle: 1983-84 to 1984-85
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dane Suttle 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Dane Suttle 2 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Dane Suttle 0 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Dane Suttle 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Dane Suttle 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Dane Suttle 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dane Suttle 5.9 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Dane Suttle 1.1 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Dane Suttle 1.0 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Dane Suttle 0.5 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Dane Suttle 0.0 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Dane Suttle 272 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Dane Suttle 49 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Dane Suttle 48 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Dane Suttle 21 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Dane Suttle 0 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Dane Suttle 46 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dane Suttle .507 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Dane Suttle .000 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dane Suttle .857 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dane Suttle 6.5 (1984) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Dane Suttle 1.2 (1984) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Dane Suttle 1.2 (1984) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Dane Suttle 0.5 (1984) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Dane Suttle 0.0 (1985) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dane Suttle - Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Dane Suttle - Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Dane Suttle - Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Dane Suttle - Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Dane Suttle - Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Dane Suttle - Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Dane Suttle - Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Dane Suttle - Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Dane Suttle - Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Dane Suttle - Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Dane Suttle 0 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dane Suttle - Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Dane Suttle - Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dane Suttle - Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dane Suttle - Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Dane Suttle - Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Dane Suttle - Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Dane Suttle - Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Dane Suttle - 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.