David Pope vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and David Pope 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

David Pope

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
David Pope: 1984-85 to 1985-86
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships David Pope 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons David Pope 2 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played David Pope 0 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games David Pope 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team David Pope 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) David Pope 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game David Pope 1.9 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game David Pope 0.9 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game David Pope 0.3 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game David Pope 0.2 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game David Pope 0.1 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points David Pope 62 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds David Pope 29 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists David Pope 9 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals David Pope 5 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks David Pope 4 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games David Pope 33 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage David Pope .356 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage David Pope .500 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage David Pope .529 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game David Pope 1.9 (1986) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game David Pope 1.0 (1986) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game David Pope 0.4 (1986) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game David Pope 0.2 (1986) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game David Pope 0.1 (1985) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game David Pope - Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game David Pope - Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game David Pope - Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game David Pope - Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game David Pope - Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points David Pope - Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds David Pope - Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists David Pope - Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals David Pope - Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks David Pope - Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games David Pope 0 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage David Pope - Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage David Pope - Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage David Pope - Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game David Pope - Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game David Pope - Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game David Pope - Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game David Pope - Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game David Pope - 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.