DeMar DeRozan vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and DeMar DeRozan 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

DeMar DeRozan

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
DeMar DeRozan: 2009-10 to 2023-24
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships DeMar DeRozan 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons DeMar DeRozan 15 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played DeMar DeRozan 7 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games DeMar DeRozan 6 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) DeMar DeRozan 3 Nate Thurmond 0

All-Defensive 1st Team DeMar DeRozan 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) DeMar DeRozan 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game DeMar DeRozan 21.2 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game DeMar DeRozan 4.4 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game DeMar DeRozan 4.1 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game DeMar DeRozan 1.0 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game DeMar DeRozan 0.3 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points DeMar DeRozan 23,582 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds DeMar DeRozan 4,910 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists DeMar DeRozan 4,527 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals DeMar DeRozan 1,108 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks DeMar DeRozan 361 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games DeMar DeRozan 1,110 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage DeMar DeRozan .469 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage DeMar DeRozan .296 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage DeMar DeRozan .841 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game DeMar DeRozan 27.9 (2022) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game DeMar DeRozan 6.0 (2019) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game DeMar DeRozan 6.9 (2021) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game DeMar DeRozan 1.2 (2015) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game DeMar DeRozan 0.6 (2024) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game DeMar DeRozan 21.8 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game DeMar DeRozan 4.7 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game DeMar DeRozan 3.7 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game DeMar DeRozan 1.1 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game DeMar DeRozan 0.2 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points DeMar DeRozan 1,375 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds DeMar DeRozan 296 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists DeMar DeRozan 232 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals DeMar DeRozan 72 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks DeMar DeRozan 14 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games DeMar DeRozan 63 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage DeMar DeRozan .418 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage DeMar DeRozan .214 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage DeMar DeRozan .852 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game DeMar DeRozan 23.9 (2014) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game DeMar DeRozan 6.7 (2019) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game DeMar DeRozan 5.8 (2015) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game DeMar DeRozan 1.8 (2022) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game DeMar DeRozan 0.6 (2018) 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.