DeMarre Carroll vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and DeMarre Carroll 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

DeMarre Carroll

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
DeMarre Carroll: 2009-10 to 2019-20
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships DeMarre Carroll 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons DeMarre Carroll 11 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played DeMarre Carroll 7 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games DeMarre Carroll 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team DeMarre Carroll 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) DeMarre Carroll 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game DeMarre Carroll 8.9 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game DeMarre Carroll 4.2 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game DeMarre Carroll 1.3 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game DeMarre Carroll 0.9 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game DeMarre Carroll 0.3 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points DeMarre Carroll 5,150 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds DeMarre Carroll 2,454 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists DeMarre Carroll 726 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals DeMarre Carroll 524 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks DeMarre Carroll 151 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games DeMarre Carroll 578 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage DeMarre Carroll .430 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage DeMarre Carroll .358 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage DeMarre Carroll .741 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game DeMarre Carroll 13.5 (2018) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game DeMarre Carroll 6.6 (2018) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game DeMarre Carroll 2.0 (2018) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game DeMarre Carroll 1.7 (2016) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game DeMarre Carroll 0.4 (2018) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game DeMarre Carroll 8.9 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game DeMarre Carroll 4.3 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game DeMarre Carroll 1.1 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game DeMarre Carroll 0.9 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game DeMarre Carroll 0.3 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points DeMarre Carroll 568 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds DeMarre Carroll 277 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists DeMarre Carroll 71 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals DeMarre Carroll 55 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks DeMarre Carroll 21 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games DeMarre Carroll 64 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage DeMarre Carroll .426 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage DeMarre Carroll .353 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage DeMarre Carroll .752 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game DeMarre Carroll 14.6 (2015) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game DeMarre Carroll 6.1 (2015) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game DeMarre Carroll 2.0 (2015) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game DeMarre Carroll 1.1 (2015) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game DeMarre Carroll 0.5 (2017) 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.