Doc Rivers vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Doc Rivers 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

Doc Rivers

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Doc Rivers: 1983-84 to 1995-96
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Doc Rivers 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Doc Rivers 13 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Doc Rivers 10 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Doc Rivers 1 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Doc Rivers 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Doc Rivers 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Doc Rivers 10.9 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Doc Rivers 3.0 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Doc Rivers 5.7 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Doc Rivers 1.8 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Doc Rivers 0.4 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Doc Rivers 9,377 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Doc Rivers 2,625 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Doc Rivers 4,889 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Doc Rivers 1,563 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Doc Rivers 351 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Doc Rivers 864 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Doc Rivers .444 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Doc Rivers .328 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Doc Rivers .784 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Doc Rivers 15.2 (1991) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Doc Rivers 4.6 (1988) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Doc Rivers 10.0 (1987) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Doc Rivers 2.4 (1990) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Doc Rivers 0.8 (1985) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Doc Rivers 11.4 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Doc Rivers 3.3 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Doc Rivers 5.9 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Doc Rivers 1.5 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Doc Rivers 0.3 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Doc Rivers 926 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Doc Rivers 270 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Doc Rivers 479 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Doc Rivers 125 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Doc Rivers 23 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Doc Rivers 81 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Doc Rivers .446 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Doc Rivers .338 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Doc Rivers .767 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Doc Rivers 15.7 (1988) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Doc Rivers 4.9 (1988) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Doc Rivers 11.3 (1987) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Doc Rivers 2.4 (1984) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Doc Rivers 0.8 (1984) 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.