Donald Royal vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Donald Royal 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

Donald Royal

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Donald Royal: 1989-90 to 1997-98
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Donald Royal 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Donald Royal 8 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Donald Royal 6 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Donald Royal 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Donald Royal 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Donald Royal 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Donald Royal 6.3 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Donald Royal 2.8 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Donald Royal 1.0 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Donald Royal 0.5 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Donald Royal 0.2 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Donald Royal 3,161 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Donald Royal 1,431 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Donald Royal 500 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Donald Royal 247 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Donald Royal 99 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Donald Royal 504 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Donald Royal .473 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Donald Royal .000 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Donald Royal .770 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Donald Royal 9.2 (1993) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Donald Royal 4.0 (1995) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Donald Royal 2.8 (1995) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Donald Royal 0.7 (1994) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Donald Royal 0.3 (1993) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Donald Royal 3.0 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Donald Royal 1.4 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Donald Royal 0.4 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Donald Royal 0.2 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Donald Royal 0.1 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Donald Royal 107 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Donald Royal 52 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Donald Royal 16 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Donald Royal 6 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Donald Royal 3 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Donald Royal 36 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Donald Royal .421 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Donald Royal - Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Donald Royal .705 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Donald Royal 7.0 (1994) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Donald Royal 4.0 (1992) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Donald Royal 1.7 (1994) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Donald Royal 0.7 (1992) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Donald Royal 0.7 (1992) 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.