Fran Curran vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Fran Curran 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

Fran Curran

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Fran Curran: 1948-49 to 1949-50
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Fran Curran 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Fran Curran 2 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Fran Curran 2 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Fran Curran 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Fran Curran 0 * Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Fran Curran 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Fran Curran 4.9 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Fran Curran - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Fran Curran 1.2 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Fran Curran - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Fran Curran - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Fran Curran 602 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Fran Curran - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Fran Curran 149 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Fran Curran - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Fran Curran - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Fran Curran 123 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Fran Curran .395 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Fran Curran - n/a ** Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Fran Curran .774 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Fran Curran 6.0 (1950) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Fran Curran - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Fran Curran 1.4 (1949) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Fran Curran - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Fran Curran - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Fran Curran 1.5 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Fran Curran - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Fran Curran 0.5 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Fran Curran - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Fran Curran - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Fran Curran 9 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Fran Curran - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Fran Curran 3 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Fran Curran - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Fran Curran - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Fran Curran 6 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Fran Curran .250 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Fran Curran - n/a ** Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Fran Curran 1.000 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Fran Curran 2.5 (1950) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Fran Curran - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Fran Curran 0.8 (1949) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Fran Curran - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Fran Curran - n/a ** 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. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51, this player has no data for the stat.