Fred Carter vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Fred Carter 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

Fred Carter

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Fred Carter: 1969-70 to 1976-77
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Fred Carter 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Fred Carter 8 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Fred Carter 3 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Fred Carter 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Fred Carter 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Fred Carter 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Fred Carter 15.2 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Fred Carter 3.9 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Fred Carter 3.5 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Fred Carter 1.2 * Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Fred Carter 0.2 * Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Fred Carter 9,271 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Fred Carter 2,381 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Fred Carter 2,122 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Fred Carter 371 * Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Fred Carter 65 * Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Fred Carter 611 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Fred Carter .425 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Fred Carter - n/a ** Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Fred Carter .693 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Fred Carter 21.9 (1975) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Fred Carter 6.0 (1973) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Fred Carter 5.7 (1974) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Fred Carter 1.7 (1976) * Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Fred Carter 0.3 (1974) * Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Fred Carter 15.9 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Fred Carter 4.4 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Fred Carter 2.7 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Fred Carter 1.3 * Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Fred Carter 0.3 * Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Fred Carter 446 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Fred Carter 123 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Fred Carter 75 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Fred Carter 4 * Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Fred Carter 1 * Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Fred Carter 28 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Fred Carter .410 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Fred Carter - n/a ** Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Fred Carter .687 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Fred Carter 28.0 (1976) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Fred Carter 4.6 (1971) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Fred Carter 5.0 (1976) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Fred Carter 1.3 (1976) * Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Fred Carter 0.3 (1976) * 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.