Fred Paine vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

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

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Fred Paine: 1948-49 to 1948-49
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Fred Paine 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Fred Paine 1 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Fred Paine 0 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Fred Paine 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

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

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Fred Paine 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 Paine 2.3 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Fred Paine - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Fred Paine 0.3 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Fred Paine - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Fred Paine - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Fred Paine 7 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Fred Paine - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Fred Paine 1 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Fred Paine - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Fred Paine - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Fred Paine 3 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Fred Paine .158 Nate Thurmond .421

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

Free Throw Percentage Fred Paine .200 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Fred Paine 2.3 (1949) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Fred Paine - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Fred Paine 0.3 (1949) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Fred Paine - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Fred Paine - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Fred Paine - Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Fred Paine - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Fred Paine - Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Fred Paine - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Fred Paine - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Fred Paine - Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Fred Paine - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Fred Paine - Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Fred Paine - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Fred Paine - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Fred Paine 0 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Fred Paine - Nate Thurmond .416

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

Free Throw Percentage Fred Paine - Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Fred Paine - Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Fred Paine - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Fred Paine - Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Fred Paine - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Fred Paine - 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.