Fred Taylor vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

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

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Fred Taylor: 1970-71 to 1971-72
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Fred Taylor 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Fred Taylor 2 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Fred Taylor 0 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Fred Taylor 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

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

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Fred Taylor 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 Taylor 4.4 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Fred Taylor 1.6 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Fred Taylor 0.8 Nate Thurmond 2.7

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Fred Taylor 385 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Fred Taylor 140 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Fred Taylor 69 Nate Thurmond 2,575

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

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

Total Games Fred Taylor 88 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Fred Taylor .364 Nate Thurmond .421

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

Free Throw Percentage Fred Taylor .592 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Fred Taylor 5.5 (1971) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Fred Taylor 1.6 (1971) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Fred Taylor 0.9 (1971) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

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

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Fred Taylor - Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Fred Taylor - Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Fred Taylor - Nate Thurmond 2.8

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Fred Taylor - Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Fred Taylor - Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Fred Taylor - Nate Thurmond 225

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

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

Total Games Fred Taylor 0 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Fred Taylor - Nate Thurmond .416

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

Free Throw Percentage Fred Taylor - Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

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

Rebounds Per Game Fred Taylor - Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

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

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

Blocks Per Game Fred Taylor - 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.