Harold Pressley vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Harold Pressley 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

Harold Pressley

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Harold Pressley: 1986-87 to 1989-90
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Harold Pressley 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Harold Pressley 4 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Harold Pressley 0 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Harold Pressley 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Harold Pressley 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Harold Pressley 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Harold Pressley 9.0 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Harold Pressley 4.5 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Harold Pressley 2.1 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Harold Pressley 0.9 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Harold Pressley 0.6 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Harold Pressley 2,702 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Harold Pressley 1,339 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Harold Pressley 628 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Harold Pressley 275 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Harold Pressley 188 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Harold Pressley 299 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Harold Pressley .437 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Harold Pressley .358 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Harold Pressley .778 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Harold Pressley 12.3 (1989) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Harold Pressley 6.1 (1989) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Harold Pressley 2.3 (1988) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Harold Pressley 1.2 (1989) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Harold Pressley 1.0 (1989) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Harold Pressley - Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Harold Pressley - Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Harold Pressley - Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Harold Pressley - Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Harold Pressley - Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Harold Pressley - Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Harold Pressley - Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Harold Pressley - Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Harold Pressley - Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Harold Pressley - Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Harold Pressley 0 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Harold Pressley - Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Harold Pressley - Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Harold Pressley - Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Harold Pressley - Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Harold Pressley - Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Harold Pressley - Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Harold Pressley - Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Harold Pressley - 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.