Herm Hedderick vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Herm Hedderick 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

Herm Hedderick

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Herm Hedderick: 1954-55 to 1954-55
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Herm Hedderick 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Herm Hedderick 1 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Herm Hedderick 0 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Herm Hedderick 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Herm Hedderick 0 * Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Herm Hedderick 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Herm Hedderick 0.8 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Herm Hedderick 0.8 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Herm Hedderick 0.4 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Herm Hedderick - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Herm Hedderick - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Herm Hedderick 4 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Herm Hedderick 4 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Herm Hedderick 2 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Herm Hedderick - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Herm Hedderick - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Herm Hedderick 5 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Herm Hedderick .222 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Herm Hedderick - n/a ** Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Herm Hedderick .000 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Herm Hedderick 0.8 (1955) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Herm Hedderick 0.8 (1955) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Herm Hedderick 0.4 (1955) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Herm Hedderick - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Herm Hedderick - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Herm Hedderick - Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Herm Hedderick - Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Herm Hedderick - Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Herm Hedderick - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Herm Hedderick - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Herm Hedderick - Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Herm Hedderick - Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Herm Hedderick - Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Herm Hedderick - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Herm Hedderick - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Herm Hedderick 0 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Herm Hedderick - Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Herm Hedderick - n/a ** Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Herm Hedderick - Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Herm Hedderick - Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Herm Hedderick - Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Herm Hedderick - Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Herm Hedderick - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Herm Hedderick - 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.