Howard Carter vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

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

Howard Carter

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Howard Carter: 1983-84 to 1984-85
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Howard Carter 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Howard Carter 2 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Howard Carter 1 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Howard Carter 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

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

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Howard 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 Howard Carter 5.3 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Howard Carter 1.3 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Howard Carter 1.1 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Howard Carter 0.3 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Howard Carter 0.1 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Howard Carter 351 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Howard Carter 89 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Howard Carter 75 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Howard Carter 20 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Howard Carter 4 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Howard Carter 66 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Howard Carter .440 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Howard Carter .227 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Howard Carter .774 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Howard Carter 6.2 (1984) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Howard Carter 1.6 (1984) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Howard Carter 1.3 (1984) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Howard Carter 0.3 (1984) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Howard Carter 0.1 (1984) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Howard Carter 3.0 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Howard Carter 1.0 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Howard Carter 1.0 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Howard Carter 0.8 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Howard Carter 0.2 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Howard Carter 15 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Howard Carter 5 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Howard Carter 5 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Howard Carter 4 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Howard Carter 1 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Howard Carter 5 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Howard Carter .318 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Howard Carter .200 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Howard Carter - Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Howard Carter 3.0 (1984) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Howard Carter 1.0 (1984) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Howard Carter 1.0 (1984) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Howard Carter 0.8 (1984) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Howard Carter 0.2 (1984) 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.