James Robinson vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

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

James Robinson

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
James Robinson: 1993-94 to 2000-01
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships James Robinson 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons James Robinson 7 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played James Robinson 5 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games James Robinson 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team James Robinson 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) James Robinson 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Robinson 7.6 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game James Robinson 1.7 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game James Robinson 1.9 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game James Robinson 0.5 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game James Robinson 0.2 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points James Robinson 2,882 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds James Robinson 660 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists James Robinson 715 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals James Robinson 205 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks James Robinson 71 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games James Robinson 381 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Robinson .394 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage James Robinson .348 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage James Robinson .666 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Robinson 9.2 (1995) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game James Robinson 2.1 (1996) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game James Robinson 2.5 (1995) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game James Robinson 0.7 (1999) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game James Robinson 0.3 (1994) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Robinson 2.9 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game James Robinson 0.6 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game James Robinson 0.9 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game James Robinson 0.3 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game James Robinson 0.1 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points James Robinson 41 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds James Robinson 8 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists James Robinson 13 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals James Robinson 4 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks James Robinson 2 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games James Robinson 14 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Robinson .385 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage James Robinson .417 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage James Robinson .500 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Robinson 7.0 (1997) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game James Robinson 1.5 (1997) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game James Robinson 1.5 (1997) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game James Robinson 1.0 (1997) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game James Robinson 0.5 (1996) 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.