Jeremy Richardson vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

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

Jeremy Richardson

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jeremy Richardson: 2006-07 to 2008-09
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jeremy Richardson 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Jeremy Richardson 3 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Jeremy Richardson 2 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Jeremy Richardson 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Jeremy Richardson 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Jeremy Richardson 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jeremy Richardson 1.9 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Jeremy Richardson 0.6 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Jeremy Richardson 0.1 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Jeremy Richardson 0.1 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Jeremy Richardson 0.0 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jeremy Richardson 86 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Jeremy Richardson 25 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Jeremy Richardson 5 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Jeremy Richardson 4 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Jeremy Richardson 0 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Jeremy Richardson 45 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jeremy Richardson .333 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Jeremy Richardson .385 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jeremy Richardson .625 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jeremy Richardson 3.1 (2009) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Jeremy Richardson 1.2 (2009) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Jeremy Richardson 0.3 (2009) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Jeremy Richardson 0.2 (2007) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Jeremy Richardson 0.0 (2009) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jeremy Richardson 0.5 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Jeremy Richardson 0.0 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Jeremy Richardson 0.0 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Jeremy Richardson 0.0 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Jeremy Richardson 0.0 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jeremy Richardson 2 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Jeremy Richardson 0 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Jeremy Richardson 0 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Jeremy Richardson 0 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Jeremy Richardson 0 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Jeremy Richardson 4 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jeremy Richardson .200 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Jeremy Richardson - Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jeremy Richardson - Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jeremy Richardson 0.7 (2008) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Jeremy Richardson 0.0 (2009) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Jeremy Richardson 0.0 (2009) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Jeremy Richardson 0.0 (2009) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Jeremy Richardson 0.0 (2009) 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.