Jim Creighton vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

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

Jim Creighton

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jim Creighton: 1975-76 to 1975-76
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jim Creighton 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Jim Creighton 1 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Jim Creighton 0 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Jim Creighton 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Jim Creighton 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Jim Creighton 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jim Creighton 1.0 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Jim Creighton 1.4 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Jim Creighton 0.1 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Jim Creighton 0.1 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Jim Creighton 0.3 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jim Creighton 31 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Jim Creighton 45 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Jim Creighton 4 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Jim Creighton 2 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Jim Creighton 9 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Jim Creighton 32 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jim Creighton .279 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Jim Creighton - n/a ** Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jim Creighton .438 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jim Creighton 1.0 (1976) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Jim Creighton 1.4 (1976) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Jim Creighton 0.1 (1976) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Jim Creighton 0.1 (1976) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Jim Creighton 0.3 (1976) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jim Creighton - Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Jim Creighton - Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Jim Creighton - Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Jim Creighton - Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Jim Creighton - Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jim Creighton - Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Jim Creighton - Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Jim Creighton - Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Jim Creighton - Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Jim Creighton - Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Jim Creighton 0 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jim Creighton - Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Jim Creighton - n/a ** Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jim Creighton - Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jim Creighton - Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Jim Creighton - Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Jim Creighton - Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Jim Creighton - Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Jim Creighton - 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.