Joe Crawford vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

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

Joe Crawford

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Joe Crawford: 2008-09 to 2008-09
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Joe Crawford 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Joe Crawford 1 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Joe Crawford 0 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Joe Crawford 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Joe Crawford 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Joe Crawford 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Joe Crawford 4.5 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Joe Crawford 2.0 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Joe Crawford 0.5 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Joe Crawford 0.5 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Joe Crawford 0.0 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Joe Crawford 9 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Joe Crawford 4 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Joe Crawford 1 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Joe Crawford 1 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Joe Crawford 0 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Joe Crawford 2 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joe Crawford .300 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Joe Crawford .250 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Joe Crawford 1.000 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joe Crawford 4.5 (2009) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Joe Crawford 2.0 (2009) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Joe Crawford 0.5 (2009) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Joe Crawford 0.5 (2009) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Joe Crawford 0.0 (2009) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Joe Crawford - Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Joe Crawford - Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Joe Crawford - Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Joe Crawford - Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Joe Crawford - Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Joe Crawford - Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Joe Crawford - Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Joe Crawford - Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Joe Crawford - Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Joe Crawford - Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Joe Crawford 0 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joe Crawford - Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Joe Crawford - Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Joe Crawford - Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joe Crawford - Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Joe Crawford - Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Joe Crawford - Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Joe Crawford - Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Joe Crawford - 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.