Joe Reaves vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

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

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Joe Reaves: 1973-74 to 1973-74
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Joe Reaves 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Joe Reaves 1 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Joe Reaves 0 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Joe Reaves 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

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

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Joe Reaves 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 Reaves 2.3 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Joe Reaves 1.1 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Joe Reaves 0.1 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Joe Reaves 0.0 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Joe Reaves 0.3 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Joe Reaves 16 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Joe Reaves 8 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Joe Reaves 1 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Joe Reaves 0 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Joe Reaves 2 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Joe Reaves 7 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joe Reaves .545 Nate Thurmond .421

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

Free Throw Percentage Joe Reaves .364 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joe Reaves 2.3 (1974) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Joe Reaves 1.1 (1974) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Joe Reaves 0.1 (1974) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Joe Reaves 0.0 (1974) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Joe Reaves 0.3 (1974) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Joe Reaves - Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Joe Reaves - Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Joe Reaves - Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Joe Reaves - Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Joe Reaves - Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Joe Reaves - Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Joe Reaves - Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Joe Reaves - Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Joe Reaves - Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Joe Reaves - Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Joe Reaves 0 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joe Reaves - Nate Thurmond .416

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

Free Throw Percentage Joe Reaves - Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

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

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

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

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

Blocks Per Game Joe Reaves - 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.