Joel Przybilla vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Joel Przybilla 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

Joel Przybilla

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Joel Przybilla: 2000-01 to 2012-13
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Joel Przybilla 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Joel Przybilla 13 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Joel Przybilla 3 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Joel Przybilla 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Joel Przybilla 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Joel Przybilla 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Joel Przybilla 3.9 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Joel Przybilla 6.2 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Joel Przybilla 0.4 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Joel Przybilla 0.3 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Joel Przybilla 1.4 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Joel Przybilla 2,293 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Joel Przybilla 3,665 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Joel Przybilla 256 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Joel Przybilla 157 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Joel Przybilla 836 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Joel Przybilla 592 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joel Przybilla .552 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Joel Przybilla .000 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Joel Przybilla .557 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joel Przybilla 6.4 (2005) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Joel Przybilla 8.7 (2009) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Joel Przybilla 1.0 (2005) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Joel Przybilla 0.4 (2009) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Joel Przybilla 2.3 (2006) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Joel Przybilla 2.3 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Joel Przybilla 4.9 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Joel Przybilla 0.8 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Joel Przybilla 0.4 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Joel Przybilla 1.3 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Joel Przybilla 25 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Joel Przybilla 54 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Joel Przybilla 9 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Joel Przybilla 4 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Joel Przybilla 14 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Joel Przybilla 11 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joel Przybilla .579 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Joel Przybilla - Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Joel Przybilla .500 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joel Przybilla 3.8 (2009) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Joel Przybilla 7.3 (2009) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Joel Przybilla 1.3 (2009) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Joel Przybilla 0.7 (2009) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Joel Przybilla 2.0 (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.