John Crotty vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and John Crotty 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

John Crotty

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
John Crotty: 1992-93 to 2002-03
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships John Crotty 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons John Crotty 11 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played John Crotty 7 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games John Crotty 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team John Crotty 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) John Crotty 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Crotty 4.0 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game John Crotty 1.1 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game John Crotty 2.1 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game John Crotty 0.4 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game John Crotty 0.0 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points John Crotty 1,903 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds John Crotty 502 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists John Crotty 999 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals John Crotty 181 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks John Crotty 20 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games John Crotty 477 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Crotty .431 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage John Crotty .384 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage John Crotty .837 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Crotty 6.9 (2002) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game John Crotty 1.8 (2002) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game John Crotty 3.4 (2002) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game John Crotty 0.5 (1995) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game John Crotty 0.1 (1996) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Crotty 2.0 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game John Crotty 0.6 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game John Crotty 1.0 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game John Crotty 0.3 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game John Crotty 0.1 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points John Crotty 71 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds John Crotty 23 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists John Crotty 35 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals John Crotty 9 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks John Crotty 3 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games John Crotty 36 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Crotty .371 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage John Crotty .412 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage John Crotty .857 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Crotty 4.0 (1993) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game John Crotty 1.3 (2000) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game John Crotty 2.0 (1995) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game John Crotty 0.5 (1996) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game John Crotty 0.5 (1996) 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.