John Havlicek vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

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

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
John Havlicek: 1962-63 to 1977-78
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships John Havlicek 8 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons John Havlicek 16 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played John Havlicek 13 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games John Havlicek 13 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP John Havlicek 1 * Nate Thurmond 0 *

All-NBA First Team John Havlicek 4 Nate Thurmond 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) John Havlicek 11 Nate Thurmond 0

All-Defensive 1st Team John Havlicek 5 * Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) John Havlicek 8 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Havlicek 20.8 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 6.3 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 4.8 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.2 * Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.3 * Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points John Havlicek 26,395 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds John Havlicek 8,007 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists John Havlicek 6,114 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals John Havlicek 476 * Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks John Havlicek 117 * Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games John Havlicek 1,270 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Havlicek .439 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage John Havlicek - n/a ** Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage John Havlicek .815 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Havlicek 28.9 (1971) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 9.0 (1971) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 7.5 (1971) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.3 (1975) * Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.4 (1974) * Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Havlicek 22.0 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 6.9 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 4.8 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.1 * Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.3 * Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points John Havlicek 3,776 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds John Havlicek 1,186 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists John Havlicek 825 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals John Havlicek 60 * Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks John Havlicek 16 * Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games John Havlicek 172 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Havlicek .436 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage John Havlicek - n/a ** Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage John Havlicek .836 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Havlicek 27.4 (1967) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 9.9 (1969) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 7.5 (1968) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.5 (1975) * Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.4 (1977) * 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.