Johnny Simmons vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Johnny Simmons 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

Johnny Simmons

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Johnny Simmons: 1946-47 to 1946-47
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Johnny Simmons 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Johnny Simmons 1 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Johnny Simmons 0 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Johnny Simmons 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Johnny Simmons 0 * Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Johnny Simmons 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Johnny Simmons 5.3 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Johnny Simmons - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Johnny Simmons 0.5 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Johnny Simmons - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Johnny Simmons - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Johnny Simmons 318 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Johnny Simmons - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Johnny Simmons 29 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Johnny Simmons - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Johnny Simmons - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Johnny Simmons 60 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Johnny Simmons .280 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Johnny Simmons - n/a ** Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Johnny Simmons .614 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Johnny Simmons 5.3 (1947) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Johnny Simmons - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Johnny Simmons 0.5 (1947) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Johnny Simmons - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Johnny Simmons - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Johnny Simmons - Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Johnny Simmons - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Johnny Simmons - Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Johnny Simmons - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Johnny Simmons - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Johnny Simmons - Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Johnny Simmons - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Johnny Simmons - Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Johnny Simmons - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Johnny Simmons - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Johnny Simmons 0 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Johnny Simmons - Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Johnny Simmons - n/a ** Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Johnny Simmons - Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Johnny Simmons - Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Johnny Simmons - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Johnny Simmons - Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Johnny Simmons - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Johnny Simmons - n/a ** 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. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51, this player has no data for the stat.