Joshua Primo vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Joshua Primo 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

Joshua Primo

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Joshua Primo: 2021-22 to 2023-24
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Joshua Primo 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Joshua Primo 3 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Joshua Primo 0 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Joshua Primo 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Joshua Primo 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Joshua Primo 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Joshua Primo 5.7 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Joshua Primo 2.3 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Joshua Primo 1.8 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Joshua Primo 0.4 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Joshua Primo 0.5 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Joshua Primo 318 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Joshua Primo 127 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Joshua Primo 99 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Joshua Primo 21 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Joshua Primo 26 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Joshua Primo 56 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joshua Primo .371 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Joshua Primo .300 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Joshua Primo .750 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joshua Primo 7.0 (2023) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Joshua Primo 3.3 (2023) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Joshua Primo 4.5 (2023) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Joshua Primo 0.4 (2022) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Joshua Primo 0.5 (2024) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Joshua Primo - Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Joshua Primo - Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Joshua Primo - Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Joshua Primo - Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Joshua Primo - Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Joshua Primo - Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Joshua Primo - Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Joshua Primo - Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Joshua Primo - Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Joshua Primo - Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Joshua Primo 0 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joshua Primo - Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Joshua Primo - Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Joshua Primo - Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joshua Primo - Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Joshua Primo - Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Joshua Primo - Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Joshua Primo - Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Joshua Primo - 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.