Mickey Rottner vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Mickey Rottner 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

Mickey Rottner

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mickey Rottner: 1946-47 to 1947-48
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mickey Rottner 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Mickey Rottner 2 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Mickey Rottner 2 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Mickey Rottner 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Mickey Rottner 0 * Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Mickey Rottner 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mickey Rottner 5.4 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Mickey Rottner - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Mickey Rottner 1.4 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Mickey Rottner - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Mickey Rottner - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Mickey Rottner 540 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Mickey Rottner - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Mickey Rottner 139 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Mickey Rottner - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Mickey Rottner - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Mickey Rottner 100 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mickey Rottner .290 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Mickey Rottner - n/a ** Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Mickey Rottner .478 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mickey Rottner 7.6 (1947) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Mickey Rottner - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Mickey Rottner 1.7 (1947) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Mickey Rottner - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Mickey Rottner - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mickey Rottner 1.3 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Mickey Rottner - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Mickey Rottner 0.4 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Mickey Rottner - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Mickey Rottner - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Mickey Rottner 18 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Mickey Rottner - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Mickey Rottner 5 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Mickey Rottner - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Mickey Rottner - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Mickey Rottner 14 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mickey Rottner .138 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Mickey Rottner - n/a ** Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Mickey Rottner .286 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mickey Rottner 1.8 (1948) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Mickey Rottner - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Mickey Rottner 0.5 (1948) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Mickey Rottner - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Mickey Rottner - 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.