Nate Driggers vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

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

Nate Driggers

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Nate Driggers: 1996-97 to 1996-97
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Nate Driggers 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Nate Driggers 1 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Nate Driggers 0 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Nate Driggers 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Nate Driggers 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

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

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nate Driggers 2.4 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Nate Driggers 1.5 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Nate Driggers 0.4 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Nate Driggers 0.2 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Nate Driggers 0.1 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate Driggers 36 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Nate Driggers 22 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Nate Driggers 6 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Nate Driggers 3 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Nate Driggers 2 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Nate Driggers 15 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate Driggers .302 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Nate Driggers .000 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Nate Driggers .714 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nate Driggers 2.4 (1997) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Nate Driggers 1.5 (1997) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Nate Driggers 0.4 (1997) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Nate Driggers 0.2 (1997) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Nate Driggers 0.1 (1997) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nate Driggers - Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Nate Driggers - Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Nate Driggers - Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Nate Driggers - Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Nate Driggers - Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate Driggers - Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Nate Driggers - Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Nate Driggers - Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Nate Driggers - Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Nate Driggers - Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Nate Driggers 0 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate Driggers - Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Nate Driggers - Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Nate Driggers - Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nate Driggers - Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Nate Driggers - Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Nate Driggers - Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Nate Driggers - Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Nate Driggers - 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.