Nate Thurmond vs. Bill Tosheff Comparison

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

vs.

Bill Tosheff

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77
Bill Tosheff: 1951-52 to 1953-54

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Nate Thurmond 0 Bill Tosheff 0

NBA Seasons Nate Thurmond 14 Bill Tosheff 3

Playoffs Played Nate Thurmond 9 Bill Tosheff 2

All-Star Games Nate Thurmond 7 Bill Tosheff 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Nate Thurmond 2 * Bill Tosheff 0 *

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

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 15.0 Bill Tosheff 9.2

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 15.0 Bill Tosheff 3.0

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.7 Bill Tosheff 3.3

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.5 * Bill Tosheff - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.1 * Bill Tosheff - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate Thurmond 14,437 Bill Tosheff 1,859

Total Rebounds Nate Thurmond 14,464 Bill Tosheff 608

Total Assists Nate Thurmond 2,575 Bill Tosheff 661

Total Steals Nate Thurmond 125 * Bill Tosheff - n/a **

Total Blocks Nate Thurmond 553 * Bill Tosheff - n/a **

Total Games Nate Thurmond 964 Bill Tosheff 203

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate Thurmond .421 Bill Tosheff .315

3-Point Percentage Nate Thurmond - n/a ** Bill Tosheff - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Nate Thurmond .667 Bill Tosheff .793

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970) Bill Tosheff 11.3 (1953)

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968) Bill Tosheff 3.4 (1953)

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968) Bill Tosheff 3.6 (1953)

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) * Bill Tosheff - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) * Bill Tosheff - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 11.9 Bill Tosheff 4.0

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 13.6 Bill Tosheff 2.8

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.8 Bill Tosheff 2.8

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.4 * Bill Tosheff - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 1.9 * Bill Tosheff - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate Thurmond 966 Bill Tosheff 16

Total Rebounds Nate Thurmond 1,101 Bill Tosheff 11

Total Assists Nate Thurmond 225 Bill Tosheff 11

Total Steals Nate Thurmond 11 * Bill Tosheff - n/a **

Total Blocks Nate Thurmond 51 * Bill Tosheff - n/a **

Total Games Nate Thurmond 81 Bill Tosheff 4

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate Thurmond .416 Bill Tosheff .088

3-Point Percentage Nate Thurmond - n/a ** Bill Tosheff - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Nate Thurmond .621 Bill Tosheff 1.000

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972) Bill Tosheff 4.5 (1953)

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967) Bill Tosheff 3.0 (1952)

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972) Bill Tosheff 3.5 (1952)

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) * Bill Tosheff - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.2 (1976) * Bill Tosheff - n/a **

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.