Nate Thurmond vs. Bill Zopf Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bill Zopf 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 Zopf

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77
Bill Zopf: 1970-71 to 1970-71

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Nate Thurmond 0 Bill Zopf 0

NBA Seasons Nate Thurmond 14 Bill Zopf 1

Playoffs Played Nate Thurmond 9 Bill Zopf 0

All-Star Games Nate Thurmond 7 Bill Zopf 0

Honors and Awards

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

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Nate Thurmond 5 Bill Zopf 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 Zopf 2.2

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 15.0 Bill Zopf 0.9

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.7 Bill Zopf 1.4

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate Thurmond 14,437 Bill Zopf 118

Total Rebounds Nate Thurmond 14,464 Bill Zopf 46

Total Assists Nate Thurmond 2,575 Bill Zopf 73

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

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

Total Games Nate Thurmond 964 Bill Zopf 53

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate Thurmond .421 Bill Zopf .363

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

Free Throw Percentage Nate Thurmond .667 Bill Zopf .556

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970) Bill Zopf 2.2 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968) Bill Zopf 0.9 (1971)

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968) Bill Zopf 1.4 (1971)

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

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 11.9 Bill Zopf -

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 13.6 Bill Zopf -

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.8 Bill Zopf -

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate Thurmond 966 Bill Zopf -

Total Rebounds Nate Thurmond 1,101 Bill Zopf -

Total Assists Nate Thurmond 225 Bill Zopf -

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

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

Total Games Nate Thurmond 81 Bill Zopf 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate Thurmond .416 Bill Zopf -

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

Free Throw Percentage Nate Thurmond .621 Bill Zopf -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972) Bill Zopf -

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967) Bill Zopf -

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972) Bill Zopf -

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

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.2 (1976) * Bill Zopf - 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.