Nate Thurmond vs. Charlie Villanueva Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Charlie Villanueva 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.

Charlie Villanueva

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77
Charlie Villanueva: 2005-06 to 2015-16

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Nate Thurmond 0 Charlie Villanueva 0

NBA Seasons Nate Thurmond 14 Charlie Villanueva 11

Playoffs Played Nate Thurmond 9 Charlie Villanueva 2

All-Star Games Nate Thurmond 7 Charlie Villanueva 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Nate Thurmond 2 * Charlie Villanueva 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Nate Thurmond 5 Charlie Villanueva 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 Charlie Villanueva 10.4

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 15.0 Charlie Villanueva 4.6

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.7 Charlie Villanueva 0.8

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.5 * Charlie Villanueva 0.5

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.1 * Charlie Villanueva 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate Thurmond 14,437 Charlie Villanueva 6,808

Total Rebounds Nate Thurmond 14,464 Charlie Villanueva 3,019

Total Assists Nate Thurmond 2,575 Charlie Villanueva 549

Total Steals Nate Thurmond 125 * Charlie Villanueva 329

Total Blocks Nate Thurmond 553 * Charlie Villanueva 349

Total Games Nate Thurmond 964 Charlie Villanueva 656

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate Thurmond .421 Charlie Villanueva .435

3-Point Percentage Nate Thurmond - n/a ** Charlie Villanueva .341

Free Throw Percentage Nate Thurmond .667 Charlie Villanueva .772

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970) Charlie Villanueva 16.2 (2009)

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968) Charlie Villanueva 6.7 (2009)

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968) Charlie Villanueva 1.8 (2009)

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) * Charlie Villanueva 0.7 (2006)

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) * Charlie Villanueva 0.8 (2006)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 11.9 Charlie Villanueva 4.3

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 13.6 Charlie Villanueva 1.7

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.8 Charlie Villanueva 0.4

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.4 * Charlie Villanueva 0.1

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 1.9 * Charlie Villanueva 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate Thurmond 966 Charlie Villanueva 39

Total Rebounds Nate Thurmond 1,101 Charlie Villanueva 15

Total Assists Nate Thurmond 225 Charlie Villanueva 4

Total Steals Nate Thurmond 11 * Charlie Villanueva 1

Total Blocks Nate Thurmond 51 * Charlie Villanueva 1

Total Games Nate Thurmond 81 Charlie Villanueva 9

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate Thurmond .416 Charlie Villanueva .378

3-Point Percentage Nate Thurmond - n/a ** Charlie Villanueva .375

Free Throw Percentage Nate Thurmond .621 Charlie Villanueva 1.000

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972) Charlie Villanueva 6.0 (2015)

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967) Charlie Villanueva 2.6 (2015)

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972) Charlie Villanueva 0.6 (2015)

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) * Charlie Villanueva 0.2 (2015)

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.2 (1976) * Charlie Villanueva 0.2 (2015)

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.