Nate Thurmond vs. Coby White Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Coby White 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.

Coby White

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77
Coby White: 2019-20 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Nate Thurmond 0 Coby White 0

NBA Seasons Nate Thurmond 14 Coby White 5

Playoffs Played Nate Thurmond 9 Coby White 1

All-Star Games Nate Thurmond 7 Coby White 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Nate Thurmond 2 * Coby White 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Nate Thurmond 5 Coby White 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 Coby White 14.1

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 15.0 Coby White 3.6

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.7 Coby White 3.7

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.5 * Coby White 0.6

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.1 * Coby White 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate Thurmond 14,437 Coby White 4,896

Total Rebounds Nate Thurmond 14,464 Coby White 1,266

Total Assists Nate Thurmond 2,575 Coby White 1,288

Total Steals Nate Thurmond 125 * Coby White 223

Total Blocks Nate Thurmond 553 * Coby White 56

Total Games Nate Thurmond 964 Coby White 348

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate Thurmond .421 Coby White .427

3-Point Percentage Nate Thurmond - n/a ** Coby White .369

Free Throw Percentage Nate Thurmond .667 Coby White .848

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970) Coby White 19.1 (2024)

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968) Coby White 4.5 (2024)

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968) Coby White 5.1 (2024)

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) * Coby White 0.8 (2020)

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) * Coby White 0.2 (2024)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 11.9 Coby White 8.4

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 13.6 Coby White 3.4

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.8 Coby White 1.8

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.4 * Coby White 0.2

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 1.9 * Coby White 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate Thurmond 966 Coby White 42

Total Rebounds Nate Thurmond 1,101 Coby White 17

Total Assists Nate Thurmond 225 Coby White 9

Total Steals Nate Thurmond 11 * Coby White 1

Total Blocks Nate Thurmond 51 * Coby White 0

Total Games Nate Thurmond 81 Coby White 5

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate Thurmond .416 Coby White .333

3-Point Percentage Nate Thurmond - n/a ** Coby White .276

Free Throw Percentage Nate Thurmond .621 Coby White .800

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972) Coby White 8.4 (2022)

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967) Coby White 3.4 (2022)

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972) Coby White 1.8 (2022)

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) * Coby White 0.2 (2022)

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.2 (1976) * Coby White 0.0 (2022)

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.