Nate Thurmond vs. Darren Tillis Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Darren Tillis 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.

Darren Tillis

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77
Darren Tillis: 1982-83 to 1983-84

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Nate Thurmond 0 Darren Tillis 0

NBA Seasons Nate Thurmond 14 Darren Tillis 2

Playoffs Played Nate Thurmond 9 Darren Tillis 0

All-Star Games Nate Thurmond 7 Darren Tillis 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Nate Thurmond 2 * Darren Tillis 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Nate Thurmond 5 Darren Tillis 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 Darren Tillis 3.4

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 15.0 Darren Tillis 2.5

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.7 Darren Tillis 0.3

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.5 * Darren Tillis 0.2

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.1 * Darren Tillis 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate Thurmond 14,437 Darren Tillis 425

Total Rebounds Nate Thurmond 14,464 Darren Tillis 314

Total Assists Nate Thurmond 2,575 Darren Tillis 42

Total Steals Nate Thurmond 125 * Darren Tillis 20

Total Blocks Nate Thurmond 553 * Darren Tillis 90

Total Games Nate Thurmond 964 Darren Tillis 124

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate Thurmond .421 Darren Tillis .423

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

Free Throw Percentage Nate Thurmond .667 Darren Tillis .626

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970) Darren Tillis 3.6 (1984)

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968) Darren Tillis 2.6 (1984)

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968) Darren Tillis 0.3 (1983)

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) * Darren Tillis 0.2 (1984)

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) * Darren Tillis 0.8 (1984)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 11.9 Darren Tillis -

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 13.6 Darren Tillis -

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.8 Darren Tillis -

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.4 * Darren Tillis -

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 1.9 * Darren Tillis -

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate Thurmond 966 Darren Tillis -

Total Rebounds Nate Thurmond 1,101 Darren Tillis -

Total Assists Nate Thurmond 225 Darren Tillis -

Total Steals Nate Thurmond 11 * Darren Tillis -

Total Blocks Nate Thurmond 51 * Darren Tillis -

Total Games Nate Thurmond 81 Darren Tillis 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate Thurmond .416 Darren Tillis -

3-Point Percentage Nate Thurmond - n/a ** Darren Tillis -

Free Throw Percentage Nate Thurmond .621 Darren Tillis -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972) Darren Tillis -

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967) Darren Tillis -

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972) Darren Tillis -

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) * Darren Tillis -

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.2 (1976) * Darren Tillis -

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.