Nate Thurmond vs. Herb White Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Herb 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.

Herb White

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

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Nate Thurmond 0 Herb White 0

NBA Seasons Nate Thurmond 14 Herb White 1

Playoffs Played Nate Thurmond 9 Herb White 0

All-Star Games Nate Thurmond 7 Herb White 0

Honors and Awards

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

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Nate Thurmond 5 Herb 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 Herb White 2.4

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 15.0 Herb White 1.3

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.7 Herb White 1.2

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.5 * Herb White - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.1 * Herb White - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate Thurmond 14,437 Herb White 90

Total Rebounds Nate Thurmond 14,464 Herb White 48

Total Assists Nate Thurmond 2,575 Herb White 47

Total Steals Nate Thurmond 125 * Herb White - n/a **

Total Blocks Nate Thurmond 553 * Herb White - n/a **

Total Games Nate Thurmond 964 Herb White 38

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate Thurmond .421 Herb White .405

3-Point Percentage Nate Thurmond - n/a ** Herb White - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Nate Thurmond .667 Herb White .564

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970) Herb White 2.4 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968) Herb White 1.3 (1971)

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968) Herb White 1.2 (1971)

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) * Herb White - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) * Herb White - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 11.9 Herb White -

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 13.6 Herb White -

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.8 Herb White -

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.4 * Herb White - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 1.9 * Herb White - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate Thurmond 966 Herb White -

Total Rebounds Nate Thurmond 1,101 Herb White -

Total Assists Nate Thurmond 225 Herb White -

Total Steals Nate Thurmond 11 * Herb White - n/a **

Total Blocks Nate Thurmond 51 * Herb White - n/a **

Total Games Nate Thurmond 81 Herb White 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate Thurmond .416 Herb White -

3-Point Percentage Nate Thurmond - n/a ** Herb White - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Nate Thurmond .621 Herb White -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972) Herb White -

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967) Herb White -

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972) Herb White -

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) * Herb White - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.2 (1976) * Herb White - 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.