Nate Thurmond vs. Joe Young Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Joe Young 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.

Joe Young

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77
Joe Young: 2015-16 to 2017-18

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Nate Thurmond 0 Joe Young 0

NBA Seasons Nate Thurmond 14 Joe Young 3

Playoffs Played Nate Thurmond 9 Joe Young 2

All-Star Games Nate Thurmond 7 Joe Young 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Nate Thurmond 2 * Joe Young 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Nate Thurmond 5 Joe Young 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 Joe Young 3.4

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 15.0 Joe Young 1.0

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.7 Joe Young 0.9

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.5 * Joe Young 0.3

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.1 * Joe Young 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate Thurmond 14,437 Joe Young 429

Total Rebounds Nate Thurmond 14,464 Joe Young 130

Total Assists Nate Thurmond 2,575 Joe Young 119

Total Steals Nate Thurmond 125 * Joe Young 33

Total Blocks Nate Thurmond 553 * Joe Young 1

Total Games Nate Thurmond 964 Joe Young 127

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate Thurmond .421 Joe Young .393

3-Point Percentage Nate Thurmond - n/a ** Joe Young .296

Free Throw Percentage Nate Thurmond .667 Joe Young .768

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970) Joe Young 3.9 (2018)

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968) Joe Young 1.2 (2016)

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968) Joe Young 1.6 (2016)

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) * Joe Young 0.4 (2016)

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) * Joe Young 0.0 (2018)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 11.9 Joe Young 1.8

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 13.6 Joe Young 0.2

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.8 Joe Young 0.2

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.4 * Joe Young 0.0

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 1.9 * Joe Young 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate Thurmond 966 Joe Young 9

Total Rebounds Nate Thurmond 1,101 Joe Young 1

Total Assists Nate Thurmond 225 Joe Young 1

Total Steals Nate Thurmond 11 * Joe Young 0

Total Blocks Nate Thurmond 51 * Joe Young 0

Total Games Nate Thurmond 81 Joe Young 5

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate Thurmond .416 Joe Young .375

3-Point Percentage Nate Thurmond - n/a ** Joe Young .250

Free Throw Percentage Nate Thurmond .621 Joe Young 1.000

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972) Joe Young 2.3 (2016)

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967) Joe Young 0.3 (2016)

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972) Joe Young 0.3 (2016)

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) * Joe Young 0.0 (2018)

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.2 (1976) * Joe Young 0.0 (2018)

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.