Nate Thurmond vs. Phil Zevenbergen Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Phil Zevenbergen 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.

Phil Zevenbergen

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77
Phil Zevenbergen: 1987-88 to 1987-88

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Nate Thurmond 0 Phil Zevenbergen 0

NBA Seasons Nate Thurmond 14 Phil Zevenbergen 1

Playoffs Played Nate Thurmond 9 Phil Zevenbergen 1

All-Star Games Nate Thurmond 7 Phil Zevenbergen 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Nate Thurmond 2 * Phil Zevenbergen 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Nate Thurmond 5 Phil Zevenbergen 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 Phil Zevenbergen 3.8

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 15.0 Phil Zevenbergen 1.6

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.7 Phil Zevenbergen 0.4

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.5 * Phil Zevenbergen 0.4

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.1 * Phil Zevenbergen 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate Thurmond 14,437 Phil Zevenbergen 30

Total Rebounds Nate Thurmond 14,464 Phil Zevenbergen 13

Total Assists Nate Thurmond 2,575 Phil Zevenbergen 3

Total Steals Nate Thurmond 125 * Phil Zevenbergen 3

Total Blocks Nate Thurmond 553 * Phil Zevenbergen 1

Total Games Nate Thurmond 964 Phil Zevenbergen 8

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate Thurmond .421 Phil Zevenbergen .556

3-Point Percentage Nate Thurmond - n/a ** Phil Zevenbergen -

Free Throw Percentage Nate Thurmond .667 Phil Zevenbergen .000

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970) Phil Zevenbergen 3.8 (1988)

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968) Phil Zevenbergen 1.6 (1988)

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968) Phil Zevenbergen 0.4 (1988)

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) * Phil Zevenbergen 0.4 (1988)

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) * Phil Zevenbergen 0.1 (1988)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 11.9 Phil Zevenbergen 0.0

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 13.6 Phil Zevenbergen 0.0

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.8 Phil Zevenbergen 0.0

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.4 * Phil Zevenbergen 0.0

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 1.9 * Phil Zevenbergen 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate Thurmond 966 Phil Zevenbergen 0

Total Rebounds Nate Thurmond 1,101 Phil Zevenbergen 0

Total Assists Nate Thurmond 225 Phil Zevenbergen 0

Total Steals Nate Thurmond 11 * Phil Zevenbergen 0

Total Blocks Nate Thurmond 51 * Phil Zevenbergen 0

Total Games Nate Thurmond 81 Phil Zevenbergen 1

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate Thurmond .416 Phil Zevenbergen -

3-Point Percentage Nate Thurmond - n/a ** Phil Zevenbergen -

Free Throw Percentage Nate Thurmond .621 Phil Zevenbergen -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972) Phil Zevenbergen 0.0 (1988)

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967) Phil Zevenbergen 0.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972) Phil Zevenbergen 0.0 (1988)

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) * Phil Zevenbergen 0.0 (1988)

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.2 (1976) * Phil Zevenbergen 0.0 (1988)

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.