Nate Thurmond vs. P.J. Tucker Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars P.J. Tucker 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.

P.J. Tucker

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77
P.J. Tucker: 2006-07 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Nate Thurmond 0 P.J. Tucker 1

NBA Seasons Nate Thurmond 14 P.J. Tucker 13

Playoffs Played Nate Thurmond 9 P.J. Tucker 7

All-Star Games Nate Thurmond 7 P.J. Tucker 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Nate Thurmond 2 * P.J. Tucker 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Nate Thurmond 5 P.J. Tucker 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 P.J. Tucker 6.6

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 15.0 P.J. Tucker 5.4

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.7 P.J. Tucker 1.4

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.5 * P.J. Tucker 1.1

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.1 * P.J. Tucker 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate Thurmond 14,437 P.J. Tucker 5,854

Total Rebounds Nate Thurmond 14,464 P.J. Tucker 4,770

Total Assists Nate Thurmond 2,575 P.J. Tucker 1,225

Total Steals Nate Thurmond 125 * P.J. Tucker 942

Total Blocks Nate Thurmond 553 * P.J. Tucker 262

Total Games Nate Thurmond 964 P.J. Tucker 883

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate Thurmond .421 P.J. Tucker .425

3-Point Percentage Nate Thurmond - n/a ** P.J. Tucker .366

Free Throw Percentage Nate Thurmond .667 P.J. Tucker .750

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970) P.J. Tucker 9.4 (2014)

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968) P.J. Tucker 6.6 (2020)

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968) P.J. Tucker 2.2 (2016)

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) * P.J. Tucker 1.6 (2019)

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) * P.J. Tucker 0.5 (2020)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 11.9 P.J. Tucker 7.0

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 13.6 P.J. Tucker 5.9

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.8 P.J. Tucker 1.4

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.4 * P.J. Tucker 1.0

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 1.9 * P.J. Tucker 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate Thurmond 966 P.J. Tucker 715

Total Rebounds Nate Thurmond 1,101 P.J. Tucker 599

Total Assists Nate Thurmond 225 P.J. Tucker 143

Total Steals Nate Thurmond 11 * P.J. Tucker 98

Total Blocks Nate Thurmond 51 * P.J. Tucker 38

Total Games Nate Thurmond 81 P.J. Tucker 102

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate Thurmond .416 P.J. Tucker .433

3-Point Percentage Nate Thurmond - n/a ** P.J. Tucker .401

Free Throw Percentage Nate Thurmond .621 P.J. Tucker .722

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972) P.J. Tucker 11.4 (2019)

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967) P.J. Tucker 7.5 (2019)

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972) P.J. Tucker 1.8 (2022)

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) * P.J. Tucker 1.7 (2019)

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.2 (1976) * P.J. Tucker 0.8 (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.