Nate Thurmond vs. Rayjon Tucker Comparison

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

Rayjon Tucker

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77
Rayjon Tucker: 2019-20 to 2021-22

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Nate Thurmond 0 Rayjon Tucker 0

NBA Seasons Nate Thurmond 14 Rayjon Tucker 3

Playoffs Played Nate Thurmond 9 Rayjon Tucker 3

All-Star Games Nate Thurmond 7 Rayjon Tucker 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Nate Thurmond 2 * Rayjon Tucker 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Nate Thurmond 5 Rayjon 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 Rayjon Tucker 3.0

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 15.0 Rayjon Tucker 1.0

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.7 Rayjon Tucker 0.5

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.5 * Rayjon Tucker 0.2

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.1 * Rayjon Tucker 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate Thurmond 14,437 Rayjon Tucker 117

Total Rebounds Nate Thurmond 14,464 Rayjon Tucker 39

Total Assists Nate Thurmond 2,575 Rayjon Tucker 21

Total Steals Nate Thurmond 125 * Rayjon Tucker 7

Total Blocks Nate Thurmond 553 * Rayjon Tucker 1

Total Games Nate Thurmond 964 Rayjon Tucker 39

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate Thurmond .421 Rayjon Tucker .500

3-Point Percentage Nate Thurmond - n/a ** Rayjon Tucker .310

Free Throw Percentage Nate Thurmond .667 Rayjon Tucker .776

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970) Rayjon Tucker 4.2 (2022)

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968) Rayjon Tucker 1.6 (2022)

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968) Rayjon Tucker 2.0 (2022)

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) * Rayjon Tucker 0.8 (2022)

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) * Rayjon Tucker 0.1 (2020)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 11.9 Rayjon Tucker 0.7

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 13.6 Rayjon Tucker 0.3

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.8 Rayjon Tucker 0.0

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.4 * Rayjon Tucker 0.0

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 1.9 * Rayjon Tucker 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate Thurmond 966 Rayjon Tucker 8

Total Rebounds Nate Thurmond 1,101 Rayjon Tucker 3

Total Assists Nate Thurmond 225 Rayjon Tucker 0

Total Steals Nate Thurmond 11 * Rayjon Tucker 0

Total Blocks Nate Thurmond 51 * Rayjon Tucker 0

Total Games Nate Thurmond 81 Rayjon Tucker 11

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate Thurmond .416 Rayjon Tucker .375

3-Point Percentage Nate Thurmond - n/a ** Rayjon Tucker .250

Free Throw Percentage Nate Thurmond .621 Rayjon Tucker .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972) Rayjon Tucker 2.5 (2020)

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967) Rayjon Tucker 0.4 (2022)

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972) Rayjon Tucker 0.0 (2022)

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) * Rayjon Tucker 0.0 (2022)

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.2 (1976) * Rayjon Tucker 0.0 (2022)

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.