Nate Thurmond vs. Ronny Turiaf Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Ronny Turiaf 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.

Ronny Turiaf

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77
Ronny Turiaf: 2005-06 to 2014-15

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Nate Thurmond 0 Ronny Turiaf 1

NBA Seasons Nate Thurmond 14 Ronny Turiaf 10

Playoffs Played Nate Thurmond 9 Ronny Turiaf 6

All-Star Games Nate Thurmond 7 Ronny Turiaf 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Nate Thurmond 2 * Ronny Turiaf 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Nate Thurmond 5 Ronny Turiaf 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 Ronny Turiaf 4.7

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 15.0 Ronny Turiaf 3.7

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.7 Ronny Turiaf 1.3

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.5 * Ronny Turiaf 0.4

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.1 * Ronny Turiaf 1.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate Thurmond 14,437 Ronny Turiaf 2,209

Total Rebounds Nate Thurmond 14,464 Ronny Turiaf 1,757

Total Assists Nate Thurmond 2,575 Ronny Turiaf 618

Total Steals Nate Thurmond 125 * Ronny Turiaf 181

Total Blocks Nate Thurmond 553 * Ronny Turiaf 593

Total Games Nate Thurmond 964 Ronny Turiaf 473

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate Thurmond .421 Ronny Turiaf .533

3-Point Percentage Nate Thurmond - n/a ** Ronny Turiaf .000

Free Throw Percentage Nate Thurmond .667 Ronny Turiaf .636

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970) Ronny Turiaf 6.6 (2008)

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968) Ronny Turiaf 5.6 (2014)

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968) Ronny Turiaf 2.1 (2010)

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) * Ronny Turiaf 0.8 (2012)

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) * Ronny Turiaf 2.1 (2009)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 11.9 Ronny Turiaf 2.7

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 13.6 Ronny Turiaf 2.0

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.8 Ronny Turiaf 0.2

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.4 * Ronny Turiaf 0.1

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 1.9 * Ronny Turiaf 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate Thurmond 966 Ronny Turiaf 128

Total Rebounds Nate Thurmond 1,101 Ronny Turiaf 96

Total Assists Nate Thurmond 225 Ronny Turiaf 11

Total Steals Nate Thurmond 11 * Ronny Turiaf 7

Total Blocks Nate Thurmond 51 * Ronny Turiaf 37

Total Games Nate Thurmond 81 Ronny Turiaf 47

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate Thurmond .416 Ronny Turiaf .495

3-Point Percentage Nate Thurmond - n/a ** Ronny Turiaf -

Free Throw Percentage Nate Thurmond .621 Ronny Turiaf .586

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972) Ronny Turiaf 5.8 (2011)

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967) Ronny Turiaf 3.0 (2007)

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972) Ronny Turiaf 1.0 (2011)

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) * Ronny Turiaf 0.5 (2007)

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.2 (1976) * Ronny Turiaf 1.5 (2011)

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.