Nate Thurmond vs. Rory White Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Rory White 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.

Rory White

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77
Rory White: 1982-83 to 1986-87

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Nate Thurmond 0 Rory White 0

NBA Seasons Nate Thurmond 14 Rory White 5

Playoffs Played Nate Thurmond 9 Rory White 1

All-Star Games Nate Thurmond 7 Rory White 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Nate Thurmond 2 * Rory White 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Nate Thurmond 5 Rory White 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 Rory White 7.4

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 15.0 Rory White 2.3

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.7 Rory White 0.7

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.5 * Rory White 0.6

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.1 * Rory White 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate Thurmond 14,437 Rory White 2,387

Total Rebounds Nate Thurmond 14,464 Rory White 749

Total Assists Nate Thurmond 2,575 Rory White 232

Total Steals Nate Thurmond 125 * Rory White 187

Total Blocks Nate Thurmond 553 * Rory White 52

Total Games Nate Thurmond 964 Rory White 324

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate Thurmond .421 Rory White .506

3-Point Percentage Nate Thurmond - n/a ** Rory White .077

Free Throw Percentage Nate Thurmond .667 Rory White .681

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970) Rory White 11.7 (1986)

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968) Rory White 2.9 (1987)

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968) Rory White 1.2 (1987)

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) * Rory White 1.0 (1986)

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) * Rory White 0.3 (1987)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 11.9 Rory White 5.3

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 13.6 Rory White 3.3

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.8 Rory White 0.0

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.4 * Rory White 0.0

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 1.9 * Rory White 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate Thurmond 966 Rory White 16

Total Rebounds Nate Thurmond 1,101 Rory White 10

Total Assists Nate Thurmond 225 Rory White 0

Total Steals Nate Thurmond 11 * Rory White 0

Total Blocks Nate Thurmond 51 * Rory White 0

Total Games Nate Thurmond 81 Rory White 3

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate Thurmond .416 Rory White .500

3-Point Percentage Nate Thurmond - n/a ** Rory White .000

Free Throw Percentage Nate Thurmond .621 Rory White .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972) Rory White 5.3 (1983)

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967) Rory White 3.3 (1983)

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972) Rory White 0.0 (1983)

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) * Rory White 0.0 (1983)

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.2 (1976) * Rory White 0.0 (1983)

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.