Nate Thurmond vs. Sam Vincent Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Sam Vincent 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.

Sam Vincent

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77
Sam Vincent: 1985-86 to 1991-92

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Nate Thurmond 0 Sam Vincent 1

NBA Seasons Nate Thurmond 14 Sam Vincent 7

Playoffs Played Nate Thurmond 9 Sam Vincent 4

All-Star Games Nate Thurmond 7 Sam Vincent 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Nate Thurmond 2 * Sam Vincent 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Nate Thurmond 5 Sam Vincent 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 Sam Vincent 7.8

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 15.0 Sam Vincent 2.1

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.7 Sam Vincent 3.9

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.5 * Sam Vincent 0.7

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.1 * Sam Vincent 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate Thurmond 14,437 Sam Vincent 3,106

Total Rebounds Nate Thurmond 14,464 Sam Vincent 819

Total Assists Nate Thurmond 2,575 Sam Vincent 1,543

Total Steals Nate Thurmond 125 * Sam Vincent 268

Total Blocks Nate Thurmond 553 * Sam Vincent 60

Total Games Nate Thurmond 964 Sam Vincent 396

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate Thurmond .421 Sam Vincent .449

3-Point Percentage Nate Thurmond - n/a ** Sam Vincent .182

Free Throw Percentage Nate Thurmond .667 Sam Vincent .863

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970) Sam Vincent 11.2 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968) Sam Vincent 3.1 (1990)

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968) Sam Vincent 5.6 (1990)

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) * Sam Vincent 1.0 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) * Sam Vincent 0.3 (1990)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 11.9 Sam Vincent 4.4

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 13.6 Sam Vincent 0.9

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.8 Sam Vincent 1.7

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.4 * Sam Vincent 0.3

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 1.9 * Sam Vincent 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate Thurmond 966 Sam Vincent 227

Total Rebounds Nate Thurmond 1,101 Sam Vincent 46

Total Assists Nate Thurmond 225 Sam Vincent 87

Total Steals Nate Thurmond 11 * Sam Vincent 16

Total Blocks Nate Thurmond 51 * Sam Vincent 4

Total Games Nate Thurmond 81 Sam Vincent 52

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate Thurmond .416 Sam Vincent .361

3-Point Percentage Nate Thurmond - n/a ** Sam Vincent .125

Free Throw Percentage Nate Thurmond .621 Sam Vincent .795

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972) Sam Vincent 10.2 (1988)

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967) Sam Vincent 1.9 (1988)

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972) Sam Vincent 4.4 (1988)

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) * Sam Vincent 0.8 (1988)

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.2 (1976) * Sam Vincent 0.1 (1987)

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.