Nate Thurmond vs. Thaddeus Young Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Thaddeus Young 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.

Thaddeus Young

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77
Thaddeus Young: 2007-08 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Nate Thurmond 0 Thaddeus Young 0

NBA Seasons Nate Thurmond 14 Thaddeus Young 17

Playoffs Played Nate Thurmond 9 Thaddeus Young 10

All-Star Games Nate Thurmond 7 Thaddeus Young 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Nate Thurmond 2 * Thaddeus Young 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Nate Thurmond 5 Thaddeus Young 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 Thaddeus Young 12.1

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 15.0 Thaddeus Young 5.6

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.7 Thaddeus Young 1.8

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.5 * Thaddeus Young 1.4

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.1 * Thaddeus Young 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate Thurmond 14,437 Thaddeus Young 14,225

Total Rebounds Nate Thurmond 14,464 Thaddeus Young 6,614

Total Assists Nate Thurmond 2,575 Thaddeus Young 2,135

Total Steals Nate Thurmond 125 * Thaddeus Young 1,612

Total Blocks Nate Thurmond 553 * Thaddeus Young 458

Total Games Nate Thurmond 964 Thaddeus Young 1,172

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate Thurmond .421 Thaddeus Young .503

3-Point Percentage Nate Thurmond - n/a ** Thaddeus Young .328

Free Throw Percentage Nate Thurmond .667 Thaddeus Young .661

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970) Thaddeus Young 17.9 (2014)

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968) Thaddeus Young 9.0 (2016)

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968) Thaddeus Young 4.3 (2021)

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) * Thaddeus Young 2.1 (2014)

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) * Thaddeus Young 0.7 (2013)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 11.9 Thaddeus Young 9.3

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 13.6 Thaddeus Young 5.7

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.8 Thaddeus Young 1.6

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.4 * Thaddeus Young 1.1

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 1.9 * Thaddeus Young 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate Thurmond 966 Thaddeus Young 542

Total Rebounds Nate Thurmond 1,101 Thaddeus Young 330

Total Assists Nate Thurmond 225 Thaddeus Young 92

Total Steals Nate Thurmond 11 * Thaddeus Young 65

Total Blocks Nate Thurmond 51 * Thaddeus Young 21

Total Games Nate Thurmond 81 Thaddeus Young 58

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate Thurmond .416 Thaddeus Young .468

3-Point Percentage Nate Thurmond - n/a ** Thaddeus Young .250

Free Throw Percentage Nate Thurmond .621 Thaddeus Young .606

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972) Thaddeus Young 12.0 (2017)

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967) Thaddeus Young 9.0 (2017)

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972) Thaddeus Young 3.8 (2019)

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) * Thaddeus Young 2.8 (2019)

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.2 (1976) * Thaddeus Young 0.9 (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.