Nate Thurmond vs. Tom Tolbert Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Tom Tolbert 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.

Tom Tolbert

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77
Tom Tolbert: 1988-89 to 1994-95

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Nate Thurmond 0 Tom Tolbert 0

NBA Seasons Nate Thurmond 14 Tom Tolbert 7

Playoffs Played Nate Thurmond 9 Tom Tolbert 1

All-Star Games Nate Thurmond 7 Tom Tolbert 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Nate Thurmond 2 * Tom Tolbert 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Nate Thurmond 5 Tom Tolbert 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 Tom Tolbert 6.5

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 15.0 Tom Tolbert 4.0

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.7 Tom Tolbert 0.9

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.5 * Tom Tolbert 0.4

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.1 * Tom Tolbert 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate Thurmond 14,437 Tom Tolbert 2,030

Total Rebounds Nate Thurmond 14,464 Tom Tolbert 1,251

Total Assists Nate Thurmond 2,575 Tom Tolbert 285

Total Steals Nate Thurmond 125 * Tom Tolbert 116

Total Blocks Nate Thurmond 553 * Tom Tolbert 109

Total Games Nate Thurmond 964 Tom Tolbert 312

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate Thurmond .421 Tom Tolbert .460

3-Point Percentage Nate Thurmond - n/a ** Tom Tolbert .296

Free Throw Percentage Nate Thurmond .667 Tom Tolbert .716

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970) Tom Tolbert 8.8 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968) Tom Tolbert 5.7 (1993)

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968) Tom Tolbert 1.3 (1993)

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) * Tom Tolbert 0.6 (1991)

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) * Tom Tolbert 0.6 (1991)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 11.9 Tom Tolbert 3.6

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 13.6 Tom Tolbert 2.0

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.8 Tom Tolbert 0.9

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.4 * Tom Tolbert 0.3

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 1.9 * Tom Tolbert 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate Thurmond 966 Tom Tolbert 32

Total Rebounds Nate Thurmond 1,101 Tom Tolbert 18

Total Assists Nate Thurmond 225 Tom Tolbert 8

Total Steals Nate Thurmond 11 * Tom Tolbert 3

Total Blocks Nate Thurmond 51 * Tom Tolbert 4

Total Games Nate Thurmond 81 Tom Tolbert 9

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate Thurmond .416 Tom Tolbert .424

3-Point Percentage Nate Thurmond - n/a ** Tom Tolbert .333

Free Throw Percentage Nate Thurmond .621 Tom Tolbert .273

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972) Tom Tolbert 3.6 (1991)

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967) Tom Tolbert 2.0 (1991)

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972) Tom Tolbert 0.9 (1991)

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) * Tom Tolbert 0.3 (1991)

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.2 (1976) * Tom Tolbert 0.4 (1991)

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.