Nate Thurmond vs. Tony White Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Tony 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.

Tony White

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77
Tony White: 1987-88 to 1987-88

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Nate Thurmond 0 Tony White 0

NBA Seasons Nate Thurmond 14 Tony White 1

Playoffs Played Nate Thurmond 9 Tony White 0

All-Star Games Nate Thurmond 7 Tony White 0

Honors and Awards

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

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Nate Thurmond 5 Tony 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 Tony White 5.3

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 15.0 Tony White 0.6

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.7 Tony White 1.2

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.5 * Tony White 0.4

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.1 * Tony White 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate Thurmond 14,437 Tony White 261

Total Rebounds Nate Thurmond 14,464 Tony White 31

Total Assists Nate Thurmond 2,575 Tony White 59

Total Steals Nate Thurmond 125 * Tony White 20

Total Blocks Nate Thurmond 553 * Tony White 2

Total Games Nate Thurmond 964 Tony White 49

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate Thurmond .421 Tony White .446

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

Free Throw Percentage Nate Thurmond .667 Tony White .722

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970) Tony White 5.3 (1988)

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968) Tony White 0.6 (1988)

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968) Tony White 1.2 (1988)

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) * Tony White 0.4 (1988)

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) * Tony White 0.0 (1988)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 11.9 Tony White -

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 13.6 Tony White -

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.8 Tony White -

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.4 * Tony White -

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 1.9 * Tony White -

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate Thurmond 966 Tony White -

Total Rebounds Nate Thurmond 1,101 Tony White -

Total Assists Nate Thurmond 225 Tony White -

Total Steals Nate Thurmond 11 * Tony White -

Total Blocks Nate Thurmond 51 * Tony White -

Total Games Nate Thurmond 81 Tony White 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate Thurmond .416 Tony White -

3-Point Percentage Nate Thurmond - n/a ** Tony White -

Free Throw Percentage Nate Thurmond .621 Tony White -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972) Tony White -

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967) Tony White -

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972) Tony White -

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) * Tony White -

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.2 (1976) * Tony White -

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.