Nate Thurmond vs. Tyler Ulis Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Tyler Ulis 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.

Tyler Ulis

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77
Tyler Ulis: 2016-17 to 2018-19

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Nate Thurmond 0 Tyler Ulis 0

NBA Seasons Nate Thurmond 14 Tyler Ulis 3

Playoffs Played Nate Thurmond 9 Tyler Ulis 0

All-Star Games Nate Thurmond 7 Tyler Ulis 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Nate Thurmond 2 * Tyler Ulis 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Nate Thurmond 5 Tyler Ulis 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 Tyler Ulis 7.5

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 15.0 Tyler Ulis 1.7

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.7 Tyler Ulis 4.0

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.5 * Tyler Ulis 0.9

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.1 * Tyler Ulis 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate Thurmond 14,437 Tyler Ulis 998

Total Rebounds Nate Thurmond 14,464 Tyler Ulis 223

Total Assists Nate Thurmond 2,575 Tyler Ulis 537

Total Steals Nate Thurmond 125 * Tyler Ulis 118

Total Blocks Nate Thurmond 553 * Tyler Ulis 12

Total Games Nate Thurmond 964 Tyler Ulis 133

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate Thurmond .421 Tyler Ulis .403

3-Point Percentage Nate Thurmond - n/a ** Tyler Ulis .280

Free Throw Percentage Nate Thurmond .667 Tyler Ulis .808

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970) Tyler Ulis 7.8 (2018)

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968) Tyler Ulis 1.8 (2018)

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968) Tyler Ulis 4.4 (2018)

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) * Tyler Ulis 1.0 (2018)

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) * Tyler Ulis 0.1 (2018)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 11.9 Tyler Ulis -

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 13.6 Tyler Ulis -

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.8 Tyler Ulis -

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.4 * Tyler Ulis -

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 1.9 * Tyler Ulis -

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate Thurmond 966 Tyler Ulis -

Total Rebounds Nate Thurmond 1,101 Tyler Ulis -

Total Assists Nate Thurmond 225 Tyler Ulis -

Total Steals Nate Thurmond 11 * Tyler Ulis -

Total Blocks Nate Thurmond 51 * Tyler Ulis -

Total Games Nate Thurmond 81 Tyler Ulis 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate Thurmond .416 Tyler Ulis -

3-Point Percentage Nate Thurmond - n/a ** Tyler Ulis -

Free Throw Percentage Nate Thurmond .621 Tyler Ulis -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972) Tyler Ulis -

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967) Tyler Ulis -

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972) Tyler Ulis -

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) * Tyler Ulis -

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.2 (1976) * Tyler Ulis -

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.