Paul Huston vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Paul Huston 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

Paul Huston

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Paul Huston: 1947-48 to 1947-48
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Paul Huston 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Paul Huston 1 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Paul Huston 1 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Paul Huston 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Paul Huston 0 * Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Paul Huston 0 Nate Thurmond 5

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Paul Huston 3.6 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Paul Huston - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Paul Huston 0.6 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Paul Huston - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Paul Huston - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Paul Huston 164 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Paul Huston - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Paul Huston 27 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Paul Huston - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Paul Huston - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Paul Huston 46 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paul Huston .237 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Paul Huston - n/a ** Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Paul Huston .697 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paul Huston 3.6 (1948) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Paul Huston - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Paul Huston 0.6 (1948) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Paul Huston - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Paul Huston - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Paul Huston 2.6 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Paul Huston - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Paul Huston 0.4 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Paul Huston - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Paul Huston - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Paul Huston 13 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Paul Huston - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Paul Huston 2 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Paul Huston - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Paul Huston - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Paul Huston 5 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paul Huston .158 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Paul Huston - n/a ** Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Paul Huston .538 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paul Huston 2.6 (1948) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Paul Huston - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Paul Huston 0.4 (1948) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Paul Huston - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Paul Huston - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 2.2 (1976) *

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51, this player has no data for the stat.