Quincy Pondexter vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Quincy Pondexter 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

Quincy Pondexter

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Quincy Pondexter: 2010-11 to 2018-19
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Quincy Pondexter 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Quincy Pondexter 7 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Quincy Pondexter 5 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Quincy Pondexter 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Quincy Pondexter 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Quincy Pondexter 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Quincy Pondexter 4.5 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Quincy Pondexter 1.8 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Quincy Pondexter 0.7 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Quincy Pondexter 0.3 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Quincy Pondexter 0.1 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Quincy Pondexter 1,609 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Quincy Pondexter 640 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Quincy Pondexter 263 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Quincy Pondexter 122 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Quincy Pondexter 49 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Quincy Pondexter 355 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Quincy Pondexter .423 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Quincy Pondexter .356 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Quincy Pondexter .746 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Quincy Pondexter 7.2 (2015) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Quincy Pondexter 2.6 (2015) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Quincy Pondexter 1.3 (2014) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Quincy Pondexter 0.6 (2013) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Quincy Pondexter 0.3 (2015) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Quincy Pondexter 5.8 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Quincy Pondexter 2.2 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Quincy Pondexter 0.8 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Quincy Pondexter 0.7 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Quincy Pondexter 0.1 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Quincy Pondexter 197 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Quincy Pondexter 76 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Quincy Pondexter 28 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Quincy Pondexter 23 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Quincy Pondexter 2 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Quincy Pondexter 34 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Quincy Pondexter .466 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Quincy Pondexter .408 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Quincy Pondexter .682 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Quincy Pondexter 8.9 (2013) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Quincy Pondexter 5.0 (2015) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Quincy Pondexter 3.0 (2015) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Quincy Pondexter 1.8 (2015) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Quincy Pondexter 0.1 (2013) 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. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.