Quinten Post vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Quinten Post 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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2025-26
Quinten Post: 2024-25 to 2024-25
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Quinten Post 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Quinten Post 1 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Quinten Post 1 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Quinten Post 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Quinten Post 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Quinten Post 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Quinten Post 8.1 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Quinten Post 3.5 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Quinten Post 1.3 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Quinten Post 0.4 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Quinten Post 0.4 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Quinten Post 340 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Quinten Post 148 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Quinten Post 56 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Quinten Post 16 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Quinten Post 18 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Quinten Post 42 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Quinten Post .449 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Quinten Post .408 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Quinten Post .778 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Quinten Post 8.1 (2025) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Quinten Post 3.5 (2025) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Quinten Post 1.3 (2025) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Quinten Post 0.4 (2025) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Quinten Post 0.4 (2025) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Quinten Post 3.8 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Quinten Post 2.3 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Quinten Post 1.0 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Quinten Post 0.3 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Quinten Post 0.3 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Quinten Post 45 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Quinten Post 28 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Quinten Post 12 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Quinten Post 3 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Quinten Post 3 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Quinten Post 12 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Quinten Post .333 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Quinten Post .313 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Quinten Post .750 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Quinten Post 3.8 (2025) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Quinten Post 2.3 (2025) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Quinten Post 1.0 (2025) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Quinten Post 0.3 (2025) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Quinten Post 0.3 (2025) 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.