Rakeem Christmas vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Rakeem Christmas 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

Rakeem Christmas

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rakeem Christmas: 2015-16 to 2016-17
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rakeem Christmas 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Rakeem Christmas 2 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Rakeem Christmas 0 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Rakeem Christmas 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Rakeem Christmas 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Rakeem Christmas 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rakeem Christmas 2.1 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Rakeem Christmas 1.9 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Rakeem Christmas 0.1 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Rakeem Christmas 0.1 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Rakeem Christmas 0.2 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Rakeem Christmas 63 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Rakeem Christmas 57 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Rakeem Christmas 4 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Rakeem Christmas 3 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Rakeem Christmas 6 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Rakeem Christmas 30 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rakeem Christmas .467 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Rakeem Christmas - Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rakeem Christmas .724 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rakeem Christmas 4.0 (2016) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Rakeem Christmas 1.9 (2017) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Rakeem Christmas 0.1 (2017) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Rakeem Christmas 0.1 (2017) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Rakeem Christmas 0.2 (2017) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rakeem Christmas - Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Rakeem Christmas - Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Rakeem Christmas - Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Rakeem Christmas - Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Rakeem Christmas - Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Rakeem Christmas - Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Rakeem Christmas - Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Rakeem Christmas - Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Rakeem Christmas - Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Rakeem Christmas - Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Rakeem Christmas 0 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rakeem Christmas - Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Rakeem Christmas - Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rakeem Christmas - Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rakeem Christmas - Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Rakeem Christmas - Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Rakeem Christmas - Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Rakeem Christmas - Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Rakeem Christmas - 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.