Ramon Rivas vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Ramon Rivas 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

Ramon Rivas

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Ramon Rivas: 1988-89 to 1988-89
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Ramon Rivas 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Ramon Rivas 1 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Ramon Rivas 0 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Ramon Rivas 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Ramon Rivas 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Ramon Rivas 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ramon Rivas 1.4 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Ramon Rivas 0.9 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Ramon Rivas 0.1 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Ramon Rivas 0.1 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Ramon Rivas 0.0 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Ramon Rivas 40 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Ramon Rivas 24 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Ramon Rivas 3 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Ramon Rivas 4 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Ramon Rivas 1 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Ramon Rivas 28 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ramon Rivas .387 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Ramon Rivas .000 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Ramon Rivas .640 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ramon Rivas 1.4 (1989) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Ramon Rivas 0.9 (1989) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Ramon Rivas 0.1 (1989) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Ramon Rivas 0.1 (1989) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Ramon Rivas 0.0 (1989) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ramon Rivas - Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Ramon Rivas - Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Ramon Rivas - Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Ramon Rivas - Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Ramon Rivas - Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Ramon Rivas - Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Ramon Rivas - Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Ramon Rivas - Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Ramon Rivas - Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Ramon Rivas - Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Ramon Rivas 0 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ramon Rivas - Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Ramon Rivas - Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Ramon Rivas - Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ramon Rivas - Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Ramon Rivas - Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Ramon Rivas - Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Ramon Rivas - Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Ramon Rivas - 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.