Raul Neto vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Raul Neto 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

Raul Neto

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Raul Neto: 2015-16 to 2022-23
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Raul Neto 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Raul Neto 8 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Raul Neto 6 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Raul Neto 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Raul Neto 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Raul Neto 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Raul Neto 5.7 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Raul Neto 1.5 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Raul Neto 2.1 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Raul Neto 0.6 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Raul Neto 0.1 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Raul Neto 2,470 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Raul Neto 658 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Raul Neto 913 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Raul Neto 279 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Raul Neto 34 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Raul Neto 435 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Raul Neto .458 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Raul Neto .361 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Raul Neto .812 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Raul Neto 8.7 (2021) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Raul Neto 2.4 (2021) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Raul Neto 3.1 (2022) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Raul Neto 1.1 (2021) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Raul Neto 0.1 (2017) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Raul Neto 3.0 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Raul Neto 1.2 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Raul Neto 0.8 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Raul Neto 0.2 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Raul Neto 0.0 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Raul Neto 87 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Raul Neto 34 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Raul Neto 24 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Raul Neto 6 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Raul Neto 1 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Raul Neto 29 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Raul Neto .360 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Raul Neto .314 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Raul Neto .875 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Raul Neto 6.4 (2021) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Raul Neto 2.2 (2021) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Raul Neto 1.5 (2020) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Raul Neto 0.5 (2020) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Raul Neto 0.1 (2017) 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.