Rich Rinaldi vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Rich Rinaldi 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

Rich Rinaldi

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rich Rinaldi: 1971-72 to 1973-74
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rich Rinaldi 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Rich Rinaldi 3 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Rich Rinaldi 1 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Rich Rinaldi 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Rich Rinaldi 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Rich Rinaldi 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rich Rinaldi 5.0 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Rich Rinaldi 1.2 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Rich Rinaldi 0.9 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Rich Rinaldi 0.4 * Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Rich Rinaldi 0.1 * Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Rich Rinaldi 393 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Rich Rinaldi 93 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Rich Rinaldi 73 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Rich Rinaldi 3 * Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Rich Rinaldi 1 * Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Rich Rinaldi 79 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rich Rinaldi .393 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Rich Rinaldi - n/a ** Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rich Rinaldi .724 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rich Rinaldi 8.5 (1973) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Rich Rinaldi 2.1 (1973) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Rich Rinaldi 1.5 (1973) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Rich Rinaldi 0.4 (1974) * Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Rich Rinaldi 0.1 (1974) * Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rich Rinaldi 0.7 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Rich Rinaldi 0.0 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Rich Rinaldi 0.3 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Rich Rinaldi - * Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Rich Rinaldi - * Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Rich Rinaldi 2 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Rich Rinaldi 0 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Rich Rinaldi 1 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Rich Rinaldi 0 * Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Rich Rinaldi 0 * Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Rich Rinaldi 3 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rich Rinaldi .500 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Rich Rinaldi - n/a ** Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rich Rinaldi - Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rich Rinaldi 0.7 (1972) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Rich Rinaldi 0.0 (1972) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Rich Rinaldi 0.3 (1972) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Rich Rinaldi - * Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Rich Rinaldi - * 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.