Rod Foster vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Rod Foster 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
Rod Foster: 1983-84 to 1985-86
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rod Foster 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Rod Foster 3 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Rod Foster 2 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Rod Foster 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Rod Foster 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Rod Foster 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rod Foster 7.5 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Rod Foster 1.2 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Rod Foster 2.3 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Rod Foster 0.7 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Rod Foster 0.0 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Rod Foster 1,562 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Rod Foster 258 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Rod Foster 479 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Rod Foster 137 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Rod Foster 10 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Rod Foster 207 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rod Foster .440 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Rod Foster .298 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rod Foster .768 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rod Foster 8.8 (1985) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Rod Foster 1.5 (1984) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Rod Foster 2.5 (1986) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Rod Foster 0.8 (1985) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Rod Foster 0.1 (1984) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rod Foster 2.6 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Rod Foster 0.8 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Rod Foster 1.3 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Rod Foster 0.5 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Rod Foster 0.1 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Rod Foster 49 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Rod Foster 16 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Rod Foster 25 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Rod Foster 10 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Rod Foster 1 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Rod Foster 19 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rod Foster .266 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Rod Foster .000 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rod Foster .882 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rod Foster 6.7 (1985) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Rod Foster 1.0 (1985) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Rod Foster 2.3 (1985) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Rod Foster 1.7 (1985) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Rod Foster 0.1 (1984) 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.