Rodney Carney vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Rodney Carney 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

Rodney Carney

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rodney Carney: 2006-07 to 2010-11
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rodney Carney 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Rodney Carney 5 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Rodney Carney 1 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Rodney Carney 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Rodney Carney 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Rodney Carney 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rodney Carney 5.9 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Rodney Carney 2.0 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Rodney Carney 0.4 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Rodney Carney 0.5 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Rodney Carney 0.3 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Rodney Carney 1,778 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Rodney Carney 588 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Rodney Carney 132 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Rodney Carney 159 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Rodney Carney 100 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Rodney Carney 299 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rodney Carney .422 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Rodney Carney .338 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rodney Carney .704 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rodney Carney 7.2 (2009) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Rodney Carney 2.1 (2008) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Rodney Carney 0.5 (2010) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Rodney Carney 0.7 (2009) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Rodney Carney 0.4 (2009) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rodney Carney 5.0 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Rodney Carney 1.2 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Rodney Carney 0.8 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Rodney Carney 1.2 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Rodney Carney 0.3 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Rodney Carney 30 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Rodney Carney 7 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Rodney Carney 5 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Rodney Carney 7 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Rodney Carney 2 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Rodney Carney 6 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rodney Carney .387 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Rodney Carney .500 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rodney Carney .500 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rodney Carney 5.0 (2008) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Rodney Carney 1.2 (2008) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Rodney Carney 0.8 (2008) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Rodney Carney 1.2 (2008) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Rodney Carney 0.3 (2008) 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.