Rodney Hood vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

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

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rodney Hood: 2014-15 to 2021-22
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rodney Hood 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Rodney Hood 8 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Rodney Hood 3 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Rodney Hood 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

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

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Rodney Hood 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 Hood 10.4 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Rodney Hood 2.6 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Rodney Hood 1.6 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Rodney Hood 0.7 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Rodney Hood 0.2 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Rodney Hood 4,656 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Rodney Hood 1,160 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Rodney Hood 736 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Rodney Hood 301 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Rodney Hood 80 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Rodney Hood 448 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rodney Hood .420 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Rodney Hood .366 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rodney Hood .841 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rodney Hood 14.7 (2018) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Rodney Hood 3.4 (2020) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Rodney Hood 2.7 (2016) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Rodney Hood 0.9 (2016) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Rodney Hood 0.2 (2015) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rodney Hood 7.9 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Rodney Hood 2.2 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Rodney Hood 1.0 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Rodney Hood 0.4 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Rodney Hood 0.2 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Rodney Hood 347 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Rodney Hood 97 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Rodney Hood 44 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Rodney Hood 16 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Rodney Hood 7 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Rodney Hood 44 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rodney Hood .416 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Rodney Hood .280 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rodney Hood .757 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rodney Hood 9.9 (2019) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Rodney Hood 2.7 (2017) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Rodney Hood 1.1 (2017) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Rodney Hood 0.5 (2017) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Rodney Hood 0.2 (2018) 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.