Rodney Purvis vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

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

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rodney Purvis: 2017-18 to 2017-18
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rodney Purvis 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Rodney Purvis 1 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Rodney Purvis 0 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Rodney Purvis 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

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

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Rodney Purvis 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 Purvis 6.0 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Rodney Purvis 1.7 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Rodney Purvis 1.1 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Rodney Purvis 0.2 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Rodney Purvis 0.2 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Rodney Purvis 96 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Rodney Purvis 27 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Rodney Purvis 17 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Rodney Purvis 3 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Rodney Purvis 3 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Rodney Purvis 16 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rodney Purvis .327 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Rodney Purvis .250 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rodney Purvis .867 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rodney Purvis 6.0 (2018) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Rodney Purvis 1.7 (2018) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Rodney Purvis 1.1 (2018) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Rodney Purvis 0.2 (2018) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Rodney Purvis 0.2 (2018) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rodney Purvis - Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Rodney Purvis - Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Rodney Purvis - Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Rodney Purvis - Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Rodney Purvis - Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Rodney Purvis - Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Rodney Purvis - Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Rodney Purvis - Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Rodney Purvis - Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Rodney Purvis - Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Rodney Purvis 0 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rodney Purvis - Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Rodney Purvis - Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rodney Purvis - Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rodney Purvis - Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Rodney Purvis - Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Rodney Purvis - Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Rodney Purvis - Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Rodney Purvis - 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.