Ryan Rollins vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Ryan Rollins 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
Ryan Rollins: 2022-23 to 2025-26
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Ryan Rollins 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Ryan Rollins 4 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Ryan Rollins 1 Nate Thurmond 9

NBA Cups Won Ryan Rollins 1 * Nate Thurmond 0 *

All-Star Games Ryan Rollins 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Ryan Rollins 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Ryan Rollins 0 Nate Thurmond 5

* Notes: NBA Cup (In-Season Tournament) played since 2023-24. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ryan Rollins 5.6 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Ryan Rollins 1.7 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Ryan Rollins 1.7 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Ryan Rollins 0.8 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Ryan Rollins 0.3 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Ryan Rollins 477 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Ryan Rollins 148 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Ryan Rollins 141 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Ryan Rollins 65 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Ryan Rollins 22 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Ryan Rollins 85 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ryan Rollins .481 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Ryan Rollins .405 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Ryan Rollins .841 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ryan Rollins 15.3 (2026) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Ryan Rollins 3.8 (2026) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Ryan Rollins 4.3 (2026) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Ryan Rollins 3.0 (2026) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Ryan Rollins 0.3 (2025) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ryan Rollins 3.3 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Ryan Rollins 0.7 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Ryan Rollins 1.3 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Ryan Rollins 0.3 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Ryan Rollins 0.0 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Ryan Rollins 10 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Ryan Rollins 2 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Ryan Rollins 4 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Ryan Rollins 1 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Ryan Rollins 0 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Ryan Rollins 3 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ryan Rollins .308 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Ryan Rollins .286 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Ryan Rollins - Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ryan Rollins 3.3 (2025) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Ryan Rollins 0.7 (2025) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Ryan Rollins 1.3 (2025) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Ryan Rollins 0.3 (2025) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Ryan Rollins 0.0 (2025) 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.