Scot Pollard vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Scot Pollard 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

Scot Pollard

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Scot Pollard: 1997-98 to 2007-08
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Scot Pollard 1 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Scot Pollard 11 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Scot Pollard 9 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Scot Pollard 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Scot Pollard 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Scot Pollard 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Scot Pollard 4.4 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Scot Pollard 4.6 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Scot Pollard 0.4 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Scot Pollard 0.6 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Scot Pollard 0.7 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Scot Pollard 2,222 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Scot Pollard 2,351 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Scot Pollard 220 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Scot Pollard 299 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Scot Pollard 352 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Scot Pollard 506 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Scot Pollard .494 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Scot Pollard .000 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Scot Pollard .709 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Scot Pollard 6.5 (2001) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Scot Pollard 7.1 (2002) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Scot Pollard 0.7 (2002) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Scot Pollard 0.9 (2002) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Scot Pollard 1.3 (2001) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Scot Pollard 2.9 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Scot Pollard 3.1 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Scot Pollard 0.2 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Scot Pollard 0.3 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Scot Pollard 0.4 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Scot Pollard 172 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Scot Pollard 185 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Scot Pollard 10 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Scot Pollard 18 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Scot Pollard 26 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Scot Pollard 60 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Scot Pollard .496 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Scot Pollard - Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Scot Pollard .610 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Scot Pollard 6.0 (2001) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Scot Pollard 6.9 (2001) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Scot Pollard 0.3 (2003) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Scot Pollard 0.8 (1999) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Scot Pollard 1.2 (1999) 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.