Shabazz Napier vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Shabazz Napier 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

Shabazz Napier

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Shabazz Napier: 2014-15 to 2019-20
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Shabazz Napier 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Shabazz Napier 6 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Shabazz Napier 3 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Shabazz Napier 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Shabazz Napier 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Shabazz Napier 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shabazz Napier 7.1 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Shabazz Napier 1.9 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Shabazz Napier 2.5 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Shabazz Napier 0.8 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Shabazz Napier 0.1 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Shabazz Napier 2,433 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Shabazz Napier 657 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Shabazz Napier 849 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Shabazz Napier 286 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Shabazz Napier 48 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Shabazz Napier 345 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shabazz Napier .397 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Shabazz Napier .345 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Shabazz Napier .815 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shabazz Napier 10.3 (2020) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Shabazz Napier 2.8 (2020) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Shabazz Napier 4.7 (2020) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Shabazz Napier 1.2 (2020) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Shabazz Napier 0.3 (2019) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shabazz Napier 6.9 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Shabazz Napier 1.4 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Shabazz Napier 1.9 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Shabazz Napier 0.7 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Shabazz Napier 0.0 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Shabazz Napier 62 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Shabazz Napier 13 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Shabazz Napier 17 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Shabazz Napier 6 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Shabazz Napier 0 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Shabazz Napier 9 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shabazz Napier .488 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Shabazz Napier .400 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Shabazz Napier .778 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shabazz Napier 8.0 (2019) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Shabazz Napier 2.3 (2019) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Shabazz Napier 3.7 (2019) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Shabazz Napier 1.5 (2018) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Shabazz Napier 0.0 (2019) 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.