Shane Battier vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Shane Battier 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

Shane Battier

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Shane Battier: 2001-02 to 2013-14
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Shane Battier 2 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Shane Battier 13 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Shane Battier 10 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Shane Battier 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Shane Battier 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Shane Battier 2 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shane Battier 8.6 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Shane Battier 4.2 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Shane Battier 1.8 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Shane Battier 1.0 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Shane Battier 0.9 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Shane Battier 8,408 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Shane Battier 4,082 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Shane Battier 1,717 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Shane Battier 988 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Shane Battier 906 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Shane Battier 977 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shane Battier .437 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Shane Battier .384 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Shane Battier .743 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shane Battier 14.4 (2002) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Shane Battier 5.4 (2002) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Shane Battier 2.8 (2002) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Shane Battier 1.6 (2002) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Shane Battier 1.4 (2006) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shane Battier 6.1 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Shane Battier 3.0 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Shane Battier 1.0 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Shane Battier 0.7 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Shane Battier 0.5 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Shane Battier 682 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Shane Battier 341 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Shane Battier 117 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Shane Battier 77 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Shane Battier 55 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Shane Battier 112 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shane Battier .398 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Shane Battier .356 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Shane Battier .778 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shane Battier 10.3 (2007) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Shane Battier 6.8 (2005) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Shane Battier 2.4 (2009) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Shane Battier 1.7 (2007) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Shane Battier 1.0 (2007) 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.