Shawn Respert vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Shawn Respert 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

Shawn Respert

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Shawn Respert: 1995-96 to 1998-99
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Shawn Respert 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Shawn Respert 4 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Shawn Respert 0 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Shawn Respert 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Shawn Respert 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Shawn Respert 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shawn Respert 4.9 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Shawn Respert 1.3 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Shawn Respert 1.0 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Shawn Respert 0.5 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Shawn Respert 0.0 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Shawn Respert 851 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Shawn Respert 226 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Shawn Respert 177 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Shawn Respert 91 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Shawn Respert 7 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Shawn Respert 172 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shawn Respert .414 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Shawn Respert .340 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Shawn Respert .816 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shawn Respert 5.9 (1998) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Shawn Respert 1.8 (1998) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Shawn Respert 1.1 (1996) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Shawn Respert 0.6 (1998) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Shawn Respert 0.1 (1996) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shawn Respert - Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Shawn Respert - Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Shawn Respert - Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Shawn Respert - Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Shawn Respert - Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Shawn Respert - Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Shawn Respert - Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Shawn Respert - Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Shawn Respert - Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Shawn Respert - Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Shawn Respert 0 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shawn Respert - Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Shawn Respert - Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Shawn Respert - Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shawn Respert - Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Shawn Respert - Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Shawn Respert - Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Shawn Respert - Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Shawn Respert - 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.