Stromile Swift vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Stromile Swift 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

Stromile Swift

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Stromile Swift: 2000-01 to 2008-09
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Stromile Swift 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Stromile Swift 9 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Stromile Swift 2 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Stromile Swift 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Stromile Swift 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Stromile Swift 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Stromile Swift 8.4 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Stromile Swift 4.6 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Stromile Swift 0.5 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Stromile Swift 0.6 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Stromile Swift 1.2 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Stromile Swift 4,582 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Stromile Swift 2,535 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Stromile Swift 275 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Stromile Swift 354 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Stromile Swift 683 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Stromile Swift 547 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Stromile Swift .473 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Stromile Swift .074 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Stromile Swift .699 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Stromile Swift 11.8 (2002) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Stromile Swift 6.3 (2002) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Stromile Swift 0.7 (2002) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Stromile Swift 0.8 (2003) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Stromile Swift 1.7 (2002) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Stromile Swift 7.4 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Stromile Swift 4.7 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Stromile Swift 0.6 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Stromile Swift 0.6 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Stromile Swift 0.9 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Stromile Swift 52 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Stromile Swift 33 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Stromile Swift 4 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Stromile Swift 4 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Stromile Swift 6 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Stromile Swift 7 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Stromile Swift .457 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Stromile Swift - Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Stromile Swift .667 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Stromile Swift 9.3 (2005) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Stromile Swift 4.8 (2004) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Stromile Swift 0.8 (2004) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Stromile Swift 0.8 (2004) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Stromile Swift 1.5 (2004) 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.