Tamar Slay vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Tamar Slay 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

Tamar Slay

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tamar Slay: 2002-03 to 2004-05
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tamar Slay 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Tamar Slay 3 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Tamar Slay 2 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Tamar Slay 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Tamar Slay 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Tamar Slay 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tamar Slay 2.6 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Tamar Slay 1.1 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Tamar Slay 0.5 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Tamar Slay 0.4 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Tamar Slay 0.1 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Tamar Slay 173 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Tamar Slay 70 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Tamar Slay 31 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Tamar Slay 26 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Tamar Slay 4 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Tamar Slay 66 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tamar Slay .361 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Tamar Slay .265 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tamar Slay .538 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tamar Slay 3.5 (2005) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Tamar Slay 1.8 (2005) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Tamar Slay 0.6 (2004) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Tamar Slay 0.6 (2005) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Tamar Slay 0.1 (2003) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tamar Slay 0.6 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Tamar Slay 0.2 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Tamar Slay 0.0 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Tamar Slay 0.1 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Tamar Slay 0.0 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Tamar Slay 7 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Tamar Slay 2 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Tamar Slay 0 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Tamar Slay 1 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Tamar Slay 0 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Tamar Slay 12 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tamar Slay .222 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Tamar Slay .500 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tamar Slay 1.000 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tamar Slay 0.7 (2004) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Tamar Slay 0.3 (2004) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Tamar Slay 0.0 (2004) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Tamar Slay 0.2 (2004) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Tamar Slay 0.0 (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.