Tate Armstrong vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Tate Armstrong 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

Tate Armstrong

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tate Armstrong: 1977-78 to 1978-79
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tate Armstrong 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Tate Armstrong 2 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Tate Armstrong 0 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Tate Armstrong 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Tate Armstrong 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Tate Armstrong 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tate Armstrong 3.8 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Tate Armstrong 1.0 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Tate Armstrong 1.1 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Tate Armstrong 0.4 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Tate Armstrong 0.0 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Tate Armstrong 350 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Tate Armstrong 88 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Tate Armstrong 105 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Tate Armstrong 33 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Tate Armstrong 0 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Tate Armstrong 92 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tate Armstrong .454 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Tate Armstrong - n/a ** Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tate Armstrong .800 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tate Armstrong 4.3 (1978) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Tate Armstrong 1.0 (1978) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Tate Armstrong 1.2 (1979) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Tate Armstrong 0.4 (1979) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Tate Armstrong 0.0 (1979) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tate Armstrong - Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Tate Armstrong - Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Tate Armstrong - Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Tate Armstrong - Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Tate Armstrong - Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Tate Armstrong - Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Tate Armstrong - Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Tate Armstrong - Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Tate Armstrong - Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Tate Armstrong - Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Tate Armstrong 0 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tate Armstrong - Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Tate Armstrong - n/a ** Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tate Armstrong - Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tate Armstrong - Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Tate Armstrong - Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Tate Armstrong - Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Tate Armstrong - Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Tate Armstrong - 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.