Tim Hardaway Jr. vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Tim Hardaway Jr. 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

Tim Hardaway Jr.

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tim Hardaway Jr.: 2013-14 to 2023-24
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tim Hardaway Jr. 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Tim Hardaway Jr. 11 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Tim Hardaway Jr. 5 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Tim Hardaway Jr. 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Tim Hardaway Jr. 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Tim Hardaway Jr. 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 14.0 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 2.9 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 1.9 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 0.6 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 0.1 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Tim Hardaway Jr. 10,307 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Tim Hardaway Jr. 2,155 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Tim Hardaway Jr. 1,363 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Tim Hardaway Jr. 457 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Tim Hardaway Jr. 101 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Tim Hardaway Jr. 736 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tim Hardaway Jr. .418 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Tim Hardaway Jr. .360 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tim Hardaway Jr. .812 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 18.1 (2019) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 3.9 (2018) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 2.7 (2018) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 1.1 (2018) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 0.2 (2015) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 11.0 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 2.4 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 1.2 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 0.3 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 0.0 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Tim Hardaway Jr. 329 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Tim Hardaway Jr. 73 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Tim Hardaway Jr. 36 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Tim Hardaway Jr. 9 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Tim Hardaway Jr. 1 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Tim Hardaway Jr. 30 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tim Hardaway Jr. .381 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Tim Hardaway Jr. .329 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tim Hardaway Jr. .685 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 17.8 (2020) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 3.5 (2020) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 1.8 (2020) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 0.5 (2024) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 0.1 (2016) 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.