Tito Horford vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Tito Horford 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

Tito Horford

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tito Horford: 1988-89 to 1993-94
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tito Horford 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Tito Horford 3 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Tito Horford 1 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Tito Horford 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Tito Horford 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Tito Horford 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tito Horford 1.5 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Tito Horford 1.3 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Tito Horford 0.1 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Tito Horford 0.1 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Tito Horford 0.4 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Tito Horford 93 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Tito Horford 84 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Tito Horford 5 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Tito Horford 7 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Tito Horford 26 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Tito Horford 63 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tito Horford .300 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Tito Horford - Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tito Horford .628 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tito Horford 1.7 (1989) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Tito Horford 1.7 (1990) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Tito Horford 0.1 (1989) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Tito Horford 0.3 (1994) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Tito Horford 1.0 (1994) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tito Horford 1.0 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Tito Horford 0.0 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Tito Horford 0.0 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Tito Horford 0.0 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Tito Horford 0.0 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Tito Horford 2 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Tito Horford 0 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Tito Horford 0 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Tito Horford 0 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Tito Horford 0 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Tito Horford 2 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tito Horford 1.000 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Tito Horford - Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tito Horford - Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tito Horford 1.0 (1990) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Tito Horford 0.0 (1990) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Tito Horford 0.0 (1990) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Tito Horford 0.0 (1990) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Tito Horford 0.0 (1990) 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.