Tom Copa vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Tom Copa 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

Tom Copa

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tom Copa: 1991-92 to 1991-92
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tom Copa 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Tom Copa 1 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Tom Copa 0 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Tom Copa 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Tom Copa 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Tom Copa 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tom Copa 1.5 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Tom Copa 1.1 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Tom Copa 0.1 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Tom Copa 0.1 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Tom Copa 0.2 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Tom Copa 48 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Tom Copa 36 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Tom Copa 3 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Tom Copa 2 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Tom Copa 6 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Tom Copa 33 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tom Copa .550 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Tom Copa - Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tom Copa .308 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tom Copa 1.5 (1992) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Tom Copa 1.1 (1992) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Tom Copa 0.1 (1992) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Tom Copa 0.1 (1992) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Tom Copa 0.2 (1992) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tom Copa - Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Tom Copa - Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Tom Copa - Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Tom Copa - Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Tom Copa - Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Tom Copa - Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Tom Copa - Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Tom Copa - Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Tom Copa - Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Tom Copa - Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Tom Copa 0 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tom Copa - Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Tom Copa - Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tom Copa - Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tom Copa - Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Tom Copa - Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Tom Copa - Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Tom Copa - Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Tom Copa - 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.