Tom Hoover vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

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

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tom Hoover: 1963-64 to 1966-67
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tom Hoover 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Tom Hoover 4 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Tom Hoover 1 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Tom Hoover 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

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

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Tom Hoover 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 Hoover 3.5 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Tom Hoover 4.3 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Tom Hoover 0.6 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Tom Hoover - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Tom Hoover - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Tom Hoover 350 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Tom Hoover 425 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Tom Hoover 56 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Tom Hoover - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Tom Hoover - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Tom Hoover 100 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tom Hoover .413 Nate Thurmond .421

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

Free Throw Percentage Tom Hoover .591 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tom Hoover 4.8 (1964) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Tom Hoover 5.6 (1964) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Tom Hoover 0.6 (1964) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Tom Hoover - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Tom Hoover - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tom Hoover 1.0 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Tom Hoover 0.8 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Tom Hoover 0.3 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Tom Hoover - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Tom Hoover - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Tom Hoover 4 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Tom Hoover 3 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Tom Hoover 1 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Tom Hoover - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Tom Hoover - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Tom Hoover 4 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tom Hoover .667 Nate Thurmond .416

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

Free Throw Percentage Tom Hoover - Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tom Hoover 1.0 (1966) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Tom Hoover 0.8 (1966) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Tom Hoover 0.3 (1966) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Tom Hoover - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Tom Hoover - n/a ** 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. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.