Tom Hovasse vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

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

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tom Hovasse: 1994-95 to 1994-95
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tom Hovasse 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Tom Hovasse 1 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Tom Hovasse 0 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Tom Hovasse 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

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

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Tom Hovasse 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 Hovasse 0.0 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Tom Hovasse 0.0 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Tom Hovasse 0.0 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Tom Hovasse 0.5 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Tom Hovasse 0.0 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Tom Hovasse 0 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Tom Hovasse 0 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Tom Hovasse 0 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Tom Hovasse 1 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Tom Hovasse 0 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Tom Hovasse 2 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tom Hovasse .000 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Tom Hovasse .000 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tom Hovasse - Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tom Hovasse 0.0 (1995) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Tom Hovasse 0.0 (1995) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Tom Hovasse 0.0 (1995) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Tom Hovasse 0.5 (1995) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Tom Hovasse 0.0 (1995) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tom Hovasse - Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Tom Hovasse - Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Tom Hovasse - Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Tom Hovasse - Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Tom Hovasse - Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Tom Hovasse - Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Tom Hovasse - Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Tom Hovasse - Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Tom Hovasse - Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Tom Hovasse - Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Tom Hovasse 0 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tom Hovasse - Nate Thurmond .416

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

Free Throw Percentage Tom Hovasse - Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

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

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

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

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

Blocks Per Game Tom Hovasse - 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.