Tony Battie vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Tony Battie 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

Tony Battie

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tony Battie: 1997-98 to 2011-12
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tony Battie 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Tony Battie 14 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Tony Battie 5 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Tony Battie 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Tony Battie 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Tony Battie 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tony Battie 6.1 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Tony Battie 5.1 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Tony Battie 0.6 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Tony Battie 0.5 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Tony Battie 0.9 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Tony Battie 5,082 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Tony Battie 4,287 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Tony Battie 522 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Tony Battie 420 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Tony Battie 713 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Tony Battie 837 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tony Battie .488 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Tony Battie .162 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tony Battie .690 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tony Battie 8.4 (1998) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Tony Battie 6.5 (2002) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Tony Battie 1.1 (1999) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Tony Battie 0.8 (1998) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Tony Battie 1.5 (2001) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tony Battie 4.1 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Tony Battie 3.9 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Tony Battie 0.4 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Tony Battie 0.3 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Tony Battie 0.9 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Tony Battie 230 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Tony Battie 216 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Tony Battie 21 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Tony Battie 14 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Tony Battie 50 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Tony Battie 56 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tony Battie .493 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Tony Battie .000 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tony Battie .550 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tony Battie 6.6 (2003) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Tony Battie 7.6 (2002) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Tony Battie 0.8 (2002) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Tony Battie 0.6 (2002) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Tony Battie 1.9 (2002) 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.