Trayvon Palmer vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Trayvon Palmer 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

Trayvon Palmer

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Trayvon Palmer: 2021-22 to 2021-22
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Trayvon Palmer 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Trayvon Palmer 1 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Trayvon Palmer 0 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Trayvon Palmer 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Trayvon Palmer 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Trayvon Palmer 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Trayvon Palmer 0.0 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Trayvon Palmer 2.0 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Trayvon Palmer 0.0 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Trayvon Palmer 0.0 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Trayvon Palmer 0.0 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Trayvon Palmer 0 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Trayvon Palmer 2 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Trayvon Palmer 0 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Trayvon Palmer 0 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Trayvon Palmer 0 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Trayvon Palmer 1 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Trayvon Palmer .000 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Trayvon Palmer - Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Trayvon Palmer - Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Trayvon Palmer 0.0 (2022) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Trayvon Palmer 2.0 (2022) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Trayvon Palmer 0.0 (2022) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Trayvon Palmer 0.0 (2022) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Trayvon Palmer 0.0 (2022) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Trayvon Palmer - Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Trayvon Palmer - Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Trayvon Palmer - Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Trayvon Palmer - Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Trayvon Palmer - Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Trayvon Palmer - Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Trayvon Palmer - Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Trayvon Palmer - Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Trayvon Palmer - Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Trayvon Palmer - Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Trayvon Palmer 0 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Trayvon Palmer - Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Trayvon Palmer - Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Trayvon Palmer - Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Trayvon Palmer - Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Trayvon Palmer - Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Trayvon Palmer - Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Trayvon Palmer - Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Trayvon Palmer - 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.