Tree Rollins vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Tree Rollins that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Player Comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

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

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Tree Rollins:
1977-78 to 1994-95
Nate Thurmond:
1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

Tree Rollins0
Nate Thurmond0
Tree Rollins18
Nate Thurmond14
Tree Rollins15
Nate Thurmond9
Tree Rollins0
Nate Thurmond7

Honors and Awards

Tree Rollins1
Nate Thurmond2
*
All-Defensive Teams
(Total Selections)
Tree Rollins2
Nate Thurmond5
Tree Rollins1
Nate Thurmond0
*
* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.
Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Tree Rollins 5.4
Nate Thurmond 15.0

Tree Rollins 5.8
Nate Thurmond 15.0

Tree Rollins 0.6
Nate Thurmond 2.7

Tree Rollins 0.4
Nate Thurmond 0.5

*
Tree Rollins 2.2
Nate Thurmond 2.1

*

Totals Stats

Tree Rollins 6,249
Nate Thurmond 14,437

Tree Rollins 6,750
Nate Thurmond 14,464

Tree Rollins 660
Nate Thurmond 2,575

Tree Rollins 512
Nate Thurmond 125

*
Tree Rollins 2,542
Nate Thurmond 553

*
Tree Rollins 1,156
Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage
Tree Rollins .522
Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage
Tree Rollins .000
*
Nate Thurmond -

n/a **
Free Throw Percentage
Tree Rollins .700
Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Tree Rollins 8.9
(1980)
Nate Thurmond 21.9
(1970)

Tree Rollins 9.4
(1980)
Nate Thurmond 22.0
(1968)

Tree Rollins 1.0
(1978)
Nate Thurmond 4.2
(1968)

Tree Rollins 0.7
(1981)
Nate Thurmond 0.7
(1974)

*
Tree Rollins 4.3
(1983)
Nate Thurmond 2.9
(1974)

*

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Tree Rollins 3.9
Nate Thurmond 11.9

Tree Rollins 4.6
Nate Thurmond 13.6

Tree Rollins 0.3
Nate Thurmond 2.8

Tree Rollins 0.4
Nate Thurmond 0.4

*
Tree Rollins 1.4
Nate Thurmond 1.9

*

Totals Stats

Tree Rollins 360
Nate Thurmond 966

Tree Rollins 432
Nate Thurmond 1,101

Tree Rollins 29
Nate Thurmond 225

Tree Rollins 33
Nate Thurmond 11

*
Tree Rollins 134
Nate Thurmond 51

*
Tree Rollins 93
Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage
Tree Rollins .505
Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage
Tree Rollins .000
*
Nate Thurmond -

n/a **
Free Throw Percentage
Tree Rollins .624
Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Tree Rollins 9.7
(1983)
Nate Thurmond 25.4
(1972)

Tree Rollins 10.0
(1983)
Nate Thurmond 23.1
(1967)

Tree Rollins 1.0
(1983)
Nate Thurmond 5.2
(1972)

Tree Rollins 0.8
(1988)
Nate Thurmond 0.5
(1976)

*
Tree Rollins 3.3
(1983)
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. 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.