Trevor Ruffin vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Trevor Ruffin 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

Trevor Ruffin

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Trevor Ruffin: 1994-95 to 1995-96
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Trevor Ruffin 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Trevor Ruffin 2 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Trevor Ruffin 1 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Trevor Ruffin 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Trevor Ruffin 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Trevor Ruffin 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Trevor Ruffin 9.2 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Trevor Ruffin 1.4 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Trevor Ruffin 2.9 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Trevor Ruffin 0.5 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Trevor Ruffin 0.0 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Trevor Ruffin 1,011 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Trevor Ruffin 155 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Trevor Ruffin 317 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Trevor Ruffin 57 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Trevor Ruffin 4 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Trevor Ruffin 110 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Trevor Ruffin .411 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Trevor Ruffin .371 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Trevor Ruffin .795 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Trevor Ruffin 12.8 (1996) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Trevor Ruffin 2.2 (1996) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Trevor Ruffin 4.4 (1996) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Trevor Ruffin 0.7 (1996) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Trevor Ruffin 0.0 (1995) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Trevor Ruffin 2.0 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Trevor Ruffin 0.6 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Trevor Ruffin 0.4 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Trevor Ruffin 0.2 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Trevor Ruffin 0.0 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Trevor Ruffin 10 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Trevor Ruffin 3 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Trevor Ruffin 2 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Trevor Ruffin 1 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Trevor Ruffin 0 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Trevor Ruffin 5 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Trevor Ruffin .500 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Trevor Ruffin .250 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Trevor Ruffin .200 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Trevor Ruffin 2.0 (1995) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Trevor Ruffin 0.6 (1995) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Trevor Ruffin 0.4 (1995) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Trevor Ruffin 0.2 (1995) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Trevor Ruffin 0.0 (1995) 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.