Tristan da Silva vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Tristan da Silva 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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2025-26
Tristan da Silva: 2024-25 to 2025-26
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tristan da Silva 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Tristan da Silva 2 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Tristan da Silva 1 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Tristan da Silva 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Tristan da Silva 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Tristan da Silva 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tristan da Silva 7.9 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Tristan da Silva 3.4 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Tristan da Silva 1.4 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Tristan da Silva 0.5 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Tristan da Silva 0.2 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Tristan da Silva 696 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Tristan da Silva 299 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Tristan da Silva 127 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Tristan da Silva 46 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Tristan da Silva 21 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Tristan da Silva 88 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tristan da Silva .427 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Tristan da Silva .351 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tristan da Silva .851 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tristan da Silva 11.6 (2026) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Tristan da Silva 3.9 (2026) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Tristan da Silva 1.5 (2025) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Tristan da Silva 0.9 (2026) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Tristan da Silva 0.2 (2025) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tristan da Silva 0.0 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Tristan da Silva 2.0 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Tristan da Silva 0.5 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Tristan da Silva 0.0 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Tristan da Silva 0.0 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Tristan da Silva 0 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Tristan da Silva 4 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Tristan da Silva 1 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Tristan da Silva 0 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Tristan da Silva 0 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Tristan da Silva 2 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tristan da Silva .000 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Tristan da Silva .000 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tristan da Silva - Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tristan da Silva 0.0 (2025) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Tristan da Silva 2.0 (2025) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Tristan da Silva 0.5 (2025) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Tristan da Silva 0.0 (2025) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Tristan da Silva 0.0 (2025) 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.