Tyrone Nesby vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Tyrone Nesby 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

Tyrone Nesby

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tyrone Nesby: 1998-99 to 2001-02
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tyrone Nesby 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Tyrone Nesby 4 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Tyrone Nesby 0 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Tyrone Nesby 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Tyrone Nesby 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Tyrone Nesby 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tyrone Nesby 9.5 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Tyrone Nesby 3.7 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Tyrone Nesby 1.5 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Tyrone Nesby 1.0 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Tyrone Nesby 0.4 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Tyrone Nesby 2,431 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Tyrone Nesby 941 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Tyrone Nesby 370 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Tyrone Nesby 264 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Tyrone Nesby 93 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Tyrone Nesby 255 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tyrone Nesby .404 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Tyrone Nesby .316 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tyrone Nesby .772 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tyrone Nesby 13.3 (2000) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Tyrone Nesby 4.5 (2002) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Tyrone Nesby 1.7 (2000) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Tyrone Nesby 1.5 (1999) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Tyrone Nesby 0.4 (2000) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tyrone Nesby - Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Tyrone Nesby - Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Tyrone Nesby - Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Tyrone Nesby - Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Tyrone Nesby - Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Tyrone Nesby - Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Tyrone Nesby - Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Tyrone Nesby - Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Tyrone Nesby - Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Tyrone Nesby - Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Tyrone Nesby 0 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tyrone Nesby - Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Tyrone Nesby - Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tyrone Nesby - Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tyrone Nesby - Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Tyrone Nesby - Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Tyrone Nesby - Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Tyrone Nesby - Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Tyrone Nesby - 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.