World B. Free vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and World B. Free 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

World B. Free

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
World B. Free: 1975-76 to 1987-88
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships World B. Free 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons World B. Free 13 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played World B. Free 5 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games World B. Free 1 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) World B. Free 1 Nate Thurmond 0

All-Defensive 1st Team World B. Free 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) World B. Free 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game World B. Free 20.3 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game World B. Free 2.7 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game World B. Free 3.7 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game World B. Free 1.0 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game World B. Free 0.3 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points World B. Free 17,955 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds World B. Free 2,430 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists World B. Free 3,319 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals World B. Free 910 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks World B. Free 223 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games World B. Free 886 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage World B. Free .456 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage World B. Free .337 * Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage World B. Free .753 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game World B. Free 30.2 (1980) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game World B. Free 3.9 (1979) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game World B. Free 5.6 (1981) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game World B. Free 1.4 (1979) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game World B. Free 0.5 (1978) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game World B. Free 14.0 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game World B. Free 2.2 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game World B. Free 3.0 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game World B. Free 0.7 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game World B. Free 0.4 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points World B. Free 477 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds World B. Free 76 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists World B. Free 103 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals World B. Free 25 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks World B. Free 14 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games World B. Free 34 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage World B. Free .398 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage World B. Free .000 * Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage World B. Free .740 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game World B. Free 26.3 (1985) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game World B. Free 3.1 (1978) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game World B. Free 7.8 (1985) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game World B. Free 1.5 (1985) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game World B. Free 0.6 (1978) 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.