Nate Thurmond vs. Myles Turner Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Myles Turner and Nate Thurmond, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.

Nate Thurmond played 14 years in the NBA, 4 more than Myles Turner, who played 10. Nate Thurmond had the first of his seasons in 1963-64, while Myles Turner had his rookie season in 2015-16. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achievements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.

Rookie Season
	Nate Thurmond	Myles Turner
Season	1963-64	2015-16
Team	San Francisco Warriors	Indiana Pacers
Honors & Awards	All-Rookie First Team	-
	-	All-Rookie Second Team
Playoffs	Warriors Lost NBA Finals	Pacers Lost East Conf 1st Rd

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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Nate Thurmond	76	25.9	7.0	-	-	10.4	1.1	-	-	-	2.4	2.9	7.3	.395	-	-	-	1.3	2.3	.549
difference:	+16	+3.1	+3.3			+4.9	+0.4				-0.2	+1.5	+1.5	+.103				+0.2	+0.3	+.178
Myles Turner	60	22.8	10.3	1.1	4.4	5.5	0.7	0.4	1.4	1.1	2.6	4.4	8.8	.498	0.1	0.2	.214	1.5	2.0	.727
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Nate Thurmond	12	34.2	10.0	-	-	12.3	0.8	-	-	-	3.8	3.5	8.0	.438	-	-	-	3.0	4.4	.679
difference:	+5	+6.1	+0.3			+5.9	+0.4				-0.4	+1.2	+2.1	+.027				+2.1	+3.1	+.012
Myles Turner	7	28.1	10.3	2.3	4.1	6.4	0.4	0.3	3.3	1.7	3.4	4.7	10.1	.465	0.0	0.3	.000	0.9	1.3	.667

Season 2
	Nate Thurmond	Myles Turner
Season	1964-65	2016-17
Team	San Francisco Warriors	Indiana Pacers
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Pacers Lost East Conf 1st Rd

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2nd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Nate Thurmond	77	41.2	16.5	-	-	18.1	2.0	-	-	-	3.0	6.7	16.1	.419	-	-	-	3.1	4.6	.658
difference:	+4	+9.8	+2.0			+10.8	+0.7				-0.2	+1.2	+5.4	+.092				+0.1	+0.9	+.151
Myles Turner	81	31.4	14.5	1.7	5.6	7.3	1.3	0.9	2.1	1.3	3.2	5.5	10.7	.511	0.5	1.4	.348	3.0	3.7	.809
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Nate Thurmond	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Myles Turner	4	33.3	10.8	1.5	5.3	6.8	0.8	1.8	1.3	1.5	3.8	4.8	11.0	.432	0.0	1.5	.000	1.3	2.0	.625

Season 3
	Nate Thurmond	Myles Turner
Season	1965-66	2017-18
Team	San Francisco Warriors	Indiana Pacers
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Pacers Lost East Conf 1st Rd

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3rd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Nate Thurmond	73	39.6	16.3	-	-	18.0	1.5	-	-	-	3.1	6.2	15.3	.406	-	-	-	3.8	5.9	.654
difference:	+8	+11.4	+3.6			+11.6	+0.2				-0.2	+1.5	+5.5	+.073				+1.3	+2.7	+.123
Myles Turner	65	28.2	12.7	1.4	5.0	6.4	1.3	0.6	1.8	1.5	2.9	4.7	9.8	.479	0.9	2.4	.357	2.5	3.2	.777
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Nate Thurmond	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Myles Turner	7	28.0	12.4	0.9	4.3	5.1	0.6	0.3	0.6	1.6	3.6	4.7	7.7	.611	0.9	1.9	.462	2.1	2.7	.789

Season 4
	Nate Thurmond	Myles Turner
Season	1966-67	2018-19
Team	San Francisco Warriors	Indiana Pacers
Honors & Awards	-	Blocks Leader
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Warriors Lost NBA Finals	Pacers Lost East Conf 1st Rd

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4th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Nate Thurmond	65	42.5	18.7	-	-	21.3	2.6	-	-	-	2.8	7.2	16.4	.437	-	-	-	4.3	6.8	.629
difference:	+9	+13.9	+5.4			+14.1	+1.0				-0.2	+2.1	+5.9	+.050				+2.3	+4.1	+.107
Myles Turner	74	28.6	13.3	1.4	5.8	7.2	1.6	0.8	2.7	1.4	2.6	5.1	10.5	.487	1.0	2.6	.388	2.0	2.7	.736
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Nate Thurmond	15	46.0	15.9	-	-	23.1	3.1	-	-	-	3.5	6.2	14.3	.433	-	-	-	3.5	6.1	.571
difference:	+11	+14.5	+6.1			+16.8	+1.6					+2.7	+5.5	+.033				+1.5	+2.8	+.044
Myles Turner	4	31.5	9.8	1.0	5.3	6.3	1.5	0.0	1.8	0.8	3.5	3.5	8.8	.400	0.8	3.5	.214	2.0	3.3	.615

Season 5
	Nate Thurmond	Myles Turner
Season	1967-68	2019-20
Team	San Francisco Warriors	Indiana Pacers
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Pacers Lost East Conf 1st Rd

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5th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Nate Thurmond	51	43.6	20.5	-	-	22.0	4.2	-	-	-	2.7	7.5	18.2	.411	-	-	-	5.5	8.6	.644
difference:	+11	+14.1	+8.4			+15.4	+3.0					+3.2	+8.7	+.046				+3.5	+5.9	+.107
Myles Turner	62	29.5	12.1	1.4	5.2	6.6	1.2	0.7	2.1	1.4	2.7	4.3	9.5	.457	1.4	4.0	.344	2.0	2.7	.751
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Nate Thurmond	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Myles Turner	4	36.5	15.8	2.8	8.0	10.8	0.8	0.5	4.0	2.3	3.3	6.3	11.0	.568	1.5	3.5	.429	1.8	4.0	.438

Season 6
	Nate Thurmond	Myles Turner
Season	1968-69	2020-21
Team	San Francisco Warriors	Indiana Pacers
Honors & Awards	All-Defensive First Team	-
	-	Blocks Leader
Playoffs	Warriors Lost West Div Semis	Did Not Play

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6th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Nate Thurmond	71	45.2	21.5	-	-	19.7	3.6	-	-	-	2.4	8.0	19.6	.410	-	-	-	5.4	8.7	.615
difference:	+24	+14.2	+8.9			+13.2	+2.6				-1.1	+3.6	+10.4	+.067				+3.0	+5.7	+.167
Myles Turner	47	31.0	12.6	1.3	5.2	6.5	1.0	0.9	3.4	1.4	3.5	4.4	9.2	.477	1.5	4.4	.335	2.4	3.0	.782
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Nate Thurmond	6	43.8	16.7	-	-	19.5	4.7	-	-	-	3.0	6.7	17.0	.392	-	-	-	3.3	5.7	.588
Myles Turner	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 7
	Nate Thurmond	Myles Turner
Season	1969-70	2021-22
Team	San Francisco Warriors	Indiana Pacers
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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7th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Nate Thurmond	43	44.6	21.9	-	-	17.7	3.5	-	-	-	2.6	7.9	19.2	.414	-	-	-	6.1	8.0	.754
difference:	+1	+15.2	+9.0			+10.6	+2.5				-0.2	+3.1	+9.8	+.095				+4.2	+5.5	+.002
Myles Turner	42	29.4	12.9	1.5	5.5	7.1	1.0	0.7	2.8	1.3	2.8	4.8	9.4	.509	1.5	4.4	.333	1.9	2.5	.752
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Nate Thurmond nor Myles Turner played in the postseason in their season 7

Season 8
	Nate Thurmond	Myles Turner
Season	1970-71	2022-23
Team	San Francisco Warriors	Indiana Pacers
Honors & Awards	All-Defensive First Team	-
Playoffs	Warriors Lost West Conf Semis	Did Not Play

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8th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Nate Thurmond	82	40.9	20.0	-	-	13.8	3.1	-	-	-	2.3	7.6	17.1	.445	-	-	-	4.8	6.6	.730
difference:	+20	+11.5	+2.0			+6.3	+1.7				-1.2	+1.1	+5.3	+.103				+1.3	+2.1	+.053
Myles Turner	62	29.4	18.0	1.4	6.1	7.5	1.4	0.6	2.3	1.7	3.5	6.5	11.8	.548	1.5	4.0	.373	3.5	4.5	.783
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Nate Thurmond	5	38.4	17.6	-	-	10.2	3.0	-	-	-	4.0	7.2	19.4	.371	-	-	-	3.2	4.0	.800
Myles Turner	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 9
	Nate Thurmond	Myles Turner
Season	1971-72	2023-24
Team	Golden State Warriors	Indiana Pacers
Honors & Awards	All-Defensive Second Team	-
Playoffs	Warriors Lost West Conf Semis	Pacers Lost East Conf Finals

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9th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Nate Thurmond	78	43.1	21.4	-	-	16.1	2.9	-	-	-	2.7	8.1	18.6	.432	-	-	-	5.3	7.2	.743
difference:	+1	+16.1	+4.3			+9.2	+1.6				-0.3	+1.9	+6.8	+.092				+2.1	+3.1	+.030
Myles Turner	77	27.0	17.1	1.5	5.5	6.9	1.3	0.5	1.9	1.4	3.0	6.2	11.8	.524	1.5	4.2	.358	3.2	4.1	.773
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Nate Thurmond	5	46.0	25.4	-	-	17.8	5.2	-	-	-	2.4	10.6	24.4	.434	-	-	-	4.2	5.6	.750
difference:	+12	+13.6	+8.4			+11.2	+3.1				-0.2	+4.4	+12.3	+.083				+2.0	+2.7	+.010
Myles Turner	17	32.4	17.0	1.5	5.1	6.6	2.1	0.5	1.5	1.9	2.6	6.2	12.1	.517	2.3	5.1	.453	2.2	2.9	.760

Season 10
	Nate Thurmond	Myles Turner
Season	1972-73	2024-25
Team	Golden State Warriors	Indiana Pacers
Honors & Awards	All-Defensive Second Team	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Warriors Lost West Conf Finals	Pacers Lost NBA Finals

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10th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Nate Thurmond	79	43.3	17.1	-	-	17.1	3.5	-	-	-	3.0	6.5	14.7	.446	-	-	-	4.0	5.6	.718
difference:	+7	+13.1	+1.5			+10.6	+2.0				-0.5	+1.1	+3.4	+.035				+1.4	+2.3	+.055
Myles Turner	72	30.2	15.6	1.3	5.3	6.5	1.5	0.8	2.0	1.7	2.5	5.4	11.3	.481	2.2	5.5	.396	2.6	3.3	.773
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Nate Thurmond	11	41.8	14.5	-	-	13.2	3.6	-	-	-	2.7	5.8	14.6	.398	-	-	-	2.9	3.6	.800
difference:	+12	+12.5	+0.7			+8.4	+2.2				-0.3	+1.2	+5.1	+.086				+0.3	+0.6	+.029
Myles Turner	23	29.3	13.8	1.2	3.6	4.8	1.4	0.5	2.0	1.7	3.0	4.6	9.5	.484	1.3	3.9	.344	3.2	4.2	.771

Additional Years
* Nate Thurmond played 4 seasons more than Myles Turner in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 11 to 14, from 1974 to 1977—Nate Thurmond played in 3 Playoffs. In those 4 extra years over Myles Turner, Nate Thurmond got these achievements:
Honors & Awards	1 All-Defensive Second Team 1 All-Star Game