Josh Boone vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Josh Boone 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

Josh Boone

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Josh Boone: 2006-07 to 2009-10
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Josh Boone 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Josh Boone 4 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Josh Boone 1 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Josh Boone 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Josh Boone 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Josh Boone 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Josh Boone 5.2 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Josh Boone 4.9 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Josh Boone 0.5 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Josh Boone 0.4 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Josh Boone 0.7 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Josh Boone 1,340 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Josh Boone 1,258 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Josh Boone 125 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Josh Boone 99 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Josh Boone 178 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Josh Boone 256 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Josh Boone .544 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Josh Boone - Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Josh Boone .445 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Josh Boone 8.2 (2008) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Josh Boone 7.3 (2008) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Josh Boone 0.8 (2008) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Josh Boone 0.5 (2008) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Josh Boone 0.9 (2008) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Josh Boone 3.0 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Josh Boone 1.6 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Josh Boone 0.3 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Josh Boone 0.1 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Josh Boone 0.3 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Josh Boone 36 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Josh Boone 19 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Josh Boone 3 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Josh Boone 1 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Josh Boone 3 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Josh Boone 12 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Josh Boone .500 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Josh Boone - Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Josh Boone .500 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Josh Boone 3.0 (2007) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Josh Boone 1.6 (2007) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Josh Boone 0.3 (2007) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Josh Boone 0.1 (2007) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Josh Boone 0.3 (2007) 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.