Terry Taylor vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Terry Taylor 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

Terry Taylor

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Terry Taylor: 2021-22 to 2023-24
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Terry Taylor 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Terry Taylor 3 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Terry Taylor 0 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Terry Taylor 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Terry Taylor 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Terry Taylor 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Terry Taylor 4.8 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Terry Taylor 2.7 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Terry Taylor 0.6 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Terry Taylor 0.2 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Terry Taylor 0.2 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Terry Taylor 453 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Terry Taylor 256 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Terry Taylor 61 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Terry Taylor 22 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Terry Taylor 16 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Terry Taylor 95 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Terry Taylor .581 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Terry Taylor .288 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Terry Taylor .687 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Terry Taylor 9.6 (2022) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Terry Taylor 5.2 (2022) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Terry Taylor 1.2 (2022) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Terry Taylor 0.4 (2022) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Terry Taylor 0.2 (2022) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Terry Taylor - Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Terry Taylor - Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Terry Taylor - Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Terry Taylor - Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Terry Taylor - Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Terry Taylor - Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Terry Taylor - Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Terry Taylor - Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Terry Taylor - Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Terry Taylor - Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Terry Taylor 0 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Terry Taylor - Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Terry Taylor - Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Terry Taylor - Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Terry Taylor - Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Terry Taylor - Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Terry Taylor - Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Terry Taylor - Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Terry Taylor - 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.