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Bill Russell vs Nate Thurmond Comparison

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Info

Teams

Bill Russell Boston Celtics (1956-1969)
Nate Thurmond San Francisco/Golden State Warriors (1963-1974), Chicago Bulls (1974-1976), Cleveland Cavaliers (1976-1977)

Position

Bill Russell Center
Nate Thurmond Center, Power Forward

Height

Bill Russell 6'10"
Nate Thurmond 6'11"

Weight

Bill Russell 215
Nate Thurmond 225

NBA Championships

NBA Championships

Bill Russell 11 (1957, 1959-1966, 1968-1969) StarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStar
Nate Thurmond 0

Finals Appearances

Bill Russell 12 (1957-1966, 1968-1969) StarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStar
Nate Thurmond 2 (1964, 1967) StarStar

Playoff Appearances

Playoff Appearances

Bill Russell 13 (1957-1969) StarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStar
Nate Thurmond 9 (1964, 1967, 1969, 1971-1973, 1975-1977) StarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStar

Awards And Honors

Hall of Fame

Bill Russell Yes Inducted in 1975
Nate Thurmond Yes Inducted in 1985

Number Retired

Bill Russell Yes Celtics #6
Nate Thurmond Yes Warriors and Cavaliers #42

Regular Season MVP

Bill Russell 5 (1958, 1961-1963, 1965) StarStarStarStarStar
Nate Thurmond 0

All-NBA First Team

Bill Russell 3 (1959, 1963, 1965) StarStarStar
Nate Thurmond 0

All-Star Games

Bill Russell 12 (1958-1969) StarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStar
Nate Thurmond 7 (1965-1968, 1970, 1973-1974) StarStarStarStarStarStarStar

Rookie of the Year

Bill Russell No
Nate Thurmond No

All-NBA Second Team Team

Bill Russell 8 (1958, 1960-1962, 1964, 1966-1968) StarStarStarStarStarStarStarStar
Nate Thurmond 0

Defensive Player of the Year

Bill Russell 0
Nate Thurmond 0

All-Defensive First Team

Bill Russell 1 (1969) Star
Nate Thurmond 2 (1969, 1971) StarStar

NBA Scoring Leader

Bill Russell 0
Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Rebound Leader

Bill Russell 4 (1958-1959, 1964-1965) StarStarStarStar
Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Assist Leader

Bill Russell 0
Nate Thurmond 0

Regular Season Stats

Games (G)

Bill Russell 963
Nate Thurmond 964

Minutes Played Per Game (MP)

Bill Russell 42.3
Nate Thurmond 37.2

Points

Bill Russell 14,522
Nate Thurmond 14,437

Assists (Ast)

Bill Russell 4,100
Nate Thurmond 2,575

Rebounds (Reb)

Bill Russell 21,620
Nate Thurmond 14,464

Field Goals Made (FG)

Bill Russell 5,687
Nate Thurmond 5,521

Free Throw Made (FT)

Bill Russell 3,148
Nate Thurmond 3,395

Free Throw Attempts (FTA)

Bill Russell 5,614
Nate Thurmond 5,089

Points Per Game (PPG)

Bill Russell 15.1
Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game (APG)

Bill Russell 4.3
Nate Thurmond 2.7

Rebounds Per Game (RPG)

Bill Russell 22.5
Nate Thurmond 15.0

Field Goal Percentage (FG%)

Bill Russell .440%
Nate Thurmond .421%

Free Throw Percentage (FT%)

Bill Russell .561%
Nate Thurmond .667%

True Shooting Percentage

Bill Russell .471%
Nate Thurmond .470%

Playoff Stats

Games (G)

Bill Russell 165
Nate Thurmond 81

Minutes Played Per Game (MP)

Bill Russell 45.4
Nate Thurmond 35.5

Points

Bill Russell 2,673
Nate Thurmond 966

Assists (Ast)

Bill Russell 770
Nate Thurmond 225

Rebounds (Reb)

Bill Russell 4,104
Nate Thurmond 1,101

Field Goals Made (FG)

Bill Russell 1,003
Nate Thurmond 379

Free Throw Made (FT)

Bill Russell 667
Nate Thurmond 208

Free Throw Attempts (FTA)

Bill Russell 1,106
Nate Thurmond 335

Points Per Game (PPG)

Bill Russell 16.2
Nate Thurmond 11.9

Assists Per Game (APG)

Bill Russell 4.7
Nate Thurmond 2.8

Rebounds Per Game (RPG)

Bill Russell 24.9
Nate Thurmond 13.6

Field Goal Percentage (FG%)

Bill Russell .430%
Nate Thurmond .416%

Free Throw Percentage (FT%)

Bill Russell .603%
Nate Thurmond .621%

True Shooting Percentage

Bill Russell .474%
Nate Thurmond .457%

Best Season Stats

Games (G)

Bill Russell 81 (1966-67)
Nate Thurmond 82 (1970-71)

Minutes Played Per Game (MP)

Bill Russell 45.2 (1961-62)
Nate Thurmond 45.2 (1968-69)

Points

Bill Russell 1436 (1961-62)
Nate Thurmond 1673 (1971-72)

Assists (Ast)

Bill Russell 472 (1966-67)
Nate Thurmond 328 (1974-75)

Rebounds (Reb)

Bill Russell 1930 (1963-64)
Nate Thurmond 1402 (1968-69)

Field Goals Made (FG)

Bill Russell 575 (1961-62)
Nate Thurmond 628 (1971-72)

Free Throw Made (FT)

Bill Russell 287 (1962-63)
Nate Thurmond 417 (1971-72)

Free Throw Attempts (FTA)

Bill Russell 517 (1962-63)
Nate Thurmond 621 (1968-69)

Points Per Game (PPG)

Bill Russell 18.9 (1961-62)
Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1969-70)

Assists Per Game (APG)

Bill Russell 5.8 (1966-67)
Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1967-68)

Rebounds Per Game (RPG)

Bill Russell 24.7 (1963-64)
Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1967-68)

Field Goal Percentage (FG%)

Bill Russell .467% (1959-60)
Nate Thurmond .446% (1972-73)

Free Throw Percentage (FT%)

Bill Russell .612% (1959-60)
Nate Thurmond .754% (1969-70)

True Shooting Percentage

Bill Russell .500% (1966-67)
Nate Thurmond .501% (1970-71)

Seasons

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Info

Teams

Bill Russell Boston Celtics (1956-1969)
Nate Thurmond San Francisco/Golden State Warriors (1963-1974), Chicago Bulls (1974-1976), Cleveland Cavaliers (1976-1977)

Position

Bill Russell Center
Nate Thurmond Center, Power Forward

Height

Bill Russell 6'10"
Nate Thurmond 6'11"

Weight

Bill Russell Nate Thurmond

NBA Championships

NBA Championships

Bill Russell Nate Thurmond

Finals Appearances

Bill Russell 12 (1957-1966, 1968-1969)
Nate Thurmond 2 (1964, 1967)

Playoff Appearances

Playoff Appearances

Bill Russell 13 (1957-1969)
Nate Thurmond 9 (1964, 1967, 1969, 1971-1973, 1975-1977)

Awards And Honors

Hall of Fame

Bill Russell Yes Inducted in 1975
Nate Thurmond Yes Inducted in 1985

Number Retired

Bill Russell Yes Celtics #6
Nate Thurmond Yes Warriors and Cavaliers #42

Regular Season MVP

Bill Russell Nate Thurmond

All-NBA First Team

Bill Russell Nate Thurmond

All-Star Games

Bill Russell 12 (1958-1969)
Nate Thurmond 7 (1965-1968, 1970, 1973-1974)

Rookie of the Year

Bill Russell No
Nate Thurmond No

All-NBA Second Team Team

Bill Russell Nate Thurmond

Defensive Player of the Year

Bill Russell Nate Thurmond

All-Defensive First Team

Bill Russell 1 (1969)
Nate Thurmond 2 (1969, 1971)

NBA Scoring Leader

Bill Russell Nate Thurmond

NBA Rebound Leader

Bill Russell Nate Thurmond

NBA Assist Leader

Bill Russell Nate Thurmond

Regular Season Stats

Games (G)

Bill Russell Nate Thurmond

Minutes Played Per Game (MP)

Bill Russell Nate Thurmond

Points

Bill Russell Nate Thurmond

Assists (Ast)

Bill Russell Nate Thurmond

Rebounds (Reb)

Bill Russell Nate Thurmond

Field Goals Made (FG)

Bill Russell Nate Thurmond

Free Throw Made (FT)

Bill Russell Nate Thurmond

Free Throw Attempts (FTA)

Bill Russell Nate Thurmond

Points Per Game (PPG)

Bill Russell Nate Thurmond

Assists Per Game (APG)

Bill Russell Nate Thurmond

Rebounds Per Game (RPG)

Bill Russell Nate Thurmond

Field Goal Percentage (FG%)

Bill Russell Nate Thurmond

Free Throw Percentage (FT%)

Bill Russell Nate Thurmond

True Shooting Percentage

Bill Russell Nate Thurmond

Playoff Stats

Games (G)

Bill Russell Nate Thurmond

Minutes Played Per Game (MP)

Bill Russell Nate Thurmond

Points

Bill Russell Nate Thurmond

Assists (Ast)

Bill Russell Nate Thurmond

Rebounds (Reb)

Bill Russell Nate Thurmond

Field Goals Made (FG)

Bill Russell Nate Thurmond

Free Throw Made (FT)

Bill Russell Nate Thurmond

Free Throw Attempts (FTA)

Bill Russell Nate Thurmond

Points Per Game (PPG)

Bill Russell Nate Thurmond

Assists Per Game (APG)

Bill Russell Nate Thurmond

Rebounds Per Game (RPG)

Bill Russell Nate Thurmond

Field Goal Percentage (FG%)

Bill Russell Nate Thurmond

Free Throw Percentage (FT%)

Bill Russell Nate Thurmond

True Shooting Percentage

Bill Russell Nate Thurmond

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