Nate Thurmond stats
Last played for the Cleveland Cavaliers, 1976-77
Bio
- Debut
- 1963
- College
- Bowling Green
- All-Defensive Second Team
- 3x
- All-Defensive First Team
- 2x
- All-Rookie First Team
- 1963-64
Bio
- Debut
- 1963
- College
- Bowling Green
- All-Defensive Second Team
- 3x
- All-Defensive First Team
- 2x
- All-Rookie First Team
- 1963-64
Stats
Per game
Career regular season
- PTS
- 15.0
- REB
- 2.7
- AST
- 2.7
- STL
- 0.1
- BLK
- 0.6
- TS%
- 47.0
- MIN
- 37.2
- GP
- 964
| PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3. | REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor. | AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket. | STL: Possessions taken off the opponent by picking off a pass or a dribble. | BLK: Opponent shots swatted away before they reached the rim. | TS%: Scoring per shot with threes and free throws counted: PTS ÷ (2 × (FGA + 0.44 × FTA)). League average sits near 58%. | MIN: Minutes on the floor. | GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975-76 |  CLE | 4.6 | 5.3 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 44.1 | 17.4 | 65 |
| 1976-77 | CLE | 5.5 | 7.6 | 1.7 | 0.3 | 1.7 | 45.8 | 20.3 | 49 |
What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TS% · MIN · GP
Career Postseason
- PTS
- 11.9
- REB
- 2.5
- AST
- 2.8
- STL
- 0.1
- BLK
- 0.6
- TS%
- 45.6
- MIN
- 35.5
- GP
- 81
Totals
Career regular season
- PTS
- 14,437
- REB
- 2,571
- AST
- 2,575
- STL
- 125
- BLK
- 553
- TO
- 0
- FGM
- 5,521
- 3PTM
- 0
| PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3. | REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor. | AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket. | STL: Possessions taken off the opponent by picking off a pass or a dribble. | BLK: Opponent shots swatted away before they reached the rim. | TO: Possessions handed to the opponent by a bad pass, a lost dribble or an offensive foul — lower is better. | FGM: Shots made from the floor — everything except free throws. | 3PTM: Three-point shots made. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975-76 | CLE | 298 | 344 | 68 | 18 | 86 | 0 | 122 | 0 |
| 1976-77 | CLE | 268 | 374 | 83 | 16 | 81 | 0 | 100 | 0 |
What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · FGM · 3PTM
Per 36 min
Career regular season
- PTS
- 14.5
- REB
- 2.6
- AST
- 2.6
- STL
- 0.1
- BLK
- 0.6
- TS%
- 47.0
- MIN
- 37.2
- GP
- 964
Per 36 minutes: each per-game figure scaled by 36 ÷ minutes played. Derived here, and shooting percentages are left untouched because they do not scale.
| PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3. | REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor. | AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket. | STL: Possessions taken off the opponent by picking off a pass or a dribble. | BLK: Opponent shots swatted away before they reached the rim. | TS%: Scoring per shot with threes and free throws counted: PTS ÷ (2 × (FGA + 0.44 × FTA)). League average sits near 58%. | MIN: Minutes on the floor. | GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975-76 | CLE | 9.5 | 11.0 | 2.1 | 0.6 | 2.7 | 44.1 | 17.4 | 65 |
| 1976-77 | CLE | 9.8 | 13.5 | 3.0 | 0.5 | 3.0 | 45.8 | 20.3 | 49 |
What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TS% · MIN · GP
What were Nate Thurmond's career stats?
ESPN's season-by-season log for Nate Thurmond covers 2 seasons with the Cavaliers; its career totals count every season. He scored 14,437 points with 2,571 rebounds and 2,575 assists in 964 games — 15.0 points, 2.7 rebounds and 2.7 assists per game. His best season was 1975-76: 298 points, 344 rebounds and 68 assists.
League leaderboards and awards
2 seasons, 2 postseasons, 1975-76 to 1976-77
Awards
- NBA All-Rookie First Team: 1963-64
- NBA All-Defensive First Team ×2: 1968-69, 1970-71
- NBA All-Defensive Second Team ×3: 1971-72, 1972-73, 1973-74
All-time career rank
- 157th in points (14,437)
- 244th in assists (2,575)
- 216th in blocks (553)
Among the 2,424 NBA players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.