Nate Thurmond
- Seasons
- 1963-64 to 1976-77
- Position
- C-F
- Height
- 6′11″
- Weight
- 225 lb
- Born
- Jul 25, 1941
- College
- Bowling Green
- Draft
- 1963, round 1, pick 3
7All-Star selections
Career advanced
- PER
- 16.5
- True shooting
- .470
- Effective FG
- –
- Usage rate
- –
- Win shares
- 78.0
- WS per 48
- .104
- Box plus/minus
- 1.1
- VORP
- 6.0
- Best season, WS
- 9.9
- Best season, BPM
- 1.5
- MVP vote shares
- 0.44
- Finals appearances
- 2
League-leading seasons: 0 scoring, 0 rebounding, 0 assists, 0 steals, 0 blocks (per game, minimum 70% of team games).
Advanced by season
| Season | Team | Age | G | MP | PER | TS% | eFG% | USG% | OWS | DWS | WS | WS/48 | OBPM | DBPM | BPM | VORP | ORtg | DRtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963-64 | SFW | 22 | 76 | 1,966 | 12.1 | .423 | .395 | – | -0.9 | 4.4 | 3.5 | .085 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1964-65 | SFW | 23 | 77 | 3,173 | 16.5 | .456 | .419 | – | 1.0 | 5.1 | 6.1 | .092 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1965-66 | SFW | 24 | 73 | 2,891 | 15.0 | .454 | .406 | – | 0.3 | 4.0 | 4.3 | .072 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1966-67 | SFW | 25 | 65 | 2,761 | 17.4 | .480 | .437 | – | 1.7 | 5.6 | 7.2 | .125 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1967-68 | SFW | 26 | 51 | 2,222 | 19.0 | .466 | .411 | – | 0.5 | 4.7 | 5.2 | .112 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1968-69 | SFW | 27 | 71 | 3,208 | 18.4 | .457 | .410 | – | 0.5 | 6.1 | 6.5 | .098 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1969-70 | SFW | 28 | 43 | 1,919 | 18.2 | .483 | .414 | – | 0.7 | 3.0 | 3.7 | .093 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1970-71 | SFW | 29 | 82 | 3,351 | 18.5 | .501 | .445 | – | 3.8 | 3.4 | 7.2 | .103 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1971-72 | GSW | 30 | 78 | 3,362 | 18.7 | .492 | .432 | – | 2.6 | 6.4 | 9.0 | .128 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1972-73 | GSW | 31 | 79 | 3,419 | 17.3 | .499 | .446 | – | 3.2 | 6.7 | 9.9 | .140 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1973-74 | GSW | 32 | 62 | 2,463 | 15.0 | .492 | .444 | – | 2.6 | 3.4 | 6.0 | .117 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 2.1 | – | 95 |
| 1974-75 | CHI | 33 | 80 | 2,756 | 13.4 | .403 | .364 | – | -0.8 | 5.4 | 4.7 | .081 | -0.9 | 2.4 | 1.5 | 2.4 | – | 91 |
| 1975-76 | 2+ teams | 34 | 78 | 1,393 | 12.0 | .442 | .421 | – | 0.2 | 2.2 | 2.4 | .082 | -1.7 | 1.6 | -0.1 | 0.7 | – | 94 |
| 1976-77 | CLE | 35 | 49 | 997 | 14.3 | .458 | .407 | – | 0.5 | 1.8 | 2.3 | .113 | -1.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0.8 | – | 94 |
What these mean
- TS%
- True shooting: scoring efficiency counting twos, threes and free throws together.
- eFG%
- Effective field goal %: field goal % with threes weighted 1.5x.
- USG%
- Usage rate: share of team plays a player finished while on the floor (from 1977-78).
- PER
- Player efficiency rating: per-minute production, league average is 15.
- WS
- Win shares: wins a player produced, split into offense (OWS) and defense (DWS).
- WS/48
- Win shares per 48 minutes; about .100 is league average.
- BPM
- Box plus/minus: points per 100 possessions above an average player (from 1973-74).
- VORP
- Value over replacement player: BPM converted to total value over a bench-level player (from 1973-74).
- ORtg / DRtg
- Points produced and allowed per 100 possessions.
Estimated plus-minus (EPM) is a proprietary Dunks & Threes metric and isn't included.