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Nate ThurmondvsErick Dampier

Regular-season careers from the StatVault encyclopedia — the same tables as each player's profile.

C/PF · VAL group C

Nate Thurmond

1964–1977 · 14 seasons

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Erick Dampier

1997–2012 · 16 seasons

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At a glance

Nate Thurmond and Erick Dampier: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Nate Thurmond	Stat	Erick Dampier
14	Seasons	16
38.1	Career VAL	32.3
5.7 (1971)	Peak-season VAL	6.3 (2004)
Inducted 1985	Hall of Fame	—
—	Black ink (league-leading seasons)	0
—	Gray ink (top-10 finishes)	3

VAL is Value Above League — regular-season production measured against the league at the same position group (NBA VAL board). Black and gray ink count seasons from 2002 on.

Career regular season

Career regular-season statistics both Nate Thurmond and Erick Dampier have
Nate Thurmond	Stat	Erick Dampier
Career
964	Games	986
Per game
15.0	Points / game	7.4
15.0	Rebounds / game	7.1
2.7	Assists / game	0.8

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Points, Rebounds, Assists, Steals, Blocks, 3-pointers made, FG %, 3P %, FT %, True shooting %, PER, Win shares — Erick Dampier's career line covers 2002–2012 only (the table behind it does not cover 5 early-career seasons).

VAL by ageEach season plotted at the player's age that season, so careers line up by age rather than by calendar.

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Age	Nate Thurmond	Erick Dampier
21	—	0
22	0	1.2
23	4.2	0
24	1.8	0
25	4.1	0
26	3.2	0
27	3.1	1.4
28	2.1	6.3
29	5.7	3.7
30	4.8	2.9
31	5.4	4.7
32	2.4	4.4
33	1.3	4.6
34	0	2.5
35	0	0.6

Age	Nate Thurmond	Erick Dampier
21	—	0
22	0	1.2
23	4.2	0
24	1.8	0
25	4.1	0
26	3.2	0
27	3.1	1.4
28	2.1	6.3
29	5.7	3.7
30	4.8	2.9
31	5.4	4.7
32	2.4	4.4
33	1.3	4.6
34	0	2.5
35	0	0.6

Age	Nate Thurmond	Erick Dampier
21	—	0
22	0	1.2
23	4.2	0
24	1.8	0
25	4.1	0
26	3.2	0
27	3.1	1.4
28	2.1	6.3
29	5.7	3.7
30	4.8	2.9
31	5.4	4.7
32	2.4	4.4
33	1.3	4.6
34	0	2.5
35	0	0.6

Age	Nate Thurmond	Erick Dampier
21	—	0
22	0	1.2
23	4.2	0
24	1.8	0
25	4.1	0
26	3.2	0
27	3.1	1.4
28	2.1	6.3
29	5.7	3.7
30	4.8	2.9
31	5.4	4.7
32	2.4	4.4
33	1.3	4.6
34	0	2.5
35	0	0.6