Art Spector vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Art Spector 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

Art Spector

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Art Spector: 1946-47 to 1949-50
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Art Spector 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Art Spector 4 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Art Spector 1 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Art Spector 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Art Spector 0 * Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Art Spector 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Art Spector 5.0 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Art Spector - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Art Spector 0.8 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Art Spector - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Art Spector - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Art Spector 852 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Art Spector - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Art Spector 143 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Art Spector - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Art Spector - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Art Spector 169 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Art Spector .280 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Art Spector - n/a ** Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Art Spector .575 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Art Spector 6.0 (1947) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Art Spector - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Art Spector 1.3 (1949) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Art Spector - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Art Spector - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Art Spector 2.0 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Art Spector - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Art Spector 0.0 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Art Spector - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Art Spector - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Art Spector 6 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Art Spector - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Art Spector 0 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Art Spector - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Art Spector - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Art Spector 3 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Art Spector .222 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Art Spector - n/a ** Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Art Spector .500 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Art Spector 2.0 (1948) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Art Spector - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Art Spector 0.0 (1948) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Art Spector - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Art Spector - n/a ** 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. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51, this player has no data for the stat.