Bilal Coulibaly vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Bilal Coulibaly 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

Bilal Coulibaly

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bilal Coulibaly: 2023-24 to 2023-24
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bilal Coulibaly 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Bilal Coulibaly 1 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Bilal Coulibaly 0 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Bilal Coulibaly 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Bilal Coulibaly 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Bilal Coulibaly 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bilal Coulibaly 8.4 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Bilal Coulibaly 4.1 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Bilal Coulibaly 1.7 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Bilal Coulibaly 0.9 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Bilal Coulibaly 0.8 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bilal Coulibaly 532 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Bilal Coulibaly 256 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Bilal Coulibaly 110 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Bilal Coulibaly 57 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Bilal Coulibaly 48 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Bilal Coulibaly 63 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bilal Coulibaly .435 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Bilal Coulibaly .346 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bilal Coulibaly .702 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bilal Coulibaly 8.4 (2024) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Bilal Coulibaly 4.1 (2024) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Bilal Coulibaly 1.7 (2024) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Bilal Coulibaly 0.9 (2024) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Bilal Coulibaly 0.8 (2024) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bilal Coulibaly - Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Bilal Coulibaly - Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Bilal Coulibaly - Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Bilal Coulibaly - Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Bilal Coulibaly - Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bilal Coulibaly - Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Bilal Coulibaly - Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Bilal Coulibaly - Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Bilal Coulibaly - Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Bilal Coulibaly - Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Bilal Coulibaly 0 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bilal Coulibaly - Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Bilal Coulibaly - Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bilal Coulibaly - Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bilal Coulibaly - Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Bilal Coulibaly - Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Bilal Coulibaly - Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Bilal Coulibaly - Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Bilal Coulibaly - 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. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.