Bill Thieben vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Bill Thieben 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

Bill Thieben

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bill Thieben: 1956-57 to 1957-58
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bill Thieben 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Bill Thieben 2 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Bill Thieben 1 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Bill Thieben 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Bill Thieben 0 * Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Bill Thieben 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bill Thieben 4.0 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Bill Thieben 3.2 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Bill Thieben 0.3 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Bill Thieben - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Bill Thieben - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Thieben 337 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Bill Thieben 272 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Bill Thieben 24 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Bill Thieben - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Bill Thieben - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Bill Thieben 85 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Thieben .331 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Bill Thieben - n/a ** Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bill Thieben .640 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Thieben 4.1 (1957) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Thieben 3.6 (1957) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Bill Thieben 0.3 (1957) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Bill Thieben - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Bill Thieben - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bill Thieben 7.0 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Bill Thieben 3.0 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Bill Thieben 1.5 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Bill Thieben - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Bill Thieben - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Thieben 14 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Bill Thieben 6 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Bill Thieben 3 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Bill Thieben - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Bill Thieben - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Bill Thieben 2 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Thieben .857 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Bill Thieben - n/a ** Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bill Thieben .333 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Thieben 7.0 (1957) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Thieben 3.0 (1957) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Bill Thieben 1.5 (1957) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Bill Thieben - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Bill Thieben - 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.