Bimbo Coles vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Bimbo Coles 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

Bimbo Coles

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bimbo Coles: 1990-91 to 2003-04
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bimbo Coles 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Bimbo Coles 14 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Bimbo Coles 3 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Bimbo Coles 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Bimbo Coles 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Bimbo Coles 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bimbo Coles 7.8 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Bimbo Coles 2.1 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Bimbo Coles 3.9 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Bimbo Coles 0.9 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Bimbo Coles 0.2 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bimbo Coles 6,628 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Bimbo Coles 1,820 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Bimbo Coles 3,313 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Bimbo Coles 735 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Bimbo Coles 134 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Bimbo Coles 852 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bimbo Coles .425 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Bimbo Coles .267 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bimbo Coles .811 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bimbo Coles 11.0 (1996) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Bimbo Coles 3.2 (1996) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Bimbo Coles 6.1 (1995) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Bimbo Coles 1.5 (1995) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Bimbo Coles 0.2 (1998) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bimbo Coles 8.4 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Bimbo Coles 2.0 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Bimbo Coles 2.3 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Bimbo Coles 0.9 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Bimbo Coles 0.1 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bimbo Coles 92 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Bimbo Coles 22 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Bimbo Coles 25 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Bimbo Coles 10 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Bimbo Coles 1 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Bimbo Coles 11 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bimbo Coles .525 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Bimbo Coles .286 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bimbo Coles .788 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bimbo Coles 13.8 (1994) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Bimbo Coles 2.8 (1994) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Bimbo Coles 3.4 (1994) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Bimbo Coles 1.4 (1994) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Bimbo Coles 0.2 (1994) 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.