Bob Love vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Bob Love 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

Bob Love

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bob Love: 1966-67 to 1976-77
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bob Love 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Bob Love 11 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Bob Love 6 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Bob Love 3 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bob Love 2 Nate Thurmond 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Bob Love 0 * Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Bob Love 3 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bob Love 17.6 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Bob Love 5.9 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Bob Love 1.4 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Bob Love 0.8 * Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Bob Love 0.2 * Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bob Love 13,895 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Bob Love 4,653 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Bob Love 1,123 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Bob Love 232 * Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Bob Love 56 * Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Bob Love 789 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bob Love .429 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Bob Love - n/a ** Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bob Love .805 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bob Love 25.8 (1972) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Bob Love 8.7 (1970) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Bob Love 2.3 (1971) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Bob Love 1.0 (1975) * Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Bob Love 0.3 (1974) * Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bob Love 22.9 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Bob Love 7.5 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Bob Love 1.9 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Bob Love 1.0 * Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Bob Love 0.4 * Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bob Love 1,076 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Bob Love 352 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Bob Love 87 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Bob Love 24 * Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Bob Love 10 * Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Bob Love 47 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bob Love .431 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Bob Love - n/a ** Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bob Love .776 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bob Love 26.7 (1971) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Bob Love 9.6 (1973) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Bob Love 3.3 (1973) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Bob Love 1.3 (1974) * Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Bob Love 0.5 (1974) * 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.