Bob Sura vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

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

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bob Sura: 1995-96 to 2004-05
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bob Sura 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Bob Sura 10 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Bob Sura 3 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Bob Sura 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

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

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Bob Sura 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bob Sura 8.6 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Bob Sura 3.4 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Bob Sura 3.8 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Bob Sura 1.0 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Bob Sura 0.2 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bob Sura 5,654 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Bob Sura 2,240 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Bob Sura 2,474 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Bob Sura 641 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Bob Sura 142 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Bob Sura 657 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bob Sura .414 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Bob Sura .325 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bob Sura .689 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bob Sura 13.8 (2000) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Bob Sura 5.5 (2005) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Bob Sura 5.2 (2005) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Bob Sura 1.2 (2000) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Bob Sura 0.4 (1997) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bob Sura 4.8 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Bob Sura 2.4 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Bob Sura 1.6 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Bob Sura 0.7 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Bob Sura 0.0 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bob Sura 63 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Bob Sura 31 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Bob Sura 21 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Bob Sura 9 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Bob Sura 0 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Bob Sura 13 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bob Sura .426 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Bob Sura .467 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bob Sura .667 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bob Sura 7.9 (2005) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Bob Sura 3.9 (2005) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Bob Sura 2.0 (2005) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Bob Sura 1.0 (2005) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Bob Sura 0.0 (2005) 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.