Chips Sobek vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Chips Sobek 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

Chips Sobek

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Chips Sobek: 1949-50 to 1949-50
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Chips Sobek 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Chips Sobek 1 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Chips Sobek 1 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Chips Sobek 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Chips Sobek 0 * Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Chips Sobek 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Chips Sobek 5.8 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Chips Sobek - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Chips Sobek 1.6 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Chips Sobek - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Chips Sobek - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Chips Sobek 346 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Chips Sobek - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Chips Sobek 95 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Chips Sobek - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Chips Sobek - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Chips Sobek 60 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Chips Sobek .378 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Chips Sobek - n/a ** Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Chips Sobek .761 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Chips Sobek 5.8 (1950) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Chips Sobek - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Chips Sobek 1.6 (1950) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Chips Sobek - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Chips Sobek - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Chips Sobek 10.7 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Chips Sobek - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Chips Sobek 1.0 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Chips Sobek - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Chips Sobek - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Chips Sobek 32 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Chips Sobek - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Chips Sobek 3 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Chips Sobek - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Chips Sobek - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Chips Sobek 3 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Chips Sobek .500 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Chips Sobek - n/a ** Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Chips Sobek .750 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Chips Sobek 10.7 (1950) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Chips Sobek - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Chips Sobek 1.0 (1950) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Chips Sobek - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Chips Sobek - 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. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51, this player has no data for the stat.