Dick O'Keefe vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Dick O'Keefe 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

Dick O'Keefe

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dick O'Keefe: 1947-48 to 1950-51
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dick O'Keefe 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Dick O'Keefe 4 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Dick O'Keefe 2 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Dick O'Keefe 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Dick O'Keefe 0 * Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Dick O'Keefe 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dick O'Keefe 5.2 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Dick O'Keefe 2.2 * Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Dick O'Keefe 0.9 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Dick O'Keefe - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Dick O'Keefe - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Dick O'Keefe 888 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Dick O'Keefe 37 * Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Dick O'Keefe 160 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Dick O'Keefe - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Dick O'Keefe - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Dick O'Keefe 172 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dick O'Keefe .272 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Dick O'Keefe - n/a ** Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dick O'Keefe .640 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dick O'Keefe 7.0 (1950) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Dick O'Keefe 2.2 (1951) * Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Dick O'Keefe 1.5 (1951) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Dick O'Keefe - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Dick O'Keefe - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dick O'Keefe 5.5 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Dick O'Keefe - * Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Dick O'Keefe 1.2 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Dick O'Keefe - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Dick O'Keefe - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Dick O'Keefe 72 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Dick O'Keefe 0 * Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Dick O'Keefe 16 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Dick O'Keefe - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Dick O'Keefe - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Dick O'Keefe 13 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dick O'Keefe .356 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Dick O'Keefe - n/a ** Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dick O'Keefe .714 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dick O'Keefe 7.5 (1950) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Dick O'Keefe - * Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Dick O'Keefe 2.5 (1950) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Dick O'Keefe - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Dick O'Keefe - 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. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. 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.