Fab Melo vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Fab Melo 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

Fab Melo

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Fab Melo: 2012-13 to 2012-13
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Fab Melo 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Fab Melo 1 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Fab Melo 0 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Fab Melo 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Fab Melo 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Fab Melo 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Fab Melo 1.2 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Fab Melo 0.5 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Fab Melo 0.0 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Fab Melo 0.3 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Fab Melo 0.3 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Fab Melo 7 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Fab Melo 3 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Fab Melo 0 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Fab Melo 2 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Fab Melo 2 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Fab Melo 6 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Fab Melo .500 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Fab Melo - Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Fab Melo .250 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Fab Melo 1.2 (2013) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Fab Melo 0.5 (2013) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Fab Melo 0.0 (2013) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Fab Melo 0.3 (2013) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Fab Melo 0.3 (2013) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Fab Melo - Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Fab Melo - Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Fab Melo - Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Fab Melo - Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Fab Melo - Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Fab Melo - Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Fab Melo - Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Fab Melo - Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Fab Melo - Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Fab Melo - Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Fab Melo 0 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Fab Melo - Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Fab Melo - Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Fab Melo - Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Fab Melo - Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Fab Melo - Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Fab Melo - Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Fab Melo - Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Fab Melo - 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.