Greg Oden vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Greg Oden 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

Greg Oden

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Greg Oden: 2008-09 to 2013-14
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Greg Oden 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Greg Oden 3 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Greg Oden 2 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Greg Oden 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Greg Oden 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Greg Oden 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Greg Oden 8.0 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Greg Oden 6.2 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Greg Oden 0.5 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Greg Oden 0.4 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Greg Oden 1.2 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Greg Oden 840 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Greg Oden 656 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Greg Oden 51 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Greg Oden 40 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Greg Oden 130 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Greg Oden 105 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Greg Oden .574 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Greg Oden - Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Greg Oden .658 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Greg Oden 11.1 (2010) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Greg Oden 8.5 (2010) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Greg Oden 0.9 (2010) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Greg Oden 0.4 (2009) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Greg Oden 2.3 (2010) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Greg Oden 3.3 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Greg Oden 3.0 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Greg Oden 0.1 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Greg Oden 0.3 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Greg Oden 0.6 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Greg Oden 30 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Greg Oden 27 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Greg Oden 1 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Greg Oden 3 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Greg Oden 5 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Greg Oden 9 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Greg Oden .524 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Greg Oden - Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Greg Oden .667 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Greg Oden 5.0 (2009) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Greg Oden 4.3 (2009) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Greg Oden 0.3 (2014) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Greg Oden 0.3 (2014) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Greg Oden 0.8 (2009) 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.