Ira Newble vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Ira Newble 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

Ira Newble

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Ira Newble: 2000-01 to 2007-08
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Ira Newble 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Ira Newble 8 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Ira Newble 3 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Ira Newble 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Ira Newble 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Ira Newble 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ira Newble 5.1 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Ira Newble 2.9 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Ira Newble 0.9 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Ira Newble 0.5 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Ira Newble 0.3 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Ira Newble 1,930 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Ira Newble 1,114 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Ira Newble 342 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Ira Newble 204 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Ira Newble 105 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Ira Newble 380 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ira Newble .446 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Ira Newble .341 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Ira Newble .778 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ira Newble 8.0 (2002) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Ira Newble 5.3 (2002) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Ira Newble 1.4 (2003) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Ira Newble 0.9 (2002) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Ira Newble 0.5 (2002) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ira Newble 0.6 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Ira Newble 0.3 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Ira Newble 0.1 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Ira Newble 0.1 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Ira Newble 0.0 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Ira Newble 7 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Ira Newble 3 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Ira Newble 1 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Ira Newble 1 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Ira Newble 0 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Ira Newble 12 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ira Newble .600 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Ira Newble .333 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Ira Newble - Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ira Newble 1.4 (2006) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Ira Newble 0.4 (2006) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Ira Newble 0.2 (2007) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Ira Newble 0.2 (2006) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Ira Newble 0.0 (2008) 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.