Joe Colone vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Joe Colone 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

Joe Colone

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Joe Colone: 1948-49 to 1948-49
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Joe Colone 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Joe Colone 1 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Joe Colone 1 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Joe Colone 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Joe Colone 0 * Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Joe Colone 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Joe Colone 5.5 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Joe Colone - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Joe Colone 0.6 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Joe Colone - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Joe Colone - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Joe Colone 83 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Joe Colone - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Joe Colone 9 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Joe Colone - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Joe Colone - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Joe Colone 15 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joe Colone .310 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Joe Colone - n/a ** Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Joe Colone .684 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joe Colone 5.5 (1949) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Joe Colone - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Joe Colone 0.6 (1949) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Joe Colone - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Joe Colone - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Joe Colone 4.3 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Joe Colone - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Joe Colone 0.8 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Joe Colone - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Joe Colone - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Joe Colone 17 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Joe Colone - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Joe Colone 3 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Joe Colone - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Joe Colone - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Joe Colone 4 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joe Colone .233 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Joe Colone - n/a ** Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Joe Colone .500 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joe Colone 4.3 (1949) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Joe Colone - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Joe Colone 0.8 (1949) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Joe Colone - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Joe Colone - 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.