Jordan Bell vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Jordan Bell 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

Jordan Bell

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jordan Bell: 2017-18 to 2021-22
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jordan Bell 1 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Jordan Bell 5 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Jordan Bell 2 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Jordan Bell 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Jordan Bell 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Jordan Bell 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jordan Bell 3.7 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Jordan Bell 3.1 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Jordan Bell 1.2 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Jordan Bell 0.4 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Jordan Bell 0.8 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jordan Bell 593 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Jordan Bell 497 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Jordan Bell 201 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Jordan Bell 62 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Jordan Bell 122 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Jordan Bell 161 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jordan Bell .552 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Jordan Bell .200 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jordan Bell .636 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jordan Bell 4.6 (2018) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Jordan Bell 4.0 (2021) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Jordan Bell 1.8 (2018) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Jordan Bell 1.0 (2022) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Jordan Bell 1.0 (2018) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jordan Bell 2.6 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Jordan Bell 2.1 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Jordan Bell 0.8 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Jordan Bell 0.3 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Jordan Bell 0.5 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jordan Bell 82 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Jordan Bell 66 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Jordan Bell 26 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Jordan Bell 10 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Jordan Bell 16 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Jordan Bell 32 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jordan Bell .540 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Jordan Bell .000 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jordan Bell .583 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jordan Bell 2.7 (2019) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Jordan Bell 2.8 (2018) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Jordan Bell 0.9 (2018) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Jordan Bell 0.4 (2018) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Jordan Bell 0.5 (2018) 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.