Kevin Ollie vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Kevin Ollie 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

Kevin Ollie

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kevin Ollie: 1997-98 to 2009-10
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kevin Ollie 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Kevin Ollie 13 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Kevin Ollie 5 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Kevin Ollie 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Kevin Ollie 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kevin Ollie 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kevin Ollie 3.8 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Kevin Ollie 1.5 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Kevin Ollie 2.3 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Kevin Ollie 0.5 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Kevin Ollie 0.0 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kevin Ollie 2,496 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Kevin Ollie 1,018 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Kevin Ollie 1,501 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Kevin Ollie 335 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Kevin Ollie 25 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Kevin Ollie 662 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kevin Ollie .410 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Kevin Ollie .310 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kevin Ollie .792 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kevin Ollie 6.5 (2003) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Kevin Ollie 2.3 (2002) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Kevin Ollie 3.6 (2002) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Kevin Ollie 0.8 (2003) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Kevin Ollie 0.1 (1999) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kevin Ollie 2.0 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Kevin Ollie 0.6 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Kevin Ollie 1.5 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Kevin Ollie 0.2 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Kevin Ollie 0.0 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kevin Ollie 86 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Kevin Ollie 27 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Kevin Ollie 61 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Kevin Ollie 7 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Kevin Ollie 0 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Kevin Ollie 42 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kevin Ollie .400 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Kevin Ollie .500 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kevin Ollie .935 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kevin Ollie 5.8 (2002) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Kevin Ollie 2.4 (2002) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Kevin Ollie 4.6 (2002) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Kevin Ollie 0.7 (2008) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Kevin Ollie 0.0 (2010) 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.