Leon Powe vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Leon Powe 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

Leon Powe

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Leon Powe: 2006-07 to 2010-11
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Leon Powe 1 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Leon Powe 5 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Leon Powe 4 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Leon Powe 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Leon Powe 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Leon Powe 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Leon Powe 6.2 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Leon Powe 3.8 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Leon Powe 0.3 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Leon Powe 0.3 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Leon Powe 0.3 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Leon Powe 1,484 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Leon Powe 911 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Leon Powe 78 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Leon Powe 69 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Leon Powe 82 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Leon Powe 239 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Leon Powe .515 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Leon Powe .000 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Leon Powe .682 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Leon Powe 7.9 (2008) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Leon Powe 4.9 (2009) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Leon Powe 0.7 (2009) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Leon Powe 0.3 (2009) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Leon Powe 0.5 (2009) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Leon Powe 4.3 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Leon Powe 2.4 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Leon Powe 0.1 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Leon Powe 0.0 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Leon Powe 0.1 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Leon Powe 138 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Leon Powe 77 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Leon Powe 4 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Leon Powe 0 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Leon Powe 3 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Leon Powe 32 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Leon Powe .457 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Leon Powe - Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Leon Powe .675 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Leon Powe 5.0 (2008) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Leon Powe 4.5 (2009) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Leon Powe 0.2 (2008) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Leon Powe 0.0 (2011) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Leon Powe 0.1 (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.