Marreese Speights vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Marreese Speights 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

Marreese Speights

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Marreese Speights: 2008-09 to 2017-18
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Marreese Speights 1 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Marreese Speights 10 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Marreese Speights 7 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Marreese Speights 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Marreese Speights 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Marreese Speights 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Marreese Speights 7.9 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Marreese Speights 4.1 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Marreese Speights 0.7 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Marreese Speights 0.3 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Marreese Speights 0.5 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Marreese Speights 5,592 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Marreese Speights 2,875 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Marreese Speights 461 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Marreese Speights 189 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Marreese Speights 356 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Marreese Speights 705 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Marreese Speights .459 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Marreese Speights .356 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Marreese Speights .797 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Marreese Speights 10.4 (2015) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Marreese Speights 6.2 (2012) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Marreese Speights 0.9 (2015) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Marreese Speights 0.5 (2010) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Marreese Speights 0.7 (2009) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Marreese Speights 5.3 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Marreese Speights 2.5 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Marreese Speights 0.4 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Marreese Speights 0.2 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Marreese Speights 0.4 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Marreese Speights 320 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Marreese Speights 152 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Marreese Speights 24 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Marreese Speights 14 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Marreese Speights 22 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Marreese Speights 60 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Marreese Speights .410 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Marreese Speights .397 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Marreese Speights .671 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Marreese Speights 6.6 (2017) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Marreese Speights 4.3 (2012) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Marreese Speights 0.5 (2011) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Marreese Speights 0.4 (2012) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Marreese Speights 0.6 (2014) 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.