Mo Bamba vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Mo Bamba 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

Mo Bamba

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mo Bamba: 2018-19 to 2023-24
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mo Bamba 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Mo Bamba 6 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Mo Bamba 1 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Mo Bamba 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Mo Bamba 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Mo Bamba 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mo Bamba 7.0 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Mo Bamba 5.5 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Mo Bamba 0.9 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Mo Bamba 0.4 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Mo Bamba 1.3 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Mo Bamba 2,323 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Mo Bamba 1,835 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Mo Bamba 288 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Mo Bamba 123 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Mo Bamba 429 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Mo Bamba 332 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mo Bamba .478 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Mo Bamba .361 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Mo Bamba .681 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mo Bamba 10.6 (2022) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Mo Bamba 8.1 (2022) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Mo Bamba 1.2 (2022) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Mo Bamba 0.5 (2022) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Mo Bamba 1.7 (2022) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mo Bamba 0.0 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Mo Bamba 1.0 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Mo Bamba 0.3 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Mo Bamba 0.0 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Mo Bamba 0.3 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Mo Bamba 0 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Mo Bamba 3 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Mo Bamba 1 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Mo Bamba 0 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Mo Bamba 1 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Mo Bamba 3 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mo Bamba .000 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Mo Bamba .000 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Mo Bamba - Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mo Bamba 0.0 (2023) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Mo Bamba 1.0 (2023) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Mo Bamba 0.3 (2023) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Mo Bamba 0.0 (2023) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Mo Bamba 0.3 (2023) 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.