Nick Calathes vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Nick Calathes 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

Nick Calathes

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Nick Calathes: 2013-14 to 2014-15
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Nick Calathes 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Nick Calathes 2 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Nick Calathes 1 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Nick Calathes 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Nick Calathes 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Nick Calathes 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nick Calathes 4.6 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Nick Calathes 1.9 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Nick Calathes 2.7 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Nick Calathes 1.0 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Nick Calathes 0.1 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Nick Calathes 590 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Nick Calathes 243 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Nick Calathes 353 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Nick Calathes 129 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Nick Calathes 13 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Nick Calathes 129 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nick Calathes .441 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Nick Calathes .288 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Nick Calathes .581 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nick Calathes 4.9 (2014) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Nick Calathes 1.9 (2014) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Nick Calathes 2.9 (2014) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Nick Calathes 1.1 (2015) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Nick Calathes 0.1 (2014) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nick Calathes 3.3 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Nick Calathes 1.6 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Nick Calathes 1.6 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Nick Calathes 0.9 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Nick Calathes 0.1 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Nick Calathes 33 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Nick Calathes 16 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Nick Calathes 16 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Nick Calathes 9 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Nick Calathes 1 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Nick Calathes 10 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nick Calathes .333 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Nick Calathes .462 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Nick Calathes .375 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nick Calathes 3.3 (2015) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Nick Calathes 1.6 (2015) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Nick Calathes 1.6 (2015) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Nick Calathes 0.9 (2015) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Nick Calathes 0.1 (2015) 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.