Ray McCallum vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Ray McCallum 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

Ray McCallum

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Ray McCallum: 2013-14 to 2015-16
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Ray McCallum 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Ray McCallum 3 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Ray McCallum 0 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Ray McCallum 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Ray McCallum 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Ray McCallum 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ray McCallum 6.0 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Ray McCallum 2.0 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Ray McCallum 2.4 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Ray McCallum 0.5 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Ray McCallum 0.2 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Ray McCallum 920 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Ray McCallum 306 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Ray McCallum 368 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Ray McCallum 79 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Ray McCallum 27 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Ray McCallum 154 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ray McCallum .408 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Ray McCallum .335 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Ray McCallum .711 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ray McCallum 7.4 (2015) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Ray McCallum 2.6 (2015) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Ray McCallum 2.8 (2015) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Ray McCallum 0.7 (2015) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Ray McCallum 0.2 (2014) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ray McCallum - Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Ray McCallum - Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Ray McCallum - Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Ray McCallum - Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Ray McCallum - Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Ray McCallum - Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Ray McCallum - Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Ray McCallum - Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Ray McCallum - Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Ray McCallum - Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Ray McCallum 0 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ray McCallum - Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Ray McCallum - Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Ray McCallum - Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ray McCallum - Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Ray McCallum - Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Ray McCallum - Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Ray McCallum - Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Ray McCallum - 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.