Rick Calloway vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Rick Calloway 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

Rick Calloway

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Calloway: 1990-91 to 1990-91
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Calloway 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Rick Calloway 1 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Rick Calloway 0 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Rick Calloway 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Rick Calloway 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Rick Calloway 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Calloway 3.2 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Rick Calloway 1.2 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Rick Calloway 1.0 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Rick Calloway 0.3 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Rick Calloway 0.1 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Calloway 205 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Rick Calloway 78 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Rick Calloway 61 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Rick Calloway 22 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Rick Calloway 7 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Rick Calloway 64 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Calloway .391 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Rick Calloway .000 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rick Calloway .696 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Calloway 3.2 (1991) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Calloway 1.2 (1991) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Rick Calloway 1.0 (1991) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Rick Calloway 0.3 (1991) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Rick Calloway 0.1 (1991) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Calloway - Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Rick Calloway - Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Rick Calloway - Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Rick Calloway - Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Rick Calloway - Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Calloway - Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Rick Calloway - Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Rick Calloway - Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Rick Calloway - Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Rick Calloway - Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Rick Calloway 0 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Calloway - Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Rick Calloway - Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rick Calloway - Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Calloway - Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Calloway - Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Rick Calloway - Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Rick Calloway - Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Rick Calloway - 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.