Royce O'Neale vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Royce O'Neale 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

Royce O'Neale

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Royce O'Neale: 2017-18 to 2023-24
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Royce O'Neale 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Royce O'Neale 7 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Royce O'Neale 7 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Royce O'Neale 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Royce O'Neale 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Royce O'Neale 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Royce O'Neale 6.8 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Royce O'Neale 4.8 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Royce O'Neale 2.4 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Royce O'Neale 0.8 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Royce O'Neale 0.4 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Royce O'Neale 3,564 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Royce O'Neale 2,524 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Royce O'Neale 1,273 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Royce O'Neale 416 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Royce O'Neale 229 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Royce O'Neale 525 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Royce O'Neale .426 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Royce O'Neale .381 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Royce O'Neale .773 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Royce O'Neale 8.8 (2023) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Royce O'Neale 6.8 (2021) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Royce O'Neale 3.7 (2023) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Royce O'Neale 1.1 (2022) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Royce O'Neale 0.6 (2023) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Royce O'Neale 7.7 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Royce O'Neale 5.2 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Royce O'Neale 1.9 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Royce O'Neale 0.9 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Royce O'Neale 0.3 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Royce O'Neale 371 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Royce O'Neale 249 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Royce O'Neale 92 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Royce O'Neale 42 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Royce O'Neale 13 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Royce O'Neale 48 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Royce O'Neale .438 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Royce O'Neale .369 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Royce O'Neale .711 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Royce O'Neale 11.3 (2021) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Royce O'Neale 7.3 (2021) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Royce O'Neale 3.5 (2023) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Royce O'Neale 1.3 (2020) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Royce O'Neale 0.4 (2019) 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.