Sam Pellom vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Sam Pellom 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

Sam Pellom

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Sam Pellom: 1979-80 to 1982-83
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Sam Pellom 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Sam Pellom 4 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Sam Pellom 2 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Sam Pellom 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Sam Pellom 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Sam Pellom 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sam Pellom 4.4 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Sam Pellom 3.5 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Sam Pellom 0.5 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Sam Pellom 0.5 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Sam Pellom 0.8 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Sam Pellom 863 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Sam Pellom 685 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Sam Pellom 95 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Sam Pellom 91 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Sam Pellom 151 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Sam Pellom 196 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sam Pellom .464 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Sam Pellom .000 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Sam Pellom .724 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sam Pellom 5.9 (1981) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Sam Pellom 4.6 (1981) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Sam Pellom 0.6 (1981) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Sam Pellom 0.6 (1981) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Sam Pellom 1.2 (1981) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sam Pellom 0.6 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Sam Pellom 0.2 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Sam Pellom 0.2 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Sam Pellom 0.0 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Sam Pellom 0.2 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Sam Pellom 3 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Sam Pellom 1 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Sam Pellom 1 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Sam Pellom 0 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Sam Pellom 1 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Sam Pellom 5 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sam Pellom .167 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Sam Pellom - Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Sam Pellom .333 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sam Pellom 2.0 (1982) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Sam Pellom 1.0 (1982) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Sam Pellom 0.3 (1980) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Sam Pellom 0.0 (1982) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Sam Pellom 0.3 (1980) 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.