Semi Ojeleye vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Semi Ojeleye 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

Semi Ojeleye

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Semi Ojeleye: 2017-18 to 2021-22
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Semi Ojeleye 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Semi Ojeleye 5 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Semi Ojeleye 4 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Semi Ojeleye 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Semi Ojeleye 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Semi Ojeleye 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Semi Ojeleye 3.4 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Semi Ojeleye 2.2 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Semi Ojeleye 0.4 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Semi Ojeleye 0.3 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Semi Ojeleye 0.1 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Semi Ojeleye 975 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Semi Ojeleye 613 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Semi Ojeleye 126 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Semi Ojeleye 76 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Semi Ojeleye 19 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Semi Ojeleye 284 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Semi Ojeleye .384 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Semi Ojeleye .344 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Semi Ojeleye .717 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Semi Ojeleye 4.6 (2021) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Semi Ojeleye 2.6 (2021) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Semi Ojeleye 0.7 (2021) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Semi Ojeleye 0.3 (2020) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Semi Ojeleye 0.2 (2022) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Semi Ojeleye 1.8 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Semi Ojeleye 1.1 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Semi Ojeleye 0.1 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Semi Ojeleye 0.2 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Semi Ojeleye 0.0 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Semi Ojeleye 67 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Semi Ojeleye 42 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Semi Ojeleye 5 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Semi Ojeleye 7 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Semi Ojeleye 1 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Semi Ojeleye 38 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Semi Ojeleye .284 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Semi Ojeleye .264 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Semi Ojeleye .846 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Semi Ojeleye 2.2 (2019) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Semi Ojeleye 1.6 (2018) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Semi Ojeleye 0.3 (2019) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Semi Ojeleye 0.5 (2021) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Semi Ojeleye 0.5 (2021) 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.