Simone Fontecchio vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Simone Fontecchio 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

Simone Fontecchio

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Simone Fontecchio: 2022-23 to 2023-24
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Simone Fontecchio 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Simone Fontecchio 2 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Simone Fontecchio 0 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Simone Fontecchio 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Simone Fontecchio 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Simone Fontecchio 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Simone Fontecchio 8.6 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Simone Fontecchio 2.8 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Simone Fontecchio 1.2 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Simone Fontecchio 0.5 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Simone Fontecchio 0.3 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Simone Fontecchio 1,020 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Simone Fontecchio 332 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Simone Fontecchio 143 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Simone Fontecchio 59 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Simone Fontecchio 31 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Simone Fontecchio 118 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Simone Fontecchio .427 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Simone Fontecchio .375 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Simone Fontecchio .809 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Simone Fontecchio 10.5 (2024) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Simone Fontecchio 3.7 (2024) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Simone Fontecchio 1.5 (2024) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Simone Fontecchio 0.7 (2024) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Simone Fontecchio 0.3 (2024) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Simone Fontecchio - Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Simone Fontecchio - Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Simone Fontecchio - Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Simone Fontecchio - Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Simone Fontecchio - Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Simone Fontecchio - Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Simone Fontecchio - Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Simone Fontecchio - Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Simone Fontecchio - Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Simone Fontecchio - Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Simone Fontecchio 0 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Simone Fontecchio - Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Simone Fontecchio - Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Simone Fontecchio - Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Simone Fontecchio - Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Simone Fontecchio - Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Simone Fontecchio - Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Simone Fontecchio - Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Simone Fontecchio - 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.