Tommy O'Keefe vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Tommy O'Keefe 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

Tommy O'Keefe

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tommy O'Keefe: 1950-51 to 1950-51
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tommy O'Keefe 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Tommy O'Keefe 1 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Tommy O'Keefe 0 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Tommy O'Keefe 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Tommy O'Keefe 0 * Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Tommy O'Keefe 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tommy O'Keefe 3.8 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Tommy O'Keefe 1.2 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Tommy O'Keefe 1.7 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Tommy O'Keefe - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Tommy O'Keefe - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Tommy O'Keefe 23 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Tommy O'Keefe 7 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Tommy O'Keefe 10 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Tommy O'Keefe - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Tommy O'Keefe - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Tommy O'Keefe 6 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tommy O'Keefe .357 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Tommy O'Keefe - n/a ** Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tommy O'Keefe .750 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tommy O'Keefe 3.8 (1951) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Tommy O'Keefe 1.2 (1951) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Tommy O'Keefe 1.7 (1951) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Tommy O'Keefe - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Tommy O'Keefe - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tommy O'Keefe - Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Tommy O'Keefe - Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Tommy O'Keefe - Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Tommy O'Keefe - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Tommy O'Keefe - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Tommy O'Keefe - Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Tommy O'Keefe - Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Tommy O'Keefe - Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Tommy O'Keefe - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Tommy O'Keefe - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Tommy O'Keefe 0 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tommy O'Keefe - Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Tommy O'Keefe - n/a ** Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tommy O'Keefe - Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tommy O'Keefe - Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Tommy O'Keefe - Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Tommy O'Keefe - Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Tommy O'Keefe - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Tommy O'Keefe - n/a ** 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. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.