Billy Owens vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Billy Owens 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

Billy Owens

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Billy Owens: 1991-92 to 2000-01
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Billy Owens 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Billy Owens 10 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Billy Owens 3 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Billy Owens 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Billy Owens 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Billy Owens 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Billy Owens 11.7 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Billy Owens 6.7 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Billy Owens 2.8 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Billy Owens 0.9 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Billy Owens 0.5 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Billy Owens 7,026 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Billy Owens 4,016 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Billy Owens 1,704 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Billy Owens 569 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Billy Owens 321 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Billy Owens 600 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Billy Owens .481 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Billy Owens .291 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Billy Owens .629 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Billy Owens 16.5 (1993) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Billy Owens 8.1 (1994) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Billy Owens 4.1 (1994) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Billy Owens 1.2 (1998) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Billy Owens 0.8 (1992) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Billy Owens 15.4 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Billy Owens 8.1 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Billy Owens 3.6 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Billy Owens 1.5 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Billy Owens 0.5 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Billy Owens 169 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Billy Owens 89 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Billy Owens 40 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Billy Owens 16 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Billy Owens 5 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Billy Owens 11 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Billy Owens .496 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Billy Owens .000 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Billy Owens .644 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Billy Owens 19.7 (1994) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Billy Owens 10.0 (1994) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Billy Owens 4.3 (1994) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Billy Owens 2.0 (1992) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Billy Owens 0.7 (1994) 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.