Bonzie Colson vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Bonzie Colson 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

Bonzie Colson

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bonzie Colson: 2018-19 to 2018-19
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bonzie Colson 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Bonzie Colson 1 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Bonzie Colson 0 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Bonzie Colson 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Bonzie Colson 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Bonzie Colson 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bonzie Colson 4.9 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Bonzie Colson 3.8 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Bonzie Colson 0.4 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Bonzie Colson 0.6 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Bonzie Colson 0.1 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bonzie Colson 39 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Bonzie Colson 30 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Bonzie Colson 3 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Bonzie Colson 5 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Bonzie Colson 1 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Bonzie Colson 8 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bonzie Colson .333 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Bonzie Colson .238 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bonzie Colson .889 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bonzie Colson 4.9 (2019) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Bonzie Colson 3.8 (2019) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Bonzie Colson 0.4 (2019) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Bonzie Colson 0.6 (2019) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Bonzie Colson 0.1 (2019) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bonzie Colson - Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Bonzie Colson - Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Bonzie Colson - Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Bonzie Colson - Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Bonzie Colson - Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bonzie Colson - Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Bonzie Colson - Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Bonzie Colson - Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Bonzie Colson - Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Bonzie Colson - Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Bonzie Colson 0 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bonzie Colson - Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Bonzie Colson - Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bonzie Colson - Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bonzie Colson - Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Bonzie Colson - Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Bonzie Colson - Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Bonzie Colson - Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Bonzie Colson - 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.