Caleb Houstan vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Caleb Houstan 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

Caleb Houstan

vs.

Nate Thurmond

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

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Caleb Houstan 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Caleb Houstan 2 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Caleb Houstan 1 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Caleb Houstan 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Caleb Houstan 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Caleb Houstan 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Caleb Houstan 4.1 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Caleb Houstan 1.7 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Caleb Houstan 0.5 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Caleb Houstan 0.2 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Caleb Houstan 0.1 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Caleb Houstan 446 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Caleb Houstan 183 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Caleb Houstan 59 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Caleb Houstan 27 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Caleb Houstan 11 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Caleb Houstan 110 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Caleb Houstan .376 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Caleb Houstan .359 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Caleb Houstan .818 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Caleb Houstan 4.3 (2024) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Caleb Houstan 1.9 (2023) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Caleb Houstan 0.6 (2023) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Caleb Houstan 0.3 (2024) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Caleb Houstan 0.1 (2023) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Caleb Houstan 1.0 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Caleb Houstan 0.7 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Caleb Houstan 0.0 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Caleb Houstan 0.0 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Caleb Houstan 0.0 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Caleb Houstan 3 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Caleb Houstan 2 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Caleb Houstan 0 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Caleb Houstan 0 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Caleb Houstan 0 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Caleb Houstan 3 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Caleb Houstan .500 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Caleb Houstan .500 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Caleb Houstan - Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Caleb Houstan 1.0 (2024) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Caleb Houstan 0.7 (2024) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Caleb Houstan 0.0 (2024) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Caleb Houstan 0.0 (2024) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Caleb Houstan 0.0 (2024) 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.