James Nunnally vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and James Nunnally 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

James Nunnally

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
James Nunnally: 2013-14 to 2020-21
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships James Nunnally 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons James Nunnally 3 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played James Nunnally 0 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games James Nunnally 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team James Nunnally 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) James Nunnally 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Nunnally 2.6 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game James Nunnally 0.9 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game James Nunnally 0.5 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game James Nunnally 0.2 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game James Nunnally 0.1 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points James Nunnally 95 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds James Nunnally 33 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists James Nunnally 18 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals James Nunnally 7 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks James Nunnally 2 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games James Nunnally 37 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Nunnally .344 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage James Nunnally .323 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage James Nunnally .733 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Nunnally 3.4 (2014) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game James Nunnally 1.5 (2014) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game James Nunnally 0.6 (2014) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game James Nunnally 0.5 (2014) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game James Nunnally 0.2 (2014) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Nunnally - Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game James Nunnally - Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game James Nunnally - Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game James Nunnally - Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game James Nunnally - Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points James Nunnally - Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds James Nunnally - Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists James Nunnally - Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals James Nunnally - Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks James Nunnally - Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games James Nunnally 0 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Nunnally - Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage James Nunnally - Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage James Nunnally - Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Nunnally - Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game James Nunnally - Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game James Nunnally - Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game James Nunnally - Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game James Nunnally - 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.