Odie Spears vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Odie Spears 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

Odie Spears

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Odie Spears: 1948-49 to 1956-57
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Odie Spears 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Odie Spears 8 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Odie Spears 7 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Odie Spears 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Odie Spears 0 * Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Odie Spears 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Odie Spears 8.7 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Odie Spears 4.0 * Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Odie Spears 1.9 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Odie Spears - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Odie Spears - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Odie Spears 4,161 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Odie Spears 1,409 * Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Odie Spears 917 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Odie Spears - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Odie Spears - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Odie Spears 479 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Odie Spears .366 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Odie Spears - n/a ** Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Odie Spears .763 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Odie Spears 10.5 (1950) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Odie Spears 4.6 (1952) * Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Odie Spears 2.5 (1952) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Odie Spears - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Odie Spears - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Odie Spears 6.4 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Odie Spears 3.2 * Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Odie Spears 1.4 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Odie Spears - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Odie Spears - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Odie Spears 206 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Odie Spears 89 * Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Odie Spears 44 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Odie Spears - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Odie Spears - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Odie Spears 32 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Odie Spears .315 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Odie Spears - n/a ** Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Odie Spears .637 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Odie Spears 11.7 (1955) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Odie Spears 4.7 (1955) * Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Odie Spears 3.3 (1955) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Odie Spears - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Odie Spears - 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. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. 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.