Bob Rule vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Bob Rule 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

Bob Rule

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bob Rule: 1967-68 to 1974-75
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bob Rule 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Bob Rule 8 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Bob Rule 0 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Bob Rule 1 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Bob Rule 0 * Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Bob Rule 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bob Rule 17.4 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Bob Rule 8.3 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Bob Rule 1.5 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Bob Rule 0.4 * Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Bob Rule 0.4 * Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bob Rule 7,007 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Bob Rule 3,333 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Bob Rule 594 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Bob Rule 12 * Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Bob Rule 10 * Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Bob Rule 403 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bob Rule .461 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Bob Rule - n/a ** Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bob Rule .686 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bob Rule 29.8 (1971) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Bob Rule 11.5 (1971) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Bob Rule 2.0 (1975) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Bob Rule 0.5 (1974) * Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Bob Rule 0.4 (1974) * Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bob Rule - Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Bob Rule - Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Bob Rule - Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Bob Rule - * Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Bob Rule - * Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bob Rule - Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Bob Rule - Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Bob Rule - Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Bob Rule - * Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Bob Rule - * Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Bob Rule 0 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bob Rule - Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Bob Rule - n/a ** Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bob Rule - Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bob Rule - Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Bob Rule - Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Bob Rule - Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Bob Rule - * Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Bob Rule - * 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.