David Noel vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and David Noel 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

David Noel

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
David Noel: 2006-07 to 2006-07
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships David Noel 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons David Noel 1 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played David Noel 0 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games David Noel 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team David Noel 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) David Noel 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game David Noel 2.7 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game David Noel 1.8 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game David Noel 1.0 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game David Noel 0.4 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game David Noel 0.1 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points David Noel 184 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds David Noel 123 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists David Noel 65 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals David Noel 25 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks David Noel 9 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games David Noel 68 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage David Noel .367 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage David Noel .321 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage David Noel .860 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game David Noel 2.7 (2007) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game David Noel 1.8 (2007) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game David Noel 1.0 (2007) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game David Noel 0.4 (2007) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game David Noel 0.1 (2007) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game David Noel - Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game David Noel - Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game David Noel - Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game David Noel - Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game David Noel - Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points David Noel - Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds David Noel - Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists David Noel - Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals David Noel - Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks David Noel - Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games David Noel 0 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage David Noel - Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage David Noel - Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage David Noel - Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game David Noel - Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game David Noel - Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game David Noel - Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game David Noel - Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game David Noel - 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.