James Bouknight vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

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

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
James Bouknight: 2021-22 to 2023-24
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships James Bouknight 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons James Bouknight 3 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played James Bouknight 0 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games James Bouknight 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

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

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) James Bouknight 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 Bouknight 4.8 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game James Bouknight 1.7 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game James Bouknight 0.9 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game James Bouknight 0.3 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game James Bouknight 0.1 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points James Bouknight 383 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds James Bouknight 133 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists James Bouknight 73 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals James Bouknight 22 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks James Bouknight 7 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games James Bouknight 79 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Bouknight .363 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage James Bouknight .335 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage James Bouknight .762 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Bouknight 5.6 (2023) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game James Bouknight 2.1 (2023) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game James Bouknight 1.2 (2023) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game James Bouknight 0.4 (2023) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game James Bouknight 0.1 (2023) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Bouknight - Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game James Bouknight - Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game James Bouknight - Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game James Bouknight - Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game James Bouknight - Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points James Bouknight - Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds James Bouknight - Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists James Bouknight - Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals James Bouknight - Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks James Bouknight - Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games James Bouknight 0 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Bouknight - Nate Thurmond .416

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

Free Throw Percentage James Bouknight - Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

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

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

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

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

Blocks Per Game James Bouknight - 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.