Tom Owens vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Tom Owens 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

Tom Owens

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tom Owens: 1976-77 to 1982-83
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tom Owens 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Tom Owens 7 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Tom Owens 5 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Tom Owens 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Tom Owens 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Tom Owens 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tom Owens 11.5 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Tom Owens 6.2 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Tom Owens 2.0 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Tom Owens 0.5 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Tom Owens 0.5 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Tom Owens 5,612 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Tom Owens 3,010 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Tom Owens 984 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Tom Owens 230 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Tom Owens 259 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Tom Owens 488 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tom Owens .508 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Tom Owens .250 * Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tom Owens .764 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tom Owens 18.5 (1979) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Tom Owens 9.0 (1979) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Tom Owens 3.7 (1979) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Tom Owens 0.7 (1979) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Tom Owens 0.7 (1979) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tom Owens 9.9 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Tom Owens 5.1 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Tom Owens 2.1 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Tom Owens 0.7 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Tom Owens 0.6 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Tom Owens 159 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Tom Owens 82 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Tom Owens 33 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Tom Owens 11 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Tom Owens 10 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Tom Owens 16 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tom Owens .528 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Tom Owens - * Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tom Owens .676 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tom Owens 15.2 (1978) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Tom Owens 7.0 (1980) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Tom Owens 4.3 (1978) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Tom Owens 1.3 (1979) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Tom Owens 1.2 (1978) 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. 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.