Al Fleming vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Al Fleming 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

Al Fleming

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Al Fleming: 1977-78 to 1977-78
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Al Fleming 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Al Fleming 1 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Al Fleming 1 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Al Fleming 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Al Fleming 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Al Fleming 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Al Fleming 2.0 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Al Fleming 1.5 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Al Fleming 0.4 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Al Fleming 0.0 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Al Fleming 0.3 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Al Fleming 40 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Al Fleming 30 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Al Fleming 7 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Al Fleming 0 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Al Fleming 5 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Al Fleming 20 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Al Fleming .484 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Al Fleming - n/a ** Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Al Fleming .588 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Al Fleming 2.0 (1978) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Al Fleming 1.5 (1978) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Al Fleming 0.4 (1978) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Al Fleming 0.0 (1978) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Al Fleming 0.3 (1978) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Al Fleming 1.4 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Al Fleming 0.8 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Al Fleming 0.4 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Al Fleming 0.2 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Al Fleming 0.0 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Al Fleming 7 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Al Fleming 4 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Al Fleming 2 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Al Fleming 1 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Al Fleming 0 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Al Fleming 5 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Al Fleming .333 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Al Fleming - n/a ** Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Al Fleming .750 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Al Fleming 1.4 (1978) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Al Fleming 0.8 (1978) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Al Fleming 0.4 (1978) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Al Fleming 0.2 (1978) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Al Fleming 0.0 (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, this player has no data for the stat.