Bam Adebayo vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Bam Adebayo 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

Bam Adebayo

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bam Adebayo: 2017-18 to 2023-24
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bam Adebayo 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Bam Adebayo 7 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Bam Adebayo 5 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Bam Adebayo 3 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Bam Adebayo 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Bam Adebayo 4 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bam Adebayo 15.4 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Bam Adebayo 8.7 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Bam Adebayo 3.5 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Bam Adebayo 1.0 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Bam Adebayo 0.9 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bam Adebayo 7,513 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Bam Adebayo 4,275 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Bam Adebayo 1,707 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Bam Adebayo 509 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Bam Adebayo 436 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Bam Adebayo 489 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bam Adebayo .547 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Bam Adebayo .221 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bam Adebayo .755 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bam Adebayo 20.4 (2023) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Bam Adebayo 10.4 (2024) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Bam Adebayo 5.4 (2021) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Bam Adebayo 1.4 (2022) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Bam Adebayo 1.3 (2020) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bam Adebayo 15.9 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Bam Adebayo 9.0 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Bam Adebayo 3.4 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Bam Adebayo 0.9 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Bam Adebayo 0.7 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bam Adebayo 1,095 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Bam Adebayo 624 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Bam Adebayo 234 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Bam Adebayo 62 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Bam Adebayo 48 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Bam Adebayo 69 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bam Adebayo .526 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Bam Adebayo .000 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bam Adebayo .764 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bam Adebayo 17.9 (2023) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Bam Adebayo 10.3 (2020) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Bam Adebayo 4.4 (2020) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Bam Adebayo 1.3 (2021) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Bam Adebayo 0.8 (2020) 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.