Ben Clyde vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Ben Clyde 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

Ben Clyde

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Ben Clyde: 1974-75 to 1974-75
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Ben Clyde 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Ben Clyde 1 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Ben Clyde 0 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Ben Clyde 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Ben Clyde 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Ben Clyde 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ben Clyde 2.8 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Ben Clyde 1.6 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Ben Clyde 0.2 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Ben Clyde 0.2 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Ben Clyde 0.1 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Ben Clyde 69 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Ben Clyde 41 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Ben Clyde 5 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Ben Clyde 5 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Ben Clyde 3 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Ben Clyde 25 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ben Clyde .431 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Ben Clyde - n/a ** Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Ben Clyde .778 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ben Clyde 2.8 (1975) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Ben Clyde 1.6 (1975) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Ben Clyde 0.2 (1975) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Ben Clyde 0.2 (1975) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Ben Clyde 0.1 (1975) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ben Clyde - Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Ben Clyde - Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Ben Clyde - Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Ben Clyde - Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Ben Clyde - Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Ben Clyde - Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Ben Clyde - Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Ben Clyde - Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Ben Clyde - Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Ben Clyde - Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Ben Clyde 0 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ben Clyde - Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Ben Clyde - n/a ** Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Ben Clyde - Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ben Clyde - Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Ben Clyde - Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Ben Clyde - Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Ben Clyde - Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Ben Clyde - 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.