Bol Bol vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

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

Bol Bol

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bol Bol: 2019-20 to 2023-24
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bol Bol 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Bol Bol 5 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Bol Bol 3 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Bol Bol 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Bol Bol 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

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

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bol Bol 6.0 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Bol Bol 3.6 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Bol Bol 0.6 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Bol Bol 0.3 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Bol Bol 0.8 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bol Bol 999 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Bol Bol 605 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Bol Bol 104 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Bol Bol 46 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Bol Bol 128 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Bol Bol 166 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bol Bol .550 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Bol Bol .327 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bol Bol .745 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bol Bol 9.1 (2023) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Bol Bol 5.8 (2023) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Bol Bol 1.0 (2023) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

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

Blocks Per Game Bol Bol 1.2 (2023) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bol Bol 2.1 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Bol Bol 1.0 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Bol Bol 0.2 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Bol Bol 0.3 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Bol Bol 0.2 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bol Bol 21 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Bol Bol 10 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Bol Bol 2 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Bol Bol 3 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Bol Bol 2 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Bol Bol 10 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bol Bol .462 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Bol Bol .500 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bol Bol .875 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bol Bol 4.8 (2020) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Bol Bol 1.3 (2024) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Bol Bol 0.7 (2021) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Bol Bol 0.5 (2020) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Bol Bol 0.5 (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.