Charles O'Bannon vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Charles O'Bannon 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

Charles O'Bannon

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Charles O'Bannon: 1997-98 to 1998-99
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Charles O'Bannon 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Charles O'Bannon 2 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Charles O'Bannon 1 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Charles O'Bannon 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Charles O'Bannon 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Charles O'Bannon 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Charles O'Bannon 2.5 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Charles O'Bannon 1.4 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Charles O'Bannon 0.6 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Charles O'Bannon 0.2 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Charles O'Bannon 0.1 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Charles O'Bannon 120 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Charles O'Bannon 67 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Charles O'Bannon 29 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Charles O'Bannon 11 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Charles O'Bannon 4 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Charles O'Bannon 48 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Charles O'Bannon .400 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Charles O'Bannon .000 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Charles O'Bannon .870 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Charles O'Bannon 3.1 (1999) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Charles O'Bannon 1.9 (1999) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Charles O'Bannon 0.7 (1999) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Charles O'Bannon 0.3 (1998) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Charles O'Bannon 0.2 (1999) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Charles O'Bannon 1.0 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Charles O'Bannon 0.3 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Charles O'Bannon 0.3 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Charles O'Bannon 0.0 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Charles O'Bannon 0.0 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Charles O'Bannon 4 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Charles O'Bannon 1 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Charles O'Bannon 1 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Charles O'Bannon 0 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Charles O'Bannon 0 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Charles O'Bannon 4 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Charles O'Bannon .667 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Charles O'Bannon - Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Charles O'Bannon - Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Charles O'Bannon 1.0 (1999) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Charles O'Bannon 0.3 (1999) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Charles O'Bannon 0.3 (1999) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Charles O'Bannon 0.0 (1999) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Charles O'Bannon 0.0 (1999) 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.