Charlie Bell vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

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

Charlie Bell

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Charlie Bell: 2001-02 to 2010-11
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Charlie Bell 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Charlie Bell 7 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Charlie Bell 2 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Charlie Bell 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Charlie Bell 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

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

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Charlie Bell 8.5 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Charlie Bell 2.2 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Charlie Bell 2.3 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Charlie Bell 0.8 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Charlie Bell 0.1 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Charlie Bell 3,204 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Charlie Bell 814 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Charlie Bell 857 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Charlie Bell 303 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Charlie Bell 31 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Charlie Bell 376 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Charlie Bell .412 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Charlie Bell .361 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Charlie Bell .769 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Charlie Bell 13.5 (2007) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Charlie Bell 2.9 (2007) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Charlie Bell 3.1 (2008) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Charlie Bell 1.2 (2007) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Charlie Bell 0.2 (2010) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Charlie Bell 5.8 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Charlie Bell 0.4 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Charlie Bell 0.9 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Charlie Bell 0.4 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Charlie Bell 0.3 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Charlie Bell 46 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Charlie Bell 3 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Charlie Bell 7 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Charlie Bell 3 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Charlie Bell 2 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Charlie Bell 8 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Charlie Bell .378 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Charlie Bell .417 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Charlie Bell 1.000 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Charlie Bell 9.2 (2006) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Charlie Bell 0.6 (2006) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Charlie Bell 1.4 (2006) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Charlie Bell 0.6 (2006) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Charlie Bell 0.4 (2006) 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.