Cheick Diallo vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

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

Cheick Diallo

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Cheick Diallo: 2016-17 to 2021-22
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Cheick Diallo 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Cheick Diallo 5 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Cheick Diallo 1 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Cheick Diallo 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Cheick Diallo 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

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

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Cheick Diallo 5.2 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Cheick Diallo 4.1 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Cheick Diallo 0.4 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Cheick Diallo 0.3 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Cheick Diallo 0.4 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Cheick Diallo 958 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Cheick Diallo 759 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Cheick Diallo 78 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Cheick Diallo 56 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Cheick Diallo 73 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Cheick Diallo 183 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Cheick Diallo .596 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Cheick Diallo .286 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Cheick Diallo .774 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Cheick Diallo 6.0 (2019) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Cheick Diallo 5.2 (2019) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Cheick Diallo 0.5 (2019) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Cheick Diallo 0.5 (2019) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Cheick Diallo 0.5 (2019) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Cheick Diallo 1.4 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Cheick Diallo 1.3 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Cheick Diallo 0.0 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Cheick Diallo 0.1 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Cheick Diallo 0.1 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Cheick Diallo 10 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Cheick Diallo 9 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Cheick Diallo 0 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Cheick Diallo 1 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Cheick Diallo 1 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Cheick Diallo 7 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Cheick Diallo .417 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Cheick Diallo - Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Cheick Diallo - Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Cheick Diallo 1.4 (2018) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Cheick Diallo 1.3 (2018) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Cheick Diallo 0.0 (2018) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Cheick Diallo 0.1 (2018) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Cheick Diallo 0.1 (2018) 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.