Chimezie Metu vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

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

Chimezie Metu

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Chimezie Metu: 2018-19 to 2023-24
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Chimezie Metu 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Chimezie Metu 6 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Chimezie Metu 1 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Chimezie Metu 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Chimezie Metu 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

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

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Chimezie Metu 5.9 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Chimezie Metu 3.5 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Chimezie Metu 0.8 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Chimezie Metu 0.5 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Chimezie Metu 0.4 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Chimezie Metu 1,522 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Chimezie Metu 908 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Chimezie Metu 197 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Chimezie Metu 139 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Chimezie Metu 95 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Chimezie Metu 260 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Chimezie Metu .495 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Chimezie Metu .298 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Chimezie Metu .787 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Chimezie Metu 8.9 (2022) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Chimezie Metu 5.6 (2022) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Chimezie Metu 1.0 (2022) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Chimezie Metu 0.9 (2022) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Chimezie Metu 0.5 (2022) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Chimezie Metu 0.7 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Chimezie Metu 0.3 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Chimezie Metu 0.0 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Chimezie Metu 0.0 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Chimezie Metu 0.0 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Chimezie Metu 2 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Chimezie Metu 1 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Chimezie Metu 0 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Chimezie Metu 0 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Chimezie Metu 0 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Chimezie Metu 3 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Chimezie Metu .000 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Chimezie Metu - Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Chimezie Metu .667 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Chimezie Metu 0.7 (2023) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Chimezie Metu 0.3 (2023) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Chimezie Metu 0.0 (2023) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Chimezie Metu 0.0 (2023) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Chimezie Metu 0.0 (2023) 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.