Chinanu Onuaku vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

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

Chinanu Onuaku

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Chinanu Onuaku: 2016-17 to 2017-18
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Chinanu Onuaku 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Chinanu Onuaku 2 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Chinanu Onuaku 1 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Chinanu Onuaku 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Chinanu Onuaku 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

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

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Chinanu Onuaku 3.0 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Chinanu Onuaku 2.3 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Chinanu Onuaku 0.7 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Chinanu Onuaku 0.5 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Chinanu Onuaku 0.2 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Chinanu Onuaku 18 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Chinanu Onuaku 14 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Chinanu Onuaku 4 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Chinanu Onuaku 3 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Chinanu Onuaku 1 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Chinanu Onuaku 6 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Chinanu Onuaku .583 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Chinanu Onuaku - Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Chinanu Onuaku 1.000 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Chinanu Onuaku 4.0 (2018) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Chinanu Onuaku 4.0 (2018) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Chinanu Onuaku 1.0 (2018) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Chinanu Onuaku 0.6 (2017) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Chinanu Onuaku 0.2 (2017) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Chinanu Onuaku 0.0 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Chinanu Onuaku 1.0 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Chinanu Onuaku 1.0 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Chinanu Onuaku 1.0 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Chinanu Onuaku 0.0 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Chinanu Onuaku 0 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Chinanu Onuaku 1 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Chinanu Onuaku 1 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Chinanu Onuaku 1 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Chinanu Onuaku 0 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Chinanu Onuaku 1 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Chinanu Onuaku - Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Chinanu Onuaku - Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Chinanu Onuaku - Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Chinanu Onuaku 0.0 (2018) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Chinanu Onuaku 1.0 (2018) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Chinanu Onuaku 1.0 (2018) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Chinanu Onuaku 1.0 (2018) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Chinanu Onuaku 0.0 (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.