Chris Clemons vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Chris Clemons 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

Chris Clemons

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Chris Clemons: 2019-20 to 2019-20
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Chris Clemons 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Chris Clemons 1 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Chris Clemons 1 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Chris Clemons 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Chris Clemons 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Chris Clemons 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Chris Clemons 4.9 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Chris Clemons 0.9 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Chris Clemons 0.8 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Chris Clemons 0.3 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Chris Clemons 0.2 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Chris Clemons 161 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Chris Clemons 30 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Chris Clemons 27 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Chris Clemons 9 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Chris Clemons 6 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Chris Clemons 33 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Chris Clemons .401 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Chris Clemons .346 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Chris Clemons .909 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Chris Clemons 4.9 (2020) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Chris Clemons 0.9 (2020) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Chris Clemons 0.8 (2020) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Chris Clemons 0.3 (2020) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Chris Clemons 0.2 (2020) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Chris Clemons 3.5 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Chris Clemons 1.0 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Chris Clemons 0.0 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Chris Clemons 0.0 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Chris Clemons 0.0 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Chris Clemons 7 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Chris Clemons 2 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Chris Clemons 0 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Chris Clemons 0 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Chris Clemons 0 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Chris Clemons 2 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Chris Clemons .400 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Chris Clemons .400 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Chris Clemons .500 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Chris Clemons 3.5 (2020) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Chris Clemons 1.0 (2020) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Chris Clemons 0.0 (2020) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Chris Clemons 0.0 (2020) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Chris Clemons 0.0 (2020) 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.