Dale Schlueter vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Dale Schlueter 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

Dale Schlueter

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dale Schlueter: 1968-69 to 1977-78
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dale Schlueter 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Dale Schlueter 10 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Dale Schlueter 3 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Dale Schlueter 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Dale Schlueter 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Dale Schlueter 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dale Schlueter 5.3 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Dale Schlueter 5.2 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Dale Schlueter 1.6 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Dale Schlueter 0.3 * Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Dale Schlueter 0.4 * Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Dale Schlueter 3,130 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Dale Schlueter 3,034 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Dale Schlueter 920 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Dale Schlueter 67 * Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Dale Schlueter 91 * Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Dale Schlueter 586 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dale Schlueter .497 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Dale Schlueter - n/a ** Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dale Schlueter .678 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dale Schlueter 11.7 (1972) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Dale Schlueter 10.6 (1972) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Dale Schlueter 3.5 (1972) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Dale Schlueter 0.4 (1974) * Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Dale Schlueter 0.6 (1975) * Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dale Schlueter 2.4 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Dale Schlueter 2.5 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Dale Schlueter 0.2 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Dale Schlueter 0.1 * Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Dale Schlueter 0.2 * Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Dale Schlueter 41 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Dale Schlueter 43 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Dale Schlueter 4 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Dale Schlueter 2 * Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Dale Schlueter 3 * Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Dale Schlueter 17 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dale Schlueter .538 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Dale Schlueter - n/a ** Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dale Schlueter .542 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dale Schlueter 4.3 (1969) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Dale Schlueter 7.3 (1969) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Dale Schlueter 0.3 (1969) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Dale Schlueter 0.2 (1975) * Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Dale Schlueter 0.4 (1976) * 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.