Daniel Oturu vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Daniel Oturu 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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2025-26
Daniel Oturu: 2020-21 to 2021-22
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Daniel Oturu 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Daniel Oturu 2 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Daniel Oturu 1 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Daniel Oturu 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Daniel Oturu 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Daniel Oturu 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Daniel Oturu 1.9 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Daniel Oturu 1.6 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Daniel Oturu 0.3 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Daniel Oturu 0.1 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Daniel Oturu 0.3 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Daniel Oturu 63 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Daniel Oturu 53 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Daniel Oturu 10 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Daniel Oturu 4 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Daniel Oturu 9 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Daniel Oturu 33 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Daniel Oturu .431 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Daniel Oturu .167 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Daniel Oturu .706 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Daniel Oturu 3.0 (2022) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Daniel Oturu 1.7 (2022) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Daniel Oturu 0.3 (2021) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Daniel Oturu 0.1 (2021) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Daniel Oturu 0.7 (2022) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Daniel Oturu 0.6 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Daniel Oturu 0.5 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Daniel Oturu 0.0 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Daniel Oturu 0.0 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Daniel Oturu 0.1 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Daniel Oturu 5 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Daniel Oturu 4 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Daniel Oturu 0 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Daniel Oturu 0 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Daniel Oturu 1 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Daniel Oturu 8 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Daniel Oturu .400 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Daniel Oturu .000 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Daniel Oturu .500 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Daniel Oturu 0.6 (2021) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Daniel Oturu 0.5 (2021) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Daniel Oturu 0.0 (2021) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Daniel Oturu 0.0 (2021) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Daniel Oturu 0.1 (2021) 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.