Dennis Bell vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Dennis Bell 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

Dennis Bell

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dennis Bell: 1973-74 to 1975-76
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dennis Bell 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Dennis Bell 3 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Dennis Bell 1 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Dennis Bell 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Dennis Bell 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Dennis Bell 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dennis Bell 2.8 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Dennis Bell 1.9 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Dennis Bell 0.4 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Dennis Bell 0.4 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Dennis Bell 0.2 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Dennis Bell 175 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Dennis Bell 119 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Dennis Bell 28 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Dennis Bell 28 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Dennis Bell 10 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Dennis Bell 63 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dennis Bell .374 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Dennis Bell - n/a ** Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dennis Bell .535 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dennis Bell 3.0 (1975) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Dennis Bell 2.0 (1975) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Dennis Bell 0.5 (1975) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Dennis Bell 0.6 (1976) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Dennis Bell 0.2 (1975) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dennis Bell 0.7 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Dennis Bell 1.3 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Dennis Bell 0.0 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Dennis Bell 0.0 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Dennis Bell 0.0 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Dennis Bell 2 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Dennis Bell 4 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Dennis Bell 0 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Dennis Bell 0 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Dennis Bell 0 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Dennis Bell 3 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dennis Bell .125 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Dennis Bell - n/a ** Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dennis Bell .000 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dennis Bell 0.7 (1975) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Dennis Bell 1.3 (1975) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Dennis Bell 0.0 (1975) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Dennis Bell 0.0 (1975) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Dennis Bell 0.0 (1975) 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.