Ira Bowman vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Ira Bowman 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

Ira Bowman

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Ira Bowman: 1999-00 to 2001-02
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Ira Bowman 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Ira Bowman 3 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Ira Bowman 1 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Ira Bowman 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Ira Bowman 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Ira Bowman 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ira Bowman 0.9 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Ira Bowman 0.3 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Ira Bowman 0.5 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Ira Bowman 0.2 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Ira Bowman 0.0 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Ira Bowman 15 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Ira Bowman 5 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Ira Bowman 9 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Ira Bowman 3 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Ira Bowman 0 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Ira Bowman 17 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ira Bowman .636 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Ira Bowman .000 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Ira Bowman .500 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ira Bowman 3.3 (2002) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Ira Bowman 0.7 (2001) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Ira Bowman 2.3 (2001) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Ira Bowman 0.7 (2002) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Ira Bowman 0.0 (2002) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ira Bowman 0.0 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Ira Bowman 0.0 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Ira Bowman 0.3 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Ira Bowman 0.0 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Ira Bowman 0.0 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Ira Bowman 0 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Ira Bowman 0 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Ira Bowman 2 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Ira Bowman 0 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Ira Bowman 0 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Ira Bowman 7 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ira Bowman .000 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Ira Bowman .000 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Ira Bowman .000 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ira Bowman 0.0 (2000) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Ira Bowman 0.0 (2000) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Ira Bowman 0.3 (2000) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Ira Bowman 0.0 (2000) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Ira Bowman 0.0 (2000) 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.