Jim Spruill vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Jim Spruill 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

Jim Spruill

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jim Spruill: 1948-49 to 1948-49
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jim Spruill 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Jim Spruill 1 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Jim Spruill 0 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Jim Spruill 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Jim Spruill 0 * Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Jim Spruill 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jim Spruill 2.0 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Jim Spruill - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Jim Spruill 0.0 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Jim Spruill - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Jim Spruill - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jim Spruill 2 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Jim Spruill - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Jim Spruill 0 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Jim Spruill - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Jim Spruill - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Jim Spruill 1 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jim Spruill .333 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Jim Spruill - n/a ** Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jim Spruill - Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jim Spruill 2.0 (1949) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Jim Spruill - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Jim Spruill 0.0 (1949) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Jim Spruill - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Jim Spruill - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jim Spruill - Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Jim Spruill - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Jim Spruill - Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Jim Spruill - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Jim Spruill - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jim Spruill - Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Jim Spruill - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Jim Spruill - Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Jim Spruill - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Jim Spruill - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Jim Spruill 0 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jim Spruill - Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Jim Spruill - n/a ** Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jim Spruill - Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jim Spruill - Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Jim Spruill - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Jim Spruill - Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Jim Spruill - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Jim Spruill - n/a ** 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. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51, this player has no data for the stat.