Joel Bolomboy vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Joel Bolomboy 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

Joel Bolomboy

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Joel Bolomboy: 2016-17 to 2017-18
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Joel Bolomboy 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Joel Bolomboy 2 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Joel Bolomboy 1 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Joel Bolomboy 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Joel Bolomboy 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Joel Bolomboy 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Joel Bolomboy 1.7 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Joel Bolomboy 1.5 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Joel Bolomboy 0.1 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Joel Bolomboy 0.2 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Joel Bolomboy 0.1 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Joel Bolomboy 31 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Joel Bolomboy 27 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Joel Bolomboy 2 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Joel Bolomboy 3 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Joel Bolomboy 2 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Joel Bolomboy 18 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joel Bolomboy .545 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Joel Bolomboy .200 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Joel Bolomboy .500 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joel Bolomboy 1.8 (2017) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Joel Bolomboy 1.7 (2018) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Joel Bolomboy 0.2 (2017) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Joel Bolomboy 0.3 (2018) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Joel Bolomboy 0.2 (2017) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Joel Bolomboy 2.0 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Joel Bolomboy 1.0 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Joel Bolomboy 0.0 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Joel Bolomboy 0.0 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Joel Bolomboy 0.5 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Joel Bolomboy 4 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Joel Bolomboy 2 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Joel Bolomboy 0 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Joel Bolomboy 0 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Joel Bolomboy 1 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Joel Bolomboy 2 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joel Bolomboy .667 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Joel Bolomboy - Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Joel Bolomboy - Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joel Bolomboy 2.0 (2017) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Joel Bolomboy 1.0 (2017) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Joel Bolomboy 0.0 (2017) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Joel Bolomboy 0.0 (2017) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Joel Bolomboy 0.5 (2017) 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.