Keita Bates-Diop vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Keita Bates-Diop 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

Keita Bates-Diop

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Keita Bates-Diop: 2018-19 to 2023-24
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Keita Bates-Diop 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Keita Bates-Diop 6 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Keita Bates-Diop 1 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Keita Bates-Diop 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Keita Bates-Diop 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Keita Bates-Diop 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Keita Bates-Diop 6.0 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Keita Bates-Diop 3.0 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Keita Bates-Diop 0.9 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Keita Bates-Diop 0.5 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Keita Bates-Diop 0.3 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Keita Bates-Diop 1,697 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Keita Bates-Diop 848 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Keita Bates-Diop 241 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Keita Bates-Diop 146 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Keita Bates-Diop 99 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Keita Bates-Diop 283 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Keita Bates-Diop .474 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Keita Bates-Diop .333 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Keita Bates-Diop .751 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Keita Bates-Diop 9.7 (2023) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Keita Bates-Diop 3.9 (2022) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Keita Bates-Diop 1.5 (2023) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Keita Bates-Diop 0.7 (2023) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Keita Bates-Diop 0.5 (2020) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Keita Bates-Diop 0.6 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Keita Bates-Diop 1.2 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Keita Bates-Diop 0.2 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Keita Bates-Diop 0.0 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Keita Bates-Diop 0.0 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Keita Bates-Diop 3 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Keita Bates-Diop 6 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Keita Bates-Diop 1 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Keita Bates-Diop 0 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Keita Bates-Diop 0 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Keita Bates-Diop 5 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Keita Bates-Diop .200 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Keita Bates-Diop - Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Keita Bates-Diop .500 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Keita Bates-Diop 0.6 (2020) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Keita Bates-Diop 1.2 (2020) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Keita Bates-Diop 0.2 (2020) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Keita Bates-Diop 0.0 (2020) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Keita Bates-Diop 0.0 (2020) 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.