Keith Owens vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Keith Owens 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

Keith Owens

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Keith Owens: 1991-92 to 1991-92
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Keith Owens 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Keith Owens 1 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Keith Owens 0 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Keith Owens 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Keith Owens 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Keith Owens 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Keith Owens 1.3 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Keith Owens 0.8 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Keith Owens 0.2 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Keith Owens 0.3 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Keith Owens 0.2 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Keith Owens 26 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Keith Owens 15 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Keith Owens 3 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Keith Owens 5 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Keith Owens 4 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Keith Owens 20 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Keith Owens .281 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Keith Owens - Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Keith Owens .800 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Keith Owens 1.3 (1992) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Keith Owens 0.8 (1992) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Keith Owens 0.2 (1992) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Keith Owens 0.3 (1992) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Keith Owens 0.2 (1992) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Keith Owens - Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Keith Owens - Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Keith Owens - Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Keith Owens - Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Keith Owens - Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Keith Owens - Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Keith Owens - Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Keith Owens - Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Keith Owens - Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Keith Owens - Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Keith Owens 0 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Keith Owens - Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Keith Owens - Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Keith Owens - Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Keith Owens - Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Keith Owens - Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Keith Owens - Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Keith Owens - Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Keith Owens - 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.