Kelly Oubre Jr. vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Kelly Oubre Jr. 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

Kelly Oubre Jr.

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kelly Oubre Jr.: 2015-16 to 2023-24
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kelly Oubre Jr. 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Kelly Oubre Jr. 9 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Kelly Oubre Jr. 3 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Kelly Oubre Jr. 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Kelly Oubre Jr. 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kelly Oubre Jr. 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kelly Oubre Jr. 13.1 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Kelly Oubre Jr. 4.5 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Kelly Oubre Jr. 1.1 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Kelly Oubre Jr. 1.0 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Kelly Oubre Jr. 0.5 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kelly Oubre Jr. 7,790 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Kelly Oubre Jr. 2,664 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Kelly Oubre Jr. 639 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Kelly Oubre Jr. 594 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Kelly Oubre Jr. 296 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Kelly Oubre Jr. 595 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kelly Oubre Jr. .435 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Kelly Oubre Jr. .327 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kelly Oubre Jr. .751 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kelly Oubre Jr. 20.3 (2023) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Kelly Oubre Jr. 6.4 (2020) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Kelly Oubre Jr. 1.5 (2020) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Kelly Oubre Jr. 1.4 (2023) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Kelly Oubre Jr. 0.9 (2019) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kelly Oubre Jr. 7.0 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Kelly Oubre Jr. 2.8 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Kelly Oubre Jr. 0.6 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Kelly Oubre Jr. 1.1 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Kelly Oubre Jr. 0.6 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kelly Oubre Jr. 140 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Kelly Oubre Jr. 56 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Kelly Oubre Jr. 12 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Kelly Oubre Jr. 21 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Kelly Oubre Jr. 12 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Kelly Oubre Jr. 20 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kelly Oubre Jr. .398 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Kelly Oubre Jr. .314 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kelly Oubre Jr. .813 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kelly Oubre Jr. 9.3 (2018) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Kelly Oubre Jr. 3.8 (2018) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Kelly Oubre Jr. 2.0 (2024) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Kelly Oubre Jr. 2.5 (2024) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Kelly Oubre Jr. 2.0 (2024) 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.