Leon Benbow vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Leon Benbow 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

Leon Benbow

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Leon Benbow: 1974-75 to 1975-76
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Leon Benbow 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Leon Benbow 2 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Leon Benbow 1 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Leon Benbow 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Leon Benbow 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Leon Benbow 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Leon Benbow 5.5 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Leon Benbow 1.9 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Leon Benbow 1.6 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Leon Benbow 0.6 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Leon Benbow 0.1 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Leon Benbow 628 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Leon Benbow 214 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Leon Benbow 183 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Leon Benbow 73 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Leon Benbow 17 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Leon Benbow 115 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Leon Benbow .394 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Leon Benbow - n/a ** Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Leon Benbow .759 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Leon Benbow 7.1 (1976) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Leon Benbow 2.3 (1976) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Leon Benbow 2.1 (1976) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Leon Benbow 0.8 (1976) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Leon Benbow 0.2 (1975) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Leon Benbow 2.5 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Leon Benbow 0.5 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Leon Benbow 1.0 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Leon Benbow 0.0 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Leon Benbow 0.0 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Leon Benbow 5 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Leon Benbow 1 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Leon Benbow 2 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Leon Benbow 0 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Leon Benbow 0 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Leon Benbow 2 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Leon Benbow .500 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Leon Benbow - n/a ** Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Leon Benbow .500 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Leon Benbow 2.5 (1975) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Leon Benbow 0.5 (1975) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Leon Benbow 1.0 (1975) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Leon Benbow 0.0 (1975) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Leon Benbow 0.0 (1975) 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.