Manute Bol vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Manute Bol 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

Manute Bol

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Manute Bol: 1985-86 to 1994-95
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Manute Bol 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Manute Bol 10 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Manute Bol 5 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Manute Bol 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Manute Bol 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Manute Bol 1 Nate Thurmond 5

Blocks Leader Manute Bol 2 Nate Thurmond 0 *

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Manute Bol 2.6 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Manute Bol 4.2 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Manute Bol 0.3 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Manute Bol 0.2 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Manute Bol 3.3 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Manute Bol 1,599 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Manute Bol 2,647 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Manute Bol 171 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Manute Bol 126 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Manute Bol 2,086 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Manute Bol 624 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Manute Bol .407 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Manute Bol .210 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Manute Bol .561 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Manute Bol 3.9 (1989) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Manute Bol 6.0 (1986) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Manute Bol 0.5 (1990) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Manute Bol 0.4 (1986) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Manute Bol 5.0 (1986) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Manute Bol 2.8 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Manute Bol 3.8 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Manute Bol 0.1 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Manute Bol 0.2 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Manute Bol 2.7 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Manute Bol 82 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Manute Bol 109 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Manute Bol 3 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Manute Bol 6 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Manute Bol 77 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Manute Bol 29 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Manute Bol .386 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Manute Bol .087 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Manute Bol .444 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Manute Bol 4.6 (1986) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Manute Bol 7.6 (1986) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Manute Bol 0.2 (1986) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Manute Bol 0.6 (1986) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Manute Bol 5.8 (1986) 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.