Mel Riebe vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Mel Riebe 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

Mel Riebe

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mel Riebe: 1946-47 to 1948-49
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mel Riebe 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Mel Riebe 3 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Mel Riebe 2 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Mel Riebe 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Mel Riebe 0 * Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Mel Riebe 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Riebe 10.8 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Mel Riebe - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Mel Riebe 1.5 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Mel Riebe - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Mel Riebe - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Riebe 1,575 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Mel Riebe - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Mel Riebe 212 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Mel Riebe - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Mel Riebe - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Mel Riebe 146 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Riebe .304 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Mel Riebe - n/a ** Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Mel Riebe .621 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Riebe 12.1 (1947) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Riebe - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Mel Riebe 2.4 (1949) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Mel Riebe - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Mel Riebe - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Riebe 10.5 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Mel Riebe - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Mel Riebe 0.8 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Mel Riebe - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Mel Riebe - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Riebe 63 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Mel Riebe - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Mel Riebe 5 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Mel Riebe - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Mel Riebe - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Mel Riebe 6 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Riebe .288 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Mel Riebe - n/a ** Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Mel Riebe .654 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Riebe 14.0 (1948) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Riebe - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Mel Riebe 1.0 (1948) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Mel Riebe - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Mel Riebe - n/a ** 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. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51, this player has no data for the stat.