Nemanja Bjelica vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Nemanja Bjelica 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

Nemanja Bjelica

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Nemanja Bjelica: 2015-16 to 2021-22
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Nemanja Bjelica 1 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Nemanja Bjelica 7 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Nemanja Bjelica 3 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Nemanja Bjelica 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Nemanja Bjelica 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Nemanja Bjelica 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nemanja Bjelica 7.6 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Nemanja Bjelica 4.6 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Nemanja Bjelica 1.8 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Nemanja Bjelica 0.6 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Nemanja Bjelica 0.4 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Nemanja Bjelica 3,412 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Nemanja Bjelica 2,051 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Nemanja Bjelica 825 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Nemanja Bjelica 288 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Nemanja Bjelica 184 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Nemanja Bjelica 449 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nemanja Bjelica .466 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Nemanja Bjelica .384 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Nemanja Bjelica .759 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nemanja Bjelica 11.5 (2020) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Nemanja Bjelica 6.4 (2020) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Nemanja Bjelica 2.8 (2020) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Nemanja Bjelica 0.9 (2020) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Nemanja Bjelica 0.7 (2019) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nemanja Bjelica 3.8 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Nemanja Bjelica 2.3 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Nemanja Bjelica 1.0 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Nemanja Bjelica 0.4 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Nemanja Bjelica 0.1 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Nemanja Bjelica 84 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Nemanja Bjelica 51 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Nemanja Bjelica 22 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Nemanja Bjelica 9 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Nemanja Bjelica 3 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Nemanja Bjelica 22 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nemanja Bjelica .492 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Nemanja Bjelica .478 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Nemanja Bjelica .650 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nemanja Bjelica 9.0 (2021) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Nemanja Bjelica 3.0 (2018) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Nemanja Bjelica 1.1 (2022) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Nemanja Bjelica 1.0 (2021) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Nemanja Bjelica 0.5 (2021) 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.