Norvel Pelle vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Norvel Pelle 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

Norvel Pelle

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Norvel Pelle: 2019-20 to 2021-22
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Norvel Pelle 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Norvel Pelle 3 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Norvel Pelle 1 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Norvel Pelle 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Norvel Pelle 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Norvel Pelle 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Norvel Pelle 2.1 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Norvel Pelle 2.4 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Norvel Pelle 0.3 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Norvel Pelle 0.1 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Norvel Pelle 1.0 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Norvel Pelle 83 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Norvel Pelle 97 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Norvel Pelle 10 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Norvel Pelle 4 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Norvel Pelle 41 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Norvel Pelle 40 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Norvel Pelle .529 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Norvel Pelle .000 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Norvel Pelle .550 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Norvel Pelle 2.4 (2020) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Norvel Pelle 3.0 (2020) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Norvel Pelle 0.3 (2020) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Norvel Pelle 0.1 (2020) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Norvel Pelle 1.3 (2020) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Norvel Pelle 0.0 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Norvel Pelle 0.0 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Norvel Pelle 0.0 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Norvel Pelle 1.0 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Norvel Pelle 1.0 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Norvel Pelle 0 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Norvel Pelle 0 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Norvel Pelle 0 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Norvel Pelle 1 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Norvel Pelle 1 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Norvel Pelle 1 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Norvel Pelle - Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Norvel Pelle - Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Norvel Pelle - Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Norvel Pelle 0.0 (2020) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Norvel Pelle 0.0 (2020) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Norvel Pelle 0.0 (2020) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Norvel Pelle 1.0 (2020) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Norvel Pelle 1.0 (2020) 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.