Omari Spellman vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Omari Spellman 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

Omari Spellman

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Omari Spellman: 2018-19 to 2019-20
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Omari Spellman 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Omari Spellman 2 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Omari Spellman 0 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Omari Spellman 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Omari Spellman 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Omari Spellman 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Omari Spellman 6.8 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Omari Spellman 4.3 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Omari Spellman 1.0 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Omari Spellman 0.6 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Omari Spellman 0.5 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Omari Spellman 642 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Omari Spellman 413 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Omari Spellman 94 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Omari Spellman 59 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Omari Spellman 49 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Omari Spellman 95 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Omari Spellman .417 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Omari Spellman .366 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Omari Spellman .766 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Omari Spellman 7.6 (2020) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Omari Spellman 4.5 (2020) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Omari Spellman 1.0 (2019) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Omari Spellman 0.7 (2020) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Omari Spellman 0.5 (2019) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Omari Spellman - Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Omari Spellman - Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Omari Spellman - Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Omari Spellman - Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Omari Spellman - Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Omari Spellman - Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Omari Spellman - Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Omari Spellman - Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Omari Spellman - Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Omari Spellman - Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Omari Spellman 0 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Omari Spellman - Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Omari Spellman - Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Omari Spellman - Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Omari Spellman - Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Omari Spellman - Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Omari Spellman - Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Omari Spellman - Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Omari Spellman - 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.