Ray Spalding vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Ray Spalding 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

Ray Spalding

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Ray Spalding: 2018-19 to 2020-21
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Ray Spalding 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Ray Spalding 2 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Ray Spalding 0 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Ray Spalding 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Ray Spalding 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Ray Spalding 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ray Spalding 3.6 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Ray Spalding 3.3 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Ray Spalding 0.3 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Ray Spalding 0.6 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Ray Spalding 0.6 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Ray Spalding 58 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Ray Spalding 52 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Ray Spalding 5 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Ray Spalding 9 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Ray Spalding 10 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Ray Spalding 16 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ray Spalding .529 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Ray Spalding .000 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Ray Spalding .286 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ray Spalding 3.9 (2019) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Ray Spalding 3.4 (2019) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Ray Spalding 0.4 (2019) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Ray Spalding 0.6 (2019) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Ray Spalding 1.0 (2021) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ray Spalding - Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Ray Spalding - Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Ray Spalding - Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Ray Spalding - Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Ray Spalding - Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Ray Spalding - Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Ray Spalding - Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Ray Spalding - Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Ray Spalding - Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Ray Spalding - Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Ray Spalding 0 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ray Spalding - Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Ray Spalding - Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Ray Spalding - Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ray Spalding - Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Ray Spalding - Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Ray Spalding - Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Ray Spalding - Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Ray Spalding - 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.