Ruben Nembhard vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Ruben Nembhard 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

Ruben Nembhard

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Ruben Nembhard: 1996-97 to 1996-97
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Ruben Nembhard 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Ruben Nembhard 1 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Ruben Nembhard 0 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Ruben Nembhard 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Ruben Nembhard 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Ruben Nembhard 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ruben Nembhard 4.0 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Ruben Nembhard 0.8 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Ruben Nembhard 1.7 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Ruben Nembhard 0.9 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Ruben Nembhard 0.0 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Ruben Nembhard 40 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Ruben Nembhard 8 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Ruben Nembhard 17 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Ruben Nembhard 9 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Ruben Nembhard 0 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Ruben Nembhard 10 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ruben Nembhard .432 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Ruben Nembhard .000 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Ruben Nembhard .800 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ruben Nembhard 4.0 (1997) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Ruben Nembhard 0.8 (1997) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Ruben Nembhard 1.7 (1997) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Ruben Nembhard 0.9 (1997) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Ruben Nembhard 0.0 (1997) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ruben Nembhard - Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Ruben Nembhard - Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Ruben Nembhard - Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Ruben Nembhard - Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Ruben Nembhard - Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Ruben Nembhard - Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Ruben Nembhard - Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Ruben Nembhard - Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Ruben Nembhard - Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Ruben Nembhard - Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Ruben Nembhard 0 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ruben Nembhard - Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Ruben Nembhard - Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Ruben Nembhard - Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ruben Nembhard - Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Ruben Nembhard - Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Ruben Nembhard - Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Ruben Nembhard - Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Ruben Nembhard - 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.