Shane Heal vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Shane Heal 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

Shane Heal

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Shane Heal: 1996-97 to 2003-04
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Shane Heal 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Shane Heal 2 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Shane Heal 1 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Shane Heal 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Shane Heal 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Shane Heal 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shane Heal 2.0 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Shane Heal 0.4 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Shane Heal 0.8 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Shane Heal 0.1 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Shane Heal 0.1 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Shane Heal 97 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Shane Heal 22 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Shane Heal 38 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Shane Heal 4 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Shane Heal 3 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Shane Heal 49 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shane Heal .273 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Shane Heal .289 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Shane Heal .700 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shane Heal 3.7 (2004) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Shane Heal 0.7 (2004) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Shane Heal 0.8 (2004) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Shane Heal 0.2 (2004) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Shane Heal 0.1 (1997) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shane Heal 3.0 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Shane Heal 0.0 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Shane Heal 0.5 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Shane Heal 0.0 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Shane Heal 0.0 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Shane Heal 6 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Shane Heal 0 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Shane Heal 1 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Shane Heal 0 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Shane Heal 0 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Shane Heal 2 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shane Heal 1.000 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Shane Heal 1.000 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Shane Heal - Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shane Heal 3.0 (1997) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Shane Heal 0.0 (1997) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Shane Heal 0.5 (1997) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Shane Heal 0.0 (1997) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Shane Heal 0.0 (1997) 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.