Tibor Pleiss vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Tibor Pleiss 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

Tibor Pleiss

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tibor Pleiss: 2015-16 to 2015-16
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tibor Pleiss 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Tibor Pleiss 1 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Tibor Pleiss 0 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Tibor Pleiss 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Tibor Pleiss 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Tibor Pleiss 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tibor Pleiss 2.0 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Tibor Pleiss 1.3 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Tibor Pleiss 0.2 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Tibor Pleiss 0.1 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Tibor Pleiss 0.2 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Tibor Pleiss 24 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Tibor Pleiss 15 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Tibor Pleiss 2 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Tibor Pleiss 1 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Tibor Pleiss 2 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Tibor Pleiss 12 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tibor Pleiss .440 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Tibor Pleiss .000 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tibor Pleiss 1.000 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tibor Pleiss 2.0 (2016) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Tibor Pleiss 1.3 (2016) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Tibor Pleiss 0.2 (2016) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Tibor Pleiss 0.1 (2016) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Tibor Pleiss 0.2 (2016) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tibor Pleiss - Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Tibor Pleiss - Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Tibor Pleiss - Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Tibor Pleiss - Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Tibor Pleiss - Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Tibor Pleiss - Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Tibor Pleiss - Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Tibor Pleiss - Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Tibor Pleiss - Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Tibor Pleiss - Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Tibor Pleiss 0 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tibor Pleiss - Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Tibor Pleiss - Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tibor Pleiss - Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tibor Pleiss - Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Tibor Pleiss - Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Tibor Pleiss - Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Tibor Pleiss - Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Tibor Pleiss - 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.