Bob Love vs. Nate Thurmond Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Nate Thurmond and Bob Love, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.
Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.
Bob Love played 11 years in the NBA, 3 less than Nate Thurmond, who played 14. Bob Love had the first of his seasons in 1966-67, while Nate Thurmond had his rookie season in 1963-64. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achivements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.
Their Careers |
Player |
Total Seasons |
Playoffs Played |
NBA Years |
Bob Love |
11 |
6 |
1966-67 to 1976-77 |
Nate Thurmond |
14 |
9 |
1963-64 to 1976-77 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bob Love |
66 |
16.3 |
6.7 |
- |
- |
3.9 |
0.7 |
- |
- |
- |
2.3 |
2.6 |
6.1 |
.429 |
- |
- |
- |
1.4 |
2.2 |
.633 |
Nate Thurmond |
76 |
25.9 |
7.0 |
- |
- |
10.4 |
1.1 |
- |
- |
- |
2.4 |
2.9 |
7.3 |
.395 |
- |
- |
- |
1.3 |
2.3 |
.549 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bob Love |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Nate Thurmond |
12 |
34.2 |
10.0 |
- |
- |
12.3 |
0.8 |
- |
- |
- |
3.8 |
3.5 |
8.0 |
.438 |
- |
- |
- |
3.0 |
4.4 |
.679 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bob Love |
72 |
14.8 |
6.4 |
- |
- |
2.9 |
0.8 |
- |
- |
- |
2.0 |
2.7 |
6.3 |
.424 |
- |
- |
- |
1.1 |
1.6 |
.684 |
Nate Thurmond |
77 |
41.2 |
16.5 |
- |
- |
18.1 |
2.0 |
- |
- |
- |
3.0 |
6.7 |
16.1 |
.419 |
- |
- |
- |
3.1 |
4.6 |
.658 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bob Love |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Nate Thurmond |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Season 3 |
|
Bob Love |
Nate Thurmond |
Season |
1968-69 | 1965-66 |
Team |
Milwaukee Bucks, Chicago Bulls | San Francisco Warriors |
Honors & Awards |
- | All-Star Game |
Playoffs |
Did Not Play | Did Not Play |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bob Love |
49 |
11.1 |
5.9 |
- |
- |
3.1 |
0.3 |
- |
- |
- |
1.2 |
2.2 |
5.6 |
.397 |
- |
- |
- |
1.4 |
2.0 |
.740 |
Nate Thurmond |
73 |
39.6 |
16.3 |
- |
- |
18.0 |
1.5 |
- |
- |
- |
3.1 |
6.2 |
15.3 |
.406 |
- |
- |
- |
3.8 |
5.9 |
.654 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bob Love |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Nate Thurmond |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bob Love |
82 |
38.1 |
21.0 |
- |
- |
8.7 |
1.8 |
- |
- |
- |
3.2 |
7.8 |
16.7 |
.466 |
- |
- |
- |
5.4 |
6.4 |
.842 |
Nate Thurmond |
65 |
42.5 |
18.7 |
- |
- |
21.3 |
2.6 |
- |
- |
- |
2.8 |
7.2 |
16.4 |
.437 |
- |
- |
- |
4.3 |
6.8 |
.629 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bob Love |
5 |
34.4 |
11.8 |
- |
- |
9.2 |
0.8 |
- |
- |
- |
2.4 |
4.0 |
10.4 |
.385 |
- |
- |
- |
3.8 |
4.8 |
.792 |
Nate Thurmond |
15 |
46.0 |
15.9 |
- |
- |
23.1 |
3.1 |
- |
- |
- |
3.5 |
6.2 |
14.3 |
.433 |
- |
- |
- |
3.5 |
6.1 |
.571 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bob Love |
81 |
43.0 |
25.2 |
- |
- |
8.5 |
2.3 |
- |
- |
- |
3.2 |
9.4 |
21.1 |
.447 |
- |
- |
- |
6.3 |
7.6 |
.829 |
Nate Thurmond |
51 |
43.6 |
20.5 |
- |
- |
22.0 |
4.2 |
- |
- |
- |
2.7 |
7.5 |
18.2 |
.411 |
- |
- |
- |
5.5 |
8.6 |
.644 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bob Love |
7 |
47.1 |
26.7 |
- |
- |
7.3 |
1.4 |
- |
- |
- |
3.7 |
11.3 |
23.0 |
.491 |
- |
- |
- |
4.1 |
5.1 |
.806 |
Nate Thurmond |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bob Love |
79 |
39.3 |
25.8 |
- |
- |
6.6 |
1.6 |
- |
- |
- |
3.0 |
10.4 |
23.5 |
.442 |
- |
- |
- |
5.1 |
6.4 |
.784 |
Nate Thurmond |
71 |
45.2 |
21.5 |
- |
- |
19.7 |
3.6 |
- |
- |
- |
2.4 |
8.0 |
19.6 |
.410 |
- |
- |
- |
5.4 |
8.7 |
.615 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bob Love |
4 |
43.3 |
18.8 |
- |
- |
6.8 |
1.8 |
- |
- |
- |
4.3 |
8.0 |
22.3 |
.360 |
- |
- |
- |
2.8 |
3.3 |
.846 |
Nate Thurmond |
6 |
43.8 |
16.7 |
- |
- |
19.5 |
4.7 |
- |
- |
- |
3.0 |
6.7 |
17.0 |
.392 |
- |
- |
- |
3.3 |
5.7 |
.588 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bob Love |
82 |
37.0 |
23.1 |
- |
- |
6.5 |
1.5 |
- |
- |
- |
2.9 |
9.4 |
21.9 |
.431 |
- |
- |
- |
4.2 |
5.1 |
.824 |
Nate Thurmond |
43 |
44.6 |
21.9 |
- |
- |
17.7 |
3.5 |
- |
- |
- |
2.6 |
7.9 |
19.2 |
.414 |
- |
- |
- |
6.1 |
8.0 |
.754 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bob Love |
7 |
44.9 |
23.7 |
- |
- |
9.6 |
3.3 |
- |
- |
- |
2.9 |
9.7 |
21.1 |
.459 |
- |
- |
- |
4.3 |
5.9 |
.732 |
Nate Thurmond |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bob Love |
82 |
40.1 |
21.8 |
2.2 |
3.8 |
6.0 |
1.6 |
1.0 |
0.3 |
- |
2.7 |
8.9 |
21.4 |
.417 |
- |
- |
- |
3.9 |
4.8 |
.818 |
Nate Thurmond |
82 |
40.9 |
20.0 |
- |
- |
13.8 |
3.1 |
- |
- |
- |
2.3 |
7.6 |
17.1 |
.445 |
- |
- |
- |
4.8 |
6.6 |
.730 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bob Love |
11 |
44.5 |
23.0 |
2.5 |
3.3 |
5.7 |
2.2 |
1.3 |
0.5 |
- |
2.5 |
9.5 |
23.4 |
.405 |
- |
- |
- |
4.1 |
5.4 |
.763 |
Nate Thurmond |
5 |
38.4 |
17.6 |
- |
- |
10.2 |
3.0 |
- |
- |
- |
4.0 |
7.2 |
19.4 |
.371 |
- |
- |
- |
3.2 |
4.0 |
.800 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bob Love |
61 |
39.4 |
22.0 |
1.6 |
4.7 |
6.3 |
1.7 |
1.0 |
0.2 |
- |
3.4 |
8.8 |
20.6 |
.429 |
- |
- |
- |
4.3 |
5.2 |
.830 |
Nate Thurmond |
78 |
43.1 |
21.4 |
- |
- |
16.1 |
2.9 |
- |
- |
- |
2.7 |
8.1 |
18.6 |
.432 |
- |
- |
- |
5.3 |
7.2 |
.743 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bob Love |
13 |
44.8 |
25.8 |
2.4 |
5.2 |
7.5 |
1.5 |
0.8 |
0.4 |
- |
3.2 |
10.6 |
24.3 |
.437 |
- |
- |
- |
4.6 |
5.9 |
.779 |
Nate Thurmond |
5 |
46.0 |
25.4 |
- |
- |
17.8 |
5.2 |
- |
- |
- |
2.4 |
10.6 |
24.4 |
.434 |
- |
- |
- |
4.2 |
5.6 |
.750 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bob Love |
76 |
37.1 |
19.1 |
2.5 |
4.2 |
6.7 |
1.9 |
0.8 |
0.1 |
- |
3.1 |
7.1 |
18.3 |
.390 |
- |
- |
- |
4.8 |
5.9 |
.801 |
Nate Thurmond |
79 |
43.3 |
17.1 |
- |
- |
17.1 |
3.5 |
- |
- |
- |
3.0 |
6.5 |
14.7 |
.446 |
- |
- |
- |
4.0 |
5.6 |
.718 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bob Love |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Nate Thurmond |
11 |
41.8 |
14.5 |
- |
- |
13.2 |
3.6 |
- |
- |
- |
2.7 |
5.8 |
14.6 |
.398 |
- |
- |
- |
2.9 |
3.6 |
.800 |
|
Season 11 |
|
Bob Love |
Nate Thurmond |
Season |
1976-77 | 1973-74 |
Team |
Chicago Bulls, New York Nets, Seattle Supersonics | Golden State Warriors |
Honors & Awards |
- | All-Defensive Second Team |
- | All-Star Game |
Playoffs |
Did Not Play | Did Not Play |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bob Love |
59 |
19.9 |
7.3 |
1.3 |
2.0 |
3.4 |
0.8 |
0.4 |
0.1 |
- |
2.0 |
2.7 |
7.3 |
.379 |
- |
- |
- |
1.8 |
2.2 |
.826 |
Nate Thurmond |
62 |
39.7 |
13.0 |
4.0 |
10.1 |
14.2 |
2.7 |
0.7 |
2.9 |
- |
2.9 |
5.0 |
11.2 |
.444 |
- |
- |
- |
3.1 |
4.6 |
.666 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bob Love |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Nate Thurmond |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bob Love |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Nate Thurmond |
80 |
34.5 |
7.9 |
3.2 |
8.1 |
11.3 |
4.1 |
0.6 |
2.4 |
- |
3.4 |
3.1 |
8.6 |
.364 |
- |
- |
- |
1.7 |
2.8 |
.589 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bob Love |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Nate Thurmond |
13 |
19.5 |
3.5 |
1.8 |
4.8 |
6.7 |
2.4 |
0.4 |
1.6 |
- |
2.8 |
1.1 |
2.9 |
.368 |
- |
- |
- |
1.4 |
2.8 |
.486 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bob Love |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Nate Thurmond |
78 |
17.9 |
4.4 |
1.5 |
3.8 |
5.3 |
1.2 |
0.3 |
1.3 |
- |
2.1 |
1.8 |
4.3 |
.421 |
- |
- |
- |
0.8 |
1.6 |
.504 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bob Love |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Nate Thurmond |
13 |
28.8 |
6.7 |
2.9 |
6.1 |
9.0 |
2.2 |
0.5 |
2.2 |
- |
4.0 |
2.8 |
6.1 |
.468 |
- |
- |
- |
1.0 |
2.5 |
.406 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bob Love |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Nate Thurmond |
49 |
20.3 |
5.5 |
2.5 |
5.2 |
7.6 |
1.7 |
0.3 |
1.7 |
- |
2.6 |
2.0 |
5.0 |
.407 |
- |
- |
- |
1.4 |
2.2 |
.642 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bob Love |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
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Nate Thurmond |
1 |
1.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
1.0 |
- |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |