Austin Rivers vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Austin Rivers 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

Austin Rivers

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Austin Rivers: 2012-13 to 2022-23
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Austin Rivers 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Austin Rivers 11 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Austin Rivers 8 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Austin Rivers 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Austin Rivers 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Austin Rivers 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Austin Rivers 8.5 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Austin Rivers 2.0 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Austin Rivers 2.1 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Austin Rivers 0.7 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Austin Rivers 0.2 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Austin Rivers 5,996 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Austin Rivers 1,442 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Austin Rivers 1,513 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Austin Rivers 494 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Austin Rivers 112 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Austin Rivers 707 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Austin Rivers .419 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Austin Rivers .349 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Austin Rivers .653 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Austin Rivers 15.1 (2018) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Austin Rivers 2.6 (2020) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Austin Rivers 4.0 (2018) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Austin Rivers 1.2 (2018) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Austin Rivers 0.3 (2019) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Austin Rivers 7.1 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Austin Rivers 1.9 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Austin Rivers 1.4 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Austin Rivers 0.6 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Austin Rivers 0.2 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Austin Rivers 457 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Austin Rivers 124 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Austin Rivers 88 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Austin Rivers 36 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Austin Rivers 11 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Austin Rivers 64 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Austin Rivers .412 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Austin Rivers .357 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Austin Rivers .727 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Austin Rivers 10.3 (2016) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Austin Rivers 2.7 (2017) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Austin Rivers 2.7 (2016) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Austin Rivers 1.4 (2022) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Austin Rivers 0.3 (2017) 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.