Alphonso Ford vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Alphonso Ford 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

Alphonso Ford

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Alphonso Ford: 1993-94 to 1994-95
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Alphonso Ford 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Alphonso Ford 2 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Alphonso Ford 0 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Alphonso Ford 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Alphonso Ford 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Alphonso Ford 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Alphonso Ford 3.2 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Alphonso Ford 1.8 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Alphonso Ford 0.9 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Alphonso Ford 0.3 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Alphonso Ford 0.0 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Alphonso Ford 35 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Alphonso Ford 20 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Alphonso Ford 10 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Alphonso Ford 3 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Alphonso Ford 0 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Alphonso Ford 11 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Alphonso Ford .308 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Alphonso Ford .100 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Alphonso Ford .500 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Alphonso Ford 3.8 (1995) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Alphonso Ford 4.0 (1995) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Alphonso Ford 1.8 (1995) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Alphonso Ford 0.3 (1994) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Alphonso Ford 0.0 (1995) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Alphonso Ford - Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Alphonso Ford - Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Alphonso Ford - Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Alphonso Ford - Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Alphonso Ford - Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Alphonso Ford - Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Alphonso Ford - Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Alphonso Ford - Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Alphonso Ford - Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Alphonso Ford - Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Alphonso Ford 0 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Alphonso Ford - Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Alphonso Ford - Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Alphonso Ford - Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Alphonso Ford - Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Alphonso Ford - Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Alphonso Ford - Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Alphonso Ford - Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Alphonso Ford - 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.