Nate Thurmond vs. Alexander Volkov Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Alexander Volkov and Nate Thurmond 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

Nate Thurmond

vs.

Alexander Volkov

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77
Alexander Volkov: 1989-90 to 1991-92

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Nate Thurmond 0 Alexander Volkov 0

NBA Seasons Nate Thurmond 14 Alexander Volkov 2

Playoffs Played Nate Thurmond 9 Alexander Volkov 0

All-Star Games Nate Thurmond 7 Alexander Volkov 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Nate Thurmond 2 * Alexander Volkov 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Nate Thurmond 5 Alexander Volkov 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 15.0 Alexander Volkov 6.8

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 15.0 Alexander Volkov 2.6

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.7 Alexander Volkov 2.2

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.5 * Alexander Volkov 0.7

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.1 * Alexander Volkov 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate Thurmond 14,437 Alexander Volkov 1,019

Total Rebounds Nate Thurmond 14,464 Alexander Volkov 384

Total Assists Nate Thurmond 2,575 Alexander Volkov 333

Total Steals Nate Thurmond 125 * Alexander Volkov 102

Total Blocks Nate Thurmond 553 * Alexander Volkov 52

Total Games Nate Thurmond 964 Alexander Volkov 149

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate Thurmond .421 Alexander Volkov .455

3-Point Percentage Nate Thurmond - n/a ** Alexander Volkov .333

Free Throw Percentage Nate Thurmond .667 Alexander Volkov .613

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970) Alexander Volkov 8.6 (1992)

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968) Alexander Volkov 3.4 (1992)

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968) Alexander Volkov 3.2 (1992)

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) * Alexander Volkov 0.9 (1992)

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) * Alexander Volkov 0.4 (1992)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 11.9 Alexander Volkov -

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 13.6 Alexander Volkov -

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.8 Alexander Volkov -

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.4 * Alexander Volkov -

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 1.9 * Alexander Volkov -

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate Thurmond 966 Alexander Volkov -

Total Rebounds Nate Thurmond 1,101 Alexander Volkov -

Total Assists Nate Thurmond 225 Alexander Volkov -

Total Steals Nate Thurmond 11 * Alexander Volkov -

Total Blocks Nate Thurmond 51 * Alexander Volkov -

Total Games Nate Thurmond 81 Alexander Volkov 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate Thurmond .416 Alexander Volkov -

3-Point Percentage Nate Thurmond - n/a ** Alexander Volkov -

Free Throw Percentage Nate Thurmond .621 Alexander Volkov -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972) Alexander Volkov -

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967) Alexander Volkov -

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972) Alexander Volkov -

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) * Alexander Volkov -

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.2 (1976) * Alexander Volkov -

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.