Nate Thurmond vs. Sasha Vujacic Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Sasha Vujacic 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.

Sasha Vujacic

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77
Sasha Vujacic: 2004-05 to 2016-17

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Nate Thurmond 0 Sasha Vujacic 2

NBA Seasons Nate Thurmond 14 Sasha Vujacic 10

Playoffs Played Nate Thurmond 9 Sasha Vujacic 5

All-Star Games Nate Thurmond 7 Sasha Vujacic 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Nate Thurmond 2 * Sasha Vujacic 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Nate Thurmond 5 Sasha Vujacic 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 Sasha Vujacic 5.3

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 15.0 Sasha Vujacic 1.9

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.7 Sasha Vujacic 1.3

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.5 * Sasha Vujacic 0.6

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.1 * Sasha Vujacic 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate Thurmond 14,437 Sasha Vujacic 3,094

Total Rebounds Nate Thurmond 14,464 Sasha Vujacic 1,093

Total Assists Nate Thurmond 2,575 Sasha Vujacic 748

Total Steals Nate Thurmond 125 * Sasha Vujacic 336

Total Blocks Nate Thurmond 553 * Sasha Vujacic 34

Total Games Nate Thurmond 964 Sasha Vujacic 581

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate Thurmond .421 Sasha Vujacic .390

3-Point Percentage Nate Thurmond - n/a ** Sasha Vujacic .367

Free Throw Percentage Nate Thurmond .667 Sasha Vujacic .858

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970) Sasha Vujacic 9.8 (2011)

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968) Sasha Vujacic 2.8 (2011)

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968) Sasha Vujacic 2.0 (2011)

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) * Sasha Vujacic 1.0 (2009)

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) * Sasha Vujacic 0.1 (2009)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 11.9 Sasha Vujacic 5.0

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 13.6 Sasha Vujacic 1.6

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.8 Sasha Vujacic 0.6

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.4 * Sasha Vujacic 0.4

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 1.9 * Sasha Vujacic 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate Thurmond 966 Sasha Vujacic 324

Total Rebounds Nate Thurmond 1,101 Sasha Vujacic 107

Total Assists Nate Thurmond 225 Sasha Vujacic 42

Total Steals Nate Thurmond 11 * Sasha Vujacic 29

Total Blocks Nate Thurmond 51 * Sasha Vujacic 8

Total Games Nate Thurmond 81 Sasha Vujacic 65

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate Thurmond .416 Sasha Vujacic .366

3-Point Percentage Nate Thurmond - n/a ** Sasha Vujacic .384

Free Throw Percentage Nate Thurmond .621 Sasha Vujacic .879

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972) Sasha Vujacic 8.1 (2008)

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967) Sasha Vujacic 2.4 (2006)

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972) Sasha Vujacic 0.9 (2006)

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) * Sasha Vujacic 0.6 (2008)

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.2 (1976) * Sasha Vujacic 0.2 (2008)

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.