Thanasis Antetokounmpo vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Thanasis Antetokounmpo 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

Thanasis Antetokounmpo

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
T. Antetokounmpo: 2015-16 to 2023-24
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships T. Antetokounmpo 1 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons T. Antetokounmpo 6 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played T. Antetokounmpo 4 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games T. Antetokounmpo 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team T. Antetokounmpo 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) T. Antetokounmpo 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game T. Antetokounmpo 2.4 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game T. Antetokounmpo 1.6 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game T. Antetokounmpo 0.6 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game T. Antetokounmpo 0.3 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game T. Antetokounmpo 0.2 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points T. Antetokounmpo 481 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds T. Antetokounmpo 307 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists T. Antetokounmpo 115 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals T. Antetokounmpo 55 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks T. Antetokounmpo 31 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games T. Antetokounmpo 198 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage T. Antetokounmpo .509 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage T. Antetokounmpo .143 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage T. Antetokounmpo .529 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game T. Antetokounmpo 3.6 (2022) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game T. Antetokounmpo 2.2 (2021) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game T. Antetokounmpo 0.8 (2021) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game T. Antetokounmpo 0.4 (2021) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game T. Antetokounmpo 0.3 (2022) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game T. Antetokounmpo 0.6 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game T. Antetokounmpo 0.6 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game T. Antetokounmpo 0.2 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game T. Antetokounmpo 0.3 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game T. Antetokounmpo 0.1 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points T. Antetokounmpo 14 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds T. Antetokounmpo 14 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists T. Antetokounmpo 4 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals T. Antetokounmpo 7 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks T. Antetokounmpo 3 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games T. Antetokounmpo 25 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage T. Antetokounmpo .400 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage T. Antetokounmpo - Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage T. Antetokounmpo .667 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game T. Antetokounmpo 0.7 (2021) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game T. Antetokounmpo 0.8 (2021) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game T. Antetokounmpo 0.2 (2021) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game T. Antetokounmpo 0.5 (2024) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game T. Antetokounmpo 0.5 (2024) 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.