Aaron Holiday vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Aaron Holiday 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

Aaron Holiday

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Aaron Holiday: 2018-19 to 2023-24
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Aaron Holiday 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Aaron Holiday 6 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Aaron Holiday 4 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Aaron Holiday 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Aaron Holiday 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Aaron Holiday 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Aaron Holiday 6.6 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Aaron Holiday 1.6 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Aaron Holiday 2.1 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Aaron Holiday 0.6 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Aaron Holiday 0.2 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Aaron Holiday 2,557 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Aaron Holiday 631 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Aaron Holiday 817 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Aaron Holiday 243 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Aaron Holiday 69 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Aaron Holiday 386 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Aaron Holiday .419 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Aaron Holiday .380 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Aaron Holiday .854 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Aaron Holiday 9.5 (2020) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Aaron Holiday 2.4 (2020) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Aaron Holiday 3.4 (2020) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Aaron Holiday 0.8 (2020) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Aaron Holiday 0.3 (2019) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Aaron Holiday 4.1 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Aaron Holiday 0.6 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Aaron Holiday 1.4 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Aaron Holiday 0.5 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Aaron Holiday 0.1 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Aaron Holiday 57 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Aaron Holiday 8 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Aaron Holiday 20 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Aaron Holiday 7 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Aaron Holiday 1 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Aaron Holiday 14 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Aaron Holiday .550 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Aaron Holiday .556 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Aaron Holiday .500 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Aaron Holiday 7.8 (2020) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Aaron Holiday 1.3 (2020) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Aaron Holiday 2.5 (2020) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Aaron Holiday 1.0 (2020) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Aaron Holiday 0.2 (2022) 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.