Aleksej Pokusevski vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Aleksej Pokusevski 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

Aleksej Pokusevski

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Aleksej Pokusevski: 2020-21 to 2023-24
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Aleksej Pokusevski 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Aleksej Pokusevski 4 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Aleksej Pokusevski 0 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Aleksej Pokusevski 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Aleksej Pokusevski 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Aleksej Pokusevski 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Aleksej Pokusevski 7.5 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Aleksej Pokusevski 4.6 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Aleksej Pokusevski 1.9 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Aleksej Pokusevski 0.6 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Aleksej Pokusevski 0.8 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Aleksej Pokusevski 1,253 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Aleksej Pokusevski 778 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Aleksej Pokusevski 327 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Aleksej Pokusevski 94 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Aleksej Pokusevski 136 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Aleksej Pokusevski 168 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Aleksej Pokusevski .391 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Aleksej Pokusevski .304 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Aleksej Pokusevski .702 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Aleksej Pokusevski 8.2 (2021) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Aleksej Pokusevski 5.2 (2022) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Aleksej Pokusevski 2.2 (2021) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Aleksej Pokusevski 0.6 (2022) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Aleksej Pokusevski 1.3 (2023) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Aleksej Pokusevski - Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Aleksej Pokusevski - Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Aleksej Pokusevski - Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Aleksej Pokusevski - Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Aleksej Pokusevski - Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Aleksej Pokusevski - Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Aleksej Pokusevski - Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Aleksej Pokusevski - Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Aleksej Pokusevski - Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Aleksej Pokusevski - Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Aleksej Pokusevski 0 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Aleksej Pokusevski - Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Aleksej Pokusevski - Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Aleksej Pokusevski - Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Aleksej Pokusevski - Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Aleksej Pokusevski - Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Aleksej Pokusevski - Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Aleksej Pokusevski - Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Aleksej Pokusevski - 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.