Alex Acker vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Alex Acker 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

Alex Acker

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Alex Acker: 2005-06 to 2008-09
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Alex Acker 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Alex Acker 2 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Alex Acker 0 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Alex Acker 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Alex Acker 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Alex Acker 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Alex Acker 2.7 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Alex Acker 1.0 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Alex Acker 0.5 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Alex Acker 0.2 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Alex Acker 0.1 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Alex Acker 81 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Alex Acker 29 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Alex Acker 16 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Alex Acker 6 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Alex Acker 4 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Alex Acker 30 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Alex Acker .370 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Alex Acker .320 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Alex Acker .500 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Alex Acker 2.9 (2009) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Alex Acker 1.0 (2006) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Alex Acker 0.8 (2006) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Alex Acker 0.2 (2009) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Alex Acker 0.2 (2009) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Alex Acker - Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Alex Acker - Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Alex Acker - Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Alex Acker - Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Alex Acker - Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Alex Acker - Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Alex Acker - Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Alex Acker - Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Alex Acker - Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Alex Acker - Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Alex Acker 0 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Alex Acker - Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Alex Acker - Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Alex Acker - Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Alex Acker - Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Alex Acker - Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Alex Acker - Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Alex Acker - Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Alex Acker - 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.