Alex Caruso vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

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

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Alex Caruso: 2017-18 to 2023-24
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Alex Caruso 1 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Alex Caruso 7 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Alex Caruso 3 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Alex Caruso 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Alex Caruso 1 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Alex Caruso 1 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Alex Caruso 6.8 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Alex Caruso 2.9 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Alex Caruso 2.9 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Alex Caruso 1.3 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Alex Caruso 0.5 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Alex Caruso 2,475 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Alex Caruso 1,042 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Alex Caruso 1,041 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Alex Caruso 470 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Alex Caruso 183 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Alex Caruso 363 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Alex Caruso .440 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Alex Caruso .380 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Alex Caruso .751 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Alex Caruso 10.1 (2024) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Alex Caruso 3.8 (2024) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Alex Caruso 4.0 (2022) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Alex Caruso 1.7 (2022) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Alex Caruso 1.0 (2024) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Alex Caruso 6.4 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Alex Caruso 2.2 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Alex Caruso 2.5 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Alex Caruso 0.9 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Alex Caruso 0.6 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Alex Caruso 197 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Alex Caruso 67 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Alex Caruso 79 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Alex Caruso 29 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Alex Caruso 20 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Alex Caruso 31 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Alex Caruso .408 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Alex Caruso .302 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Alex Caruso .813 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Alex Caruso 6.5 (2020) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Alex Caruso 2.8 (2022) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Alex Caruso 4.3 (2022) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Alex Caruso 1.3 (2022) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Alex Caruso 1.0 (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.