Alex Hannum vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

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

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Alex Hannum: 1949-50 to 1956-57
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Alex Hannum 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Alex Hannum 8 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Alex Hannum 7 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Alex Hannum 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

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

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Alex Hannum 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 Hannum 6.0 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Alex Hannum 4.5 * Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Alex Hannum 1.7 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Alex Hannum - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Alex Hannum - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Alex Hannum 3,078 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Alex Hannum 2,013 * Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Alex Hannum 857 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Alex Hannum - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Alex Hannum - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Alex Hannum 516 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Alex Hannum .354 Nate Thurmond .421

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

Free Throw Percentage Alex Hannum .629 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Alex Hannum 7.5 (1950) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Alex Hannum 5.1 (1952) * Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Alex Hannum 2.2 (1956) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Alex Hannum - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Alex Hannum - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Alex Hannum 6.7 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Alex Hannum 4.0 * Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Alex Hannum 1.2 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Alex Hannum - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Alex Hannum - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Alex Hannum 286 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Alex Hannum 128 * Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Alex Hannum 52 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Alex Hannum - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Alex Hannum - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Alex Hannum 43 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Alex Hannum .394 Nate Thurmond .416

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

Free Throw Percentage Alex Hannum .565 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Alex Hannum 8.5 (1950) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Alex Hannum 6.7 (1951) * Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Alex Hannum 2.4 (1951) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Alex Hannum - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Alex Hannum - n/a ** 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. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.